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Property, Plant And Equipment, Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ 4,816,477 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 4,782,841 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less: accumulated depreciation | 2,117,413 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 1,885,211 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,699,064 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 2,897,630 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land, buildings and improvements [Member] |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 731,925 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandBuildingsAndImprovementsMember | 723,268 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandBuildingsAndImprovementsMember
Structures [Member] |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 2,999,582 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember | 3,021,152 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment [Member] |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 453,044 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = cik0001400891_TowersTransmittersAndStudioEquipmentMember | 440,612 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = cik0001400891_TowersTransmittersAndStudioEquipmentMember
Furniture and other equipment [Member] |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 536,255 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember | 473,995 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Construction in progress [Member] |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ 95,671 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 123,814 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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