Guarantees	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Guarantees [Abstract]
Guarantees	NOTE 8 – GUARANTEES At December 31, 2011, Clear Channel guaranteed $39.5 million of credit lines provided to certain of its international subsidiaries by a major international bank. Most of these credit lines related to intraday overdraft facilities covering participants in Clear Channel's European cash management pool. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were outstanding under these agreements. As of December 31, 2011, Clear Channel had outstanding surety bonds and commercial standby letters of credit of $48.3 million and $136.5 million, respectively, of which $67.5 million of letters of credit were cash secured. Letters of credit in the amount of $9.1 million are collateral in support of surety bonds and these amounts would only be drawn under the letters of credit in the event the associated surety bonds were funded and Clear Channel did not honor its reimbursement obligation to the issuers. These letters of credit and surety bonds relate to various operational matters including insurance, bid, and performance bonds as well as other items. As of December 31, 2011, Clear Channel had outstanding bank guarantees of $56.2 million. Bank guarantees in the amount of $4.3 million are backed by cash collateral.

Guarantees

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

NOTE 8 – GUARANTEES

At December 31, 2011, Clear Channel guaranteed $39.5 million of credit lines provided to certain of its international subsidiaries by a major international bank. Most of these credit lines related to intraday overdraft facilities covering participants in Clear Channel's European cash management pool. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were outstanding under these agreements.

As of December 31, 2011, Clear Channel had outstanding surety bonds and commercial standby letters of credit of $48.3 million and $136.5 million, respectively, of which $67.5 million of letters of credit were cash secured. Letters of credit in the amount of $9.1 million are collateral in support of surety bonds and these amounts would only be drawn under the letters of credit in the event the associated surety bonds were funded and Clear Channel did not honor its reimbursement obligation to the issuers. These letters of credit and surety bonds relate to various operational matters including insurance, bid, and performance bonds as well as other items.

As of December 31, 2011, Clear Channel had outstanding bank guarantees of $56.2 million. Bank guarantees in the amount of $4.3 million are backed by cash collateral.