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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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 March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Land, buildings and improvements	$	565,397	$	562,702
Structures	2,890,924		2,864,442
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment	357,149		356,664
Furniture and other equipment	727,825		707,163
Construction in progress	69,958		74,810
	4,611,253		4,565,781
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,772,454		2,681,067
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,838,799	$	1,884,714

Schedule of Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization for Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	557,381	$	(453,022	)	$	548,918	$	(440,284	)
Customer / advertiser relationships	1,226,328		(1,163,781		)	1,226,314		(1,133,251		)
Talent contracts	161,962		(142,513		)	161,962		(138,728		)
Representation contracts	77,507		(65,191		)	77,507		(62,753		)
Permanent easements	162,920		—			162,920		—
Other	373,864		(231,799		)	372,292		(224,841		)
Total	$	2,559,962	$	(2,056,306	)	$	2,549,913	$	(1,999,857	)

Schedule of Future Amortization Expense

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)
2019	$	46,286
2020	39,433
2021	34,595
2022	29,354
2023	21,643

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, 2016	$	3,288,481		$	505,478	$	190,785		$	81,831	$	4,066,575
Impairment	—			—		(1,591		)	—		(1,591		)
Acquisitions	2,442			2,252		—			—		4,694
Dispositions	(35,715		)	—		(1,817		)	—		(37,532		)
Foreign currency	—			—		18,847			—		18,847
Assets held for sale	—			89		—			—		89
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	3,255,208		$	507,819	$	206,224		$	81,831	$	4,051,082
Dispositions	(1,606		)	—		—			—		(1,606		)
Foreign currency	—			—		4,624			—		4,624
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	3,253,602		$	507,819	$	210,848		$	81,831	$	4,054,100