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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Revenue By Segment and Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	$ 1,079,999	$ 1,055,273
Revenue from leases	289,962	274,049
Revenue	1,369,961	1,329,322
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	864,497	875,695
Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	17,520	17,414
Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	190,975	156,614
Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	10,758	9,261
Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(3,751)	(3,711)
Revenue	1,536	1,848
Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(313)	(570)
Revenue from leases	(1,223)	(1,278)
Revenue	(1,536)	(1,848)
Eliminations | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(313)	(570)
iHM | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	743,687	755,902
Revenue from leases	881	1,271
Revenue	744,568	757,173
iHM | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	740,445	753,332
iHM | Operating segments | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	78	426
iHM | Operating segments | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	2,594	2,010
iHM | Operating segments | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	4,250	3,805
iHM | Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(3,680)	(3,671)
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	96,797	97,193
Revenue from leases	159,050	163,153
Revenue	255,847	260,346
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	96,147	93,662
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	650	3,531
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Americas Outdoor | Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
International Outdoor | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	211,610	173,477
Revenue from leases	131,254	110,903
Revenue	342,864	284,380
International Outdoor | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
International Outdoor | Operating segments | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	16,792	13,457
International Outdoor | Operating segments | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	188,381	154,604
International Outdoor | Operating segments | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	6,508	5,456
International Outdoor | Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(71)	(40)
Other | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	28,218	29,271
Revenue from leases	0	0
Revenue	28,218	29,271
Other | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	28,218	29,271
Other | Operating segments | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Other | Operating segments | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Other | Operating segments | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Other | Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	$ 0	$ 0

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The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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