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REVENUE - Revenue By Segment and Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	$ 1,195,729	$ 1,070,731
Revenue from leases	186,170	298,917
Revenue	1,381,899	1,369,648
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	920,752	860,992
Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	15,568	13,953
Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	203,556	189,817
Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	55,853	5,969
Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(269)	(313)
Revenue from leases	(948)	(1,223)
Revenue	(1,217)	(1,536)
Eliminations | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	(269)	(313)
Eliminations | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Eliminations | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
Eliminations | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	0	0
iHM | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	765,400	743,678
Revenue from leases	410	890
Revenue	765,810	744,568
iHM | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	759,400	736,940
iHM | Operating segments | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,027	1,180
iHM | Operating segments | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	2,351	2,601
iHM | Operating segments | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	2,622	2,957
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	132,327	96,797
Revenue from leases	140,395	159,050
Revenue	272,722	255,847
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	131,431	96,147
Americas Outdoor | Operating segments | Other Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	896	650
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
International Outdoor | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	268,081	202,351
Revenue from leases	46,313	140,200
Revenue	314,394	342,551
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	13,645	12,123
International Outdoor | Operating segments | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	201,205	187,216
International Outdoor | Operating segments | Asia-Pacific and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	53,231	3,012
Other | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	30,190	28,218
Revenue from leases	0	0
Revenue	30,190	28,218
Other | Operating segments | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	30,190	28,218
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

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