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Guarantees | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Guarantees [Text Block] | NOTE 8 – GUARANTEES As of December 31, 201 2, Clear Channel had outstanding surety bonds and commercial standby letters of credit of $50.0 million and $137.7 million, respectively, of which $70.7 million of letters of credit were cash secured. Letters of credit in the amount of $5.0 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 performanc e bonds as well as other items. As of December 31, 2012, Clear Channel had outstanding bank guarantees of $51.8 million. Bank guarantees in the amount of $4.6 million are backed by cash collateral.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References No definition available. + Details
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