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Long-Term Debt (Schedule Of Long-Term Debt) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 12,575,294us-gaap_SecuredDebt	$ 12,818,693us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Total debt	20,326,018us-gaap_LongTermDebt	20,484,213us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less: current portion	3,604us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	453,734us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total long-term debt	20,322,414us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	20,030,479us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	7,231,222us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_TermLoanFacilitiesMember	8,225,754us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_TermLoanFacilitiesMember
Receivables Based Facility Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Priority Guarantee Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	5,324,815us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_PriorityGuaranteeNotesMember	4,324,815us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_PriorityGuaranteeNotesMember
Subsidiary Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	0us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SubsidiarySeniorRevolvingCreditFacilityMember	0us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SubsidiarySeniorRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Other Secured Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	19,257us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_OtherSecuredSubsidiaryLongTermDebtMember	21,124us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_OtherSecuredSubsidiaryLongTermDebtMember
Senior Cash Pay Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorCashPayNotesMember	94,304us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorCashPayNotesMember
Stated interest rate	10.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorCashPayNotesMember
Senior Toggle Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorToggleNotesMember	127,941us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorToggleNotesMember
Senior Toggle Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	11.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorToggleNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Senior Toggle Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	11.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorToggleNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	1,661,697us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorNotes2021Member	1,404,202us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorNotes2021Member
Stated interest rate	14.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SeniorNotes2021Member
iHeartCommunications Legacy Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	667,900us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_IheartcommunicationsLegacyNotesMember	1,436,455us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_IheartcommunicationsLegacyNotesMember
Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Subisidary Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	4,925,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SubisidarySeniorNotesMember	4,925,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_SubisidarySeniorNotesMember
Other iHeartCommunications Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	1,024us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_OtherIheartcommunicationsSubsidiaryDebtMember	10us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cik0001400891_OtherIheartcommunicationsSubsidiaryDebtMember
Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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