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Property, Plant And Equipment, Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment	$ 1,806,622	$ 1,761,689
Less: accumulated depreciation	721,408	629,569
Other property, plant and equipment, net	1,085,214	1,132,120
Structures
Structures, gross	3,023,714	3,021,152
Accumulated depreciation, structures	1,380,187	1,255,642
Structures, net	1,643,527	1,765,510
Land, buildings and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment	739,845	723,268
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment	451,651	440,612
Furniture and other equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment	525,245	473,995
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment	$ 89,881	$ 123,814

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of tangible personal property used to produce goods and services, including, but is not limited to, tools, dies and molds, computer and office equipment.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of other physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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