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Property, Plant And Equipment, Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Schedule Of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,968,148	$ 3,056,369
Accumulated Amortization	(2,014,488)	(1,849,642)
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	635,772	716,723
Accumulated Amortization	(457,060)	(476,523)
Customer/advertiser relationships [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,222,518	1,222,518
Accumulated Amortization	(891,488)	(765,596)
Talent contracts [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	319,384	319,384
Accumulated Amortization	(252,526)	(223,936)
Representation contracts [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	239,142	238,313
Accumulated Amortization	(217,770)	(206,338)
Permanent easements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	156,349	171,271
Accumulated Amortization	0	0
Other [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	394,983	388,160
Accumulated Amortization	$ (195,644)	$ (177,249)

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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