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LONG-TERM DEBT - Schedule Of Long-Term Debt Outstanding (Detail) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 14, 2018	Jan. 04, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 01, 2018	Apr. 28, 2018	Mar. 26, 2018	Mar. 14, 2018	Jan. 16, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total consolidated secured debt				$ 129,201,000	$ 129,201,000							$ 13,283,883,000
Long-term debt				20,546,738,000	20,546,738,000							20,649,181,000
Long-term debt fees				(31,188,000)	(31,188,000)							(109,071,000)
Long-term debt, net subject to compromise				15,149,210,000	15,149,210,000							0
Less: current portion				125,429,000	125,429,000							14,972,367,000
Total long-term debt				5,272,099,000	5,272,099,000							5,676,814,000
Additional borrowed on receivables based credit facility					143,332,000	$ 3,125,000
Borrowings repaid under receivables based credit facility					133,308,000	$ 25,761,000
Write-off of deferred long-term debt fees				12,409,000	67,079,000
Write-off of original issue discount on debt subject to compromise				0	131,100,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
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Total consolidated secured debt				0	0					$ 6,300,000,000		6,300,000,000
Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total consolidated secured debt				0	0							405,000,000
Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2020 \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiary \| Revolving credit commitment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings repaid under receivables based credit facility		$ 74,300,000
Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2020 \| Secured Debt \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings repaid under receivables based credit facility		306,400,000
DIP Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total consolidated secured debt				125,000,000	125,000,000							0
Additional borrowed on receivables based credit facility					125,000,000
DIP Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowings provided under credit facility				417,700,000	417,700,000
Outstanding borrowings under facility				125,000,000	125,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding				65,300,000.0	65,300,000.0
Line of credit, excess availability				189,900,000	189,900,000
DIP Facility \| Line of Credit \| Availability Block Requirement
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Line of credit, excess availability				37,500,000	37,500,000
DIP Facility \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
DIP Facility, aggregate principal amount		450,000,000.0
Additional borrowed on receivables based credit facility					125,000,000
DIP Facility \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiary \| Revolving credit commitment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
DIP Facility, aggregate principal amount		$ 450,000,000
9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2019
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Total consolidated secured debt				$ 0	$ 0					$ 1,999,800,000		1,999,815,000
Stated interest rate				9.00%	9.00%					9.00%
9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021
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Total consolidated secured debt				$ 0	$ 0					$ 1,750,000,000		1,750,000,000
Stated interest rate				9.00%	9.00%					9.00%
11.25% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021
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Total consolidated secured debt				$ 0	$ 0					$ 870,500,000		870,546,000
Stated interest rate				11.25%	11.25%					11.25%
9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2022
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Total consolidated secured debt				$ 0	$ 0					$ 1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
Stated interest rate				9.00%	9.00%					9.00%
10.625% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2023
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Total consolidated secured debt				$ 0	$ 0					$ 950,000,000		950,000,000
Stated interest rate				10.625%	10.625%					10.625%
CCO Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2023
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Total consolidated secured debt				$ 0	$ 0							0
CCO Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Subsidiary \| Revolving credit commitment
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Maximum borrowings provided under credit facility	$ 125,000,000.0
Incremental increase of facility	$ 50,000,000
Line of credit facility, term	5 years
CCO Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiary \| Revolving credit commitment
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Maximum borrowings provided under credit facility				112,200,000.0	112,200,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding				60,700,000	60,700,000
Line of credit, excess availability				51,500,000.0	51,500,000.0
Other secured subsidiary debt
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Total consolidated secured debt				4,201,000	4,201,000					$ 6,100,000		8,522,000
14.0% Senior Notes Due 2021
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Long-term debt				$ 0	$ 0							1,763,925,000
Stated interest rate				14.00%	14.00%			14.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Senior notes due 2016										$ 1,781,600,000
Legacy Notes
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Long-term debt				$ 0	$ 0							475,000,000
Senior notes due 2016										475,000,000
10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				0	0							$ 47,482,000
Stated interest rate												10.00%
10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of notes			$ 5,300,000
10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 \| Senior Notes \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repurchased			$ 5,400,000								$ 42,100,000
CCWH Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				2,725,000,000	2,725,000,000							$ 2,725,000,000
CCWH Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				2,200,000,000	2,200,000,000							2,200,000,000
Clear Channel International B.V. Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				375,000,000	375,000,000							375,000,000
Other subsidiary debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				0	0							24,615,000
Senior notes due 2016										$ 16,200,000
Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				(485,000)	(485,000)							$ (136,653,000)
Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Subsidiary \| Revolving credit commitment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowings provided under credit facility							$ 75,000,000.0
Legacy Notes Due 2018 [Member] \| Senior Notes \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes due 2016				175,000,000	175,000,000
Legacy Notes Due 2027 \| Senior Notes \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes due 2016				300,000,000	300,000,000
Legacy Notes Due 2016 [Member] \| Senior Notes \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes due 2016				$ 57,100,000	$ 57,100,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| DIP Facility \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR		2.25%