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LONG-TERM DEBT - 10.0% Senior Notes due 2018 (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jan. 16, 2018 | Jan. 04, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 8.75% |
10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00%
iHeartCommunications | 10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Repayments of senior notes | $ 42.1 | $ 5.3 |  |
iHeartCommunications | Senior Notes | 10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior notes exchanged for Priority Guarantee Notes | $ 42.1 | $ 5.4 |  |

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