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Property, Plant And Equipment, Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Narrative) (Detail)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Station
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Station
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Goodwill $ 4,202,187 $ 4,187,424 $ 4,202,187 $ 4,216,085
Purchase price   (841) 97 50,116
Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use   4,500    
Amortization expense   263,400 289,000 300,000
Goodwill impairment charge     10,684  
Times Square Outdoor Advertising Assets [Member]        
Gain (loss) on disposal     12,200  
Disposal proceeds     18,700  
Green Bay Radio Stations [Member]        
Gain (loss) on disposal     500  
Disposal proceeds     $ 17,600  
Radio stations sold | Station 5   5  
International Neon Business [Member]        
Gain (loss) on disposal       39,700
Americas Outdoor Advertising [Member]        
Goodwill $ 585,227 584,574 $ 585,227 585,307
Goodwill impairment charge     0  
Cumulative impairments       2,700,000
International Outdoor Advertising [Member]        
Goodwill 264,907 232,538 264,907 276,941
Goodwill impairment charge   10,700 10,684  
Cumulative impairments       250,500
iHM [Member]        
Cumulative impairments       3,500,000
Other [Member]        
Goodwill 117,246 117,545 117,246 117,149
Goodwill impairment charge     0  
Cumulative impairments       212,000
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment [Member]        
Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use 1,300      
Structures [Member] | Americas Outdoor Advertising [Member]        
Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use       1,700
Aloha Station Trust, LLC [Member]        
Gain (loss) on disposal   43,500    
Net assets   49,200    
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets   13,800    
Definite lived intangible assets   10,200    
Increase in property, plant and equipment   8,100    
Goodwill   17,900    
Assumed liabilities   800    
WOR [Member]        
Purchase price       30,000
WFNX [Member]        
Purchase price       14,500
Wor And Wfnx [Member]        
Increase in property, plant and equipment 5,300   5,300  
Goodwill 24,700   24,700  
Assumed liabilities 700   700  
Increase in intangible assets $ 15,200   15,200  
FCC licenses [Member]        
Impairment of intangibles   15,700 2,000  
Billboard Permits [Member]        
Impairment of intangibles     $ 2,500 $ 35,900
Permanent easements [Member]        
Impairment of intangibles   $ 3,400