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Property, Plant and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment
The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

(In thousands)	December 31,			December 31,
	2015			2014
Land, buildings and improvements	$	603,234		$	731,925
Structures		2,824,794			2,999,582
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment		347,877			453,044
Furniture and other equipment		591,149			536,255
Construction in progress		69,042			95,671
		4,436,096			4,816,477
Less: accumulated depreciation		2,223,540			2,117,413
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,212,556		$	2,699,064

Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

(In thousands)		December 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
		Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights		$	635,772		$	(457,060)		$	716,723		$	(476,523)
Customer / advertiser relationships			1,222,518			(891,488)			1,222,518			(765,596)
Talent contracts			319,384			(252,526)			319,384			(223,936)
Representation contracts			239,142			(217,770)			238,313			(206,338)
Permanent easements			156,349			-			171,271			-
Other			394,983			(195,644)			388,160			(177,249)
	Total	$	2,968,148		$	(2,014,488)		$	3,056,369		$	(1,849,642)

Schedule Of Future Amortization Expenses

As acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future, amortization expense may vary. The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible assets:

(In thousands)
2016		$	220,166
2017			197,444
2018			127,439
2019			44,030
2020			37,763

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments:

(In thousands)		iHM			Americas Outdoor Advertising			International Outdoor Advertising			Other			Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2013		$	3,270,521		$	585,227		$	264,907		$	81,532		$	4,202,187
	Acquisitions		17,900			-			-			299			18,199
	Foreign currency		-			(653)			(32,369)			-			(33,022)
	Other		60			-			-			-			60
Balance as of December 31, 2014		$	3,288,481		$	584,574		$	232,538		$	81,831		$	4,187,424
	Acquisitions		-			-			10,998			-			10,998
	Foreign currency		-			(709)			(19,644)			-			(20,353)
	Assets held for sale		-			(49,182)			-			-			(49,182)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		$	3,288,481		$	534,683		$	223,892		$	81,831		$	4,128,887