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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)							0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			9 Months Ended												9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 06, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 22, 2014 Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Level 2 [Member]	Feb. 14, 2014 Subsidiary Holder [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Subsidiary Holder [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Cash Pay Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Cash Pay Notes [Member]	Aug. 22, 2014 Senior Cash Pay Notes [Member]	Aug. 22, 2014 Senior Cash Pay Notes [Member] Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Toggle Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Toggle Notes [Member]	Aug. 22, 2014 Senior Toggle Notes [Member]	Aug. 22, 2014 Senior Toggle Notes [Member] Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2014 9% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2022 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 9% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2022 [Member] Subsidiary Holder [Member]	Sep. 29, 2014 Term Loan B [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 10, 2014 Term Loan B [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 29, 2014 Term Loan C [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 10, 2014 Term Loan C [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 06, 2014 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 5.5% [Member]	Jun. 06, 2014 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 5.5% [Member] Subsidiary Holder [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 5.5% [Member] Subsidiary Holder [Member]	Oct. 01, 2014 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 5.5% [Member] Subsidiary Holder [Member] Subsequent Events	Jun. 06, 2014 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 4.9% [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 4.9% [Member] Subsidiary Holder [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Notes 2021 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 2021 [Member]	Jun. 06, 2014 Senior Notes 2018 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Notes 2018 [Member]
Long Term Debt Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Principal amount																	$ 750,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate									10.75%	10.75%			11.00%	11.00%			9.00%	9.00%											14.00%	14.00%		10.00%
Latest maturity date									2016	2016			2016	2016			2022	2022											2021	2021		2018
Market value					20,300,000,000	20,500,000,000
Accrued interest payment terms																	bear interest at a rate of 9.0% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2015	bear interest at a rate of 9.0% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2015													bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2014
Weighted average interest rate	8.10%		7.60%
Payment Terms [Abstract]
Redemption percentage of face value before redemption date																	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage of aggregate principal redeemable																	40.00%	40.00%
Redemption percentage of face value after redemption date																	109.00%	109.00%
Voluntary debt prepayment				222,200,000								94,300,000				127,900,000
Portion of debt held by subsidiary							227,000,000
Payments for repurchases of debt								63,100,000											245,900,000	729,000,000	4,100,000	12,100,000				55,500,000
Face value of debt repaid								61,900,000			94,300,000				127,900,000										52,900,000			9,000,000
Principle ammount of debt redeemed at redemption date																							567,100,000	158,500,000			241,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		47,500,000						3,900,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed
Long Term Debt Assumed Upon Business Combination																															$ 850,000,000

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