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Property, Plant And Equipment, Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Schedule Of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 3,056,369 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross | $ 3,124,002 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization | (1,849,642)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | (1,657,456)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights [Member] |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 716,723 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TransitStreetFurnitureAndOtherOutdoorContractualRightsMember | 777,521 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TransitStreetFurnitureAndOtherOutdoorContractualRightsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (476,523)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TransitStreetFurnitureAndOtherOutdoorContractualRightsMember | (464,548)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TransitStreetFurnitureAndOtherOutdoorContractualRightsMember
Customer/advertiser relationships [Member] |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 1,222,518 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 1,212,745 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (765,596)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | (645,988)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Talent contracts [Member] |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 319,384 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TalentContractsMember | 319,617 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TalentContractsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (223,936)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TalentContractsMember | (195,403)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_TalentContractsMember
Representation contracts [Member] |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 238,313 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_RepresentationContractsMember | 252,961 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_RepresentationContractsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (206,338)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_RepresentationContractsMember | (200,058)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_RepresentationContractsMember
Permanent easements [Member] |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 171,271 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_PermanentEasementsMember | 173,753 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_PermanentEasementsMember
Accumulated Amortization | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_PermanentEasementsMember | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cik0001400891_PermanentEasementsMember
Other [Member] |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 388,160 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | 387,405 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Accumulated Amortization | $ (177,249)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | $ (151,459)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember

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