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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Land, buildings and improvements	$	572,362	$	572,904
Structures	2,833,051		2,835,411
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment	366,500		365,991
Furniture and other equipment	818,278		793,756
Construction in progress	112,442		116,839
	4,702,633		4,684,901
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,961,395		2,893,761
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,741,238	$	1,791,140

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, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2019					December 31, 2018
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	528,232	$	(443,963	)	$	528,185	$	(440,228	)
Customer / advertiser relationships	1,237,115		(1,210,498		)	1,249,128		(1,208,056		)
Talent contracts	164,932		(150,289		)	164,933		(148,578		)
Representation contracts	77,508		(72,419		)	77,508		(70,829		)
Permanent easements	163,341		—			163,317		—
Other	394,923		(249,018		)	382,897		(244,993		)
Total	$	2,566,051	$	(2,126,187	)	$	2,565,968	$	(2,112,684	)

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)
2020	$	43,788
2021	38,457
2022	32,707
2023	24,849
2024	20,983

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		International Outdoor			Other		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	3,255,208		$	507,819	$	206,224		$	81,831	$	4,051,082
Acquisitions	77,320			—		—			—		77,320
Dispositions	(1,606		)	—		—			—		(1,606		)
Foreign currency	—			—		(8,040		)	—		(8,040		)
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	3,330,922		$	507,819	$	198,184		$	81,831	$	4,118,756
Acquisitions	2,767			—		—			—		2,767
Foreign currency	(27		)	—		(3,184		)	—		(3,211		)
Balance as of March 31, 2019	$	3,333,662		$	507,819	$	195,000		$	81,831	$	4,118,312