PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively:



(In thousands)	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Land, buildings and improvements	$	587,554	$	603,234
Structures	2,743,167		2,824,794
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment	346,620		347,877
Furniture and other equipment	605,515		591,149
Construction in progress	82,656		69,042
	4,365,512		4,436,096
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,296,965		2,223,540
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,068,547	$	2,212,556

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 June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively:



(In thousands)	June 30, 2016					December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	589,682	$	(428,504	)	$	635,772	$	(457,060	)
Customer / advertiser relationships	1,222,518		(951,966		)	1,222,518		(891,488		)
Talent contracts	319,384		(266,821		)	319,384		(252,526		)
Representation contracts	253,602		(223,464		)	239,142		(217,770		)
Permanent easements	157,436		—			156,349		—
Other	389,881		(207,076		)	394,983		(195,644		)
Total	$	2,932,503	$	(2,077,831	)	$	2,968,148	$	(2,014,488	)

Schedule Of Future Amortization Expenses

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)
2017	$	199,630
2018	129,701
2019	46,925
2020	38,998
2021	33,114

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, 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
Dispositions	—		(6,934		)	—			—		(6,934		)
Foreign currency	—		(1,393		)	3,999			—		2,606
Assets held for sale			(10,226		)						(10,226		)
Balance as of June 30, 2016	$	3,288,481	$	516,130		$	227,891		$	81,831	$	4,114,333