SEGMENT DATA (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,590,368	$ 1,614,472	$ 2,919,690	$ 2,976,270
Direct operating expenses	614,377	613,186	1,185,639	1,179,850
Selling, general and administrative expenses	447,290	434,581	897,909	860,149
Corporate expenses	77,158	87,657	155,520	165,516
Depreciation and amortization	147,795	162,144	293,901	317,600
Other operating income (expense), net	6,916	(64,190)	38,000	220,273
Operating income (loss)	310,664	252,714	424,721	673,428
Capital expenditures	85,593	66,926	136,620	123,705
Share-based compensation expense	2,422	3,792	5,481	6,866
Operating segments \| iHM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	884,380	867,914	1,641,553	1,606,800
Direct operating expenses	264,201	250,367	507,532	474,429
Selling, general and administrative expenses	298,842	271,719	606,993	543,732
Corporate expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	58,820	62,998	116,857	121,815
Other operating income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	262,517	282,830	410,171	466,824
Capital expenditures	17,107	14,275	30,344	23,065
Share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| Americas Outdoor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	323,960	325,533	603,380	608,061
Direct operating expenses	145,099	140,038	285,572	278,050
Selling, general and administrative expenses	54,763	57,831	110,849	113,160
Corporate expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	45,359	47,525	90,654	93,641
Other operating income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	78,739	80,139	116,305	123,210
Capital expenditures	26,935	17,402	41,039	28,694
Share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| International Outdoor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	348,359	382,553	613,665	689,039
Direct operating expenses	205,074	221,963	392,532	425,938
Selling, general and administrative expenses	71,135	77,736	130,823	149,208
Corporate expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	31,590	38,177	62,263	76,057
Other operating income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	40,560	44,677	28,047	37,836
Capital expenditures	35,816	31,771	57,640	66,684
Share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	35,609	39,066	64,880	73,249
Direct operating expenses	3	818	3	1,433
Selling, general and administrative expenses	23,580	27,889	51,221	54,928
Corporate expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	3,835	4,710	7,204	8,326
Other operating income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	8,191	5,649	6,452	8,562
Capital expenditures	304	1,111	367	1,176
Share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0
Corporate and other reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Direct operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Corporate expenses	78,068	87,657	157,331	165,516
Depreciation and amortization	8,191	8,734	16,923	17,761
Other operating income (expense), net	6,916	(64,190)	38,000	220,273
Operating income (loss)	(79,343)	(160,581)	(136,254)	36,996
Capital expenditures	5,431	2,367	7,230	4,086
Share-based compensation expense	2,422	3,792	5,481	6,866
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(1,940)	(594)	(3,788)	(879)
Direct operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,030)	(594)	(1,977)	(879)
Corporate expenses	(910)	0	(1,811)	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Other operating income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0
Intersegment revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,940	594	3,788	879
Intersegment revenues \| iHM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Intersegment revenues \| Americas Outdoor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,940	594	3,788	879
Intersegment revenues \| International Outdoor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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