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SEGMENT DATA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | May 01, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 744,406 | $ 948,338 | $ 1,073,471 | $ 1,583,984 | $ 2,012,688
Direct operating expenses | 276,719 | 316,740 | 381,184 | 515,512 | 828,217
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 292,581 | 327,115 | 427,230 | 547,346 | 897,941
Corporate expenses | 34,657 | 58,513 | 53,647 | 85,331 | 101,025
Depreciation and amortization | 99,379 | 95,268 | 52,834 | 154,651 | 299,494
Impairment charges | 0 |  | 91,382 | 0 | 1,733,235
Other operating expense, net | 1,675 | 9,880 | 154 | 6,634 | 3,247
Operating income (loss) | 39,395 | 140,822 | 67,040 | 274,510 | (1,850,471)
Capital expenditures | 18,977 | 28,870 | 36,197 | 46,305 | 58,523
Share-based compensation expense | 5,885 | 17,112 | 498 | 20,151 | 14,728
Operating segments | Audio |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 671,297 | 890,364 | 1,006,677 | 1,486,594 | 1,844,026
Direct operating expenses | 269,798 | 309,753 | 371,989 | 503,705 | 808,561
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 253,147 | 292,121 | 383,342 | 488,955 | 792,448
Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 90,901 | 87,620 | 41,233 | 142,312 | 274,600
Impairment charges | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other operating expense, net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) | 57,451 | 200,870 | 210,113 | 351,622 | (31,583)
Capital expenditures | 17,574 | 23,705 | 31,177 | 37,259 | 50,374
Share-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating segments | Audio and Media Services |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 75,039 | 59,873 | 69,362 | 100,410 | 174,517
Direct operating expenses | 8,308 | 7,281 | 9,559 | 12,153 | 23,815
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 39,965 | 36,587 | 46,072 | 61,045 | 107,149
Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 5,894 | 5,971 | 5,266 | 9,590 | 17,428
Impairment charges | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other operating expense, net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) | 20,872 | 10,034 | 8,465 | 17,622 | 26,125
Capital expenditures | 850 | 1,994 | 1,263 | 2,824 | 2,473
Share-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate and other reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Direct operating expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate expenses | 34,669 | 58,525 | 53,667 | 85,351 | 101,065
Depreciation and amortization | 2,584 | 1,677 | 6,335 | 2,749 | 7,466
Impairment charges | 0 |  | 91,382 | 0 | 1,733,235
Other operating expense, net | 1,675 | 9,880 | 154 | 6,634 | 3,247
Operating income (loss) | (38,928) | (70,082) | (151,538) | (94,734) | (1,845,013)
Capital expenditures | 553 | 3,171 | 3,757 | 6,222 | 5,676
Share-based compensation expense | 5,885 | 17,112 | 498 | 20,151 | 14,728
Eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | (1,930) | (1,899) | (2,568) | (3,020) | (5,855)
Direct operating expenses | (1,387) | (294) | (364) | (346) | (4,159)
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (531) | (1,593) | (2,184) | (2,654) | (1,656)
Corporate expenses | (12) | (12) | (20) | (20) | (40)
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment charges | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other operating expense, net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Share-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment revenues |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,930 | 1,899 | 2,568 | 3,020 | 5,855
Intersegment revenues | Audio |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 168 | 168 | 243 | 280 | 503
Intersegment revenues | Audio and Media Services |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1,762 | $ 1,731 | $ 2,325 | $ 2,740 | $ 5,352

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