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REVENUE
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
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The Company generates revenue from several sources:
•The primary source of revenue in the Audio segment is the sale of advertising on the Company’s radio stations, its iHeartRadio mobile application and website, station websites, and live and virtual events. This segment also generates revenues from programming talent, network syndication, traffic and weather data, and other miscellaneous transactions.
•The Company also generates revenue through contractual commissions realized from the sale of national spot and online advertising on behalf of clients of its full-service media representation business, Katz Media, which is reported in the Company’s Audio and Media Services segment.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table shows revenue streams for the Successor Company for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from May 2, 2019 through December 31, 2019:
Successor Company
(In thousands)AudioAudio and Media ServicesEliminationsConsolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenue from contracts with customers:
  Broadcast Radio(1)
$1,604,880 $— $— $1,604,880 
  Digital(2)
474,371 — — 474,371 
  Networks(3)
484,950 — — 484,950 
 Sponsorship and Events(4)
107,654 — — 107,654 
  Audio and Media Services(5)
— 274,749 (7,086)267,663 
  Other(6)
7,276 — (670)6,606 
     Total2,679,131 274,749 (7,756)2,946,124 
Revenue from leases(7)
2,094 — — $2,094 
Revenue, total$2,681,225 $274,749 $(7,756)$2,948,218 
Period from May 2, 2019 through December 31, 2019
Revenue from contracts with customers:
  Broadcast Radio(1)
$1,575,382 $— $— $1,575,382 
  Digital(2)
273,389 — — 273,389 
  Networks(3)
425,631 — — 425,631 
 Sponsorship and Events(4)
159,187 — — 159,187 
  Audio and Media Services(5)
— 167,292 (4,589)162,703 
  Other(6)
13,017 — (447)12,570 
     Total2,446,606 167,292 (5,036)2,608,862 
Revenue from leases(7)
1,194 — — 1,194 
Revenue, total$2,447,800 $167,292 $(5,036)$2,610,056 

(1)Broadcast Radio revenue is generated through the sale of advertising time on the Company’s domestic radio stations.
(2)Digital revenue is generated through the sale of streaming and display advertisements on digital platforms, subscriptions to iHeartRadio streaming services, podcasting and the dissemination of other digital content.
(3)Networks revenue is generated through the sale of advertising on the Company’s Premiere and Total Traffic & Weather network programs and through the syndication of network programming to other media companies.
(4)Sponsorship and events revenue is generated through local events and major nationally-recognized tent pole events and include sponsorship and other advertising revenue, ticket sales, and licensing, as well as endorsement and appearance fees generated by on-air talent.
(5)Audio and media services revenue is generated by services provided to broadcast industry participants through the Company’s Katz Media and RCS businesses. As a media representation firm, Katz Media generates revenue via commissions on media sold on behalf of the radio and television stations that it represents, while RCS generates revenue by providing broadcast and webcast software and technology and services to radio stations, television music channels, cable companies, satellite music networks and Internet stations worldwide.
(6)Other revenue represents fees earned for miscellaneous services, including on-site promotions, activations, and local marketing agreements.
(7)Revenue from leases is primarily generated by the lease of towers to other media companies, which are all categorized as operating leases.
The following table shows revenue streams from continuing operations for the Predecessor Company. The presentation of amounts in the Predecessor periods has been revised to conform to the Successor period presentation.
Predecessor Company
(In thousands)AudioAudio and Media ServicesEliminationsConsolidated
Period from January 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019
Revenue from contracts with customers:
  Broadcast Radio$657,864 $— $— $657,864 
  Digital102,789 — — 102,789 
  Networks189,088 — — 189,088 
 Sponsorship and Events50,330 — — 50,330 
  Audio and Media Services— 69,362 (2,325)67,037 
  Other5,910 — (243)5,667 
     Total1,005,981 69,362 (2,568)1,072,775 
Revenue from leases696 — — 696 
Revenue, total$1,006,677 $69,362 $(2,568)$1,073,471 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Revenue from contracts with customers:
  Broadcast Radio$2,264,058 $— $— $2,264,058 
  Digital284,565 — — 284,565 
  Networks582,302 — — 582,302 
 Sponsorship and Events200,605 — — 200,605 
  Audio and Media Services— 264,061 (6,508)257,553 
  Other19,446 — — 19,446 
     Total3,350,976 264,061 (6,508)3,608,529 
Revenue from leases2,794 — — 2,794 
Revenue, total$3,353,770 $264,061 $(6,508)$3,611,323 

Trade and Barter
Trade and barter transactions represent the exchange of advertising spots for merchandise, services, other advertising or other assets in the ordinary course of business. The transaction price for these contracts is measured at the estimated fair value of the non-cash consideration received unless this is not reasonably estimable, in which case the consideration is measured based on the standalone selling price of the advertising spots promised to the customer. Trade and barter revenues and expenses from continuing operations, which are included in consolidated revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, were as follows:
Successor CompanyPredecessor Company
Year Ended December 31,Period from May 2, 2019 through December 31,Period from January 1, 2019 through May 1,Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)2020201920192018
Consolidated:
  Trade and barter revenues$158,383 $151,497 $65,934 $202,674 
  Trade and barter expenses154,715 134,865 58,330 199,982 
The Successor Company recognized barter revenue of $10.5 million and $13.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from May 2, 2019 through December 31, 2019, respectively, in connection with investments made in companies in exchange for advertising services. The Predecessor Company recognized barter revenue of $5.9 million and $10.9 million in the period from January 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 in connection with investments made in companies in exchange for advertising services.

Deferred Revenue
The following tables show the Company’s deferred revenue balance from contracts with customers, excluding discontinued operations:
Successor CompanyPredecessor Company
Year Ended December 31,Period from May 2, 2019 through December 31,Period from January 1, 2019 through May 1,Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)2020201920192018
Deferred revenue from contracts with customers:
  Beginning balance(1)
$162,068 $151,475 $148,720 $155,228 
    Impact of fresh start accounting — 298 — — 
    Revenue recognized, included in beginning balance(95,531)(102,237)(76,473)(115,930)
    Additions, net of revenue recognized during period, and other78,956 112,532 79,228 109,422 
  Ending balance$145,493 $162,068 $151,475 $148,720 
(1)Deferred revenue from contracts with customers, which excludes other sources of deferred revenue that are not related to contracts with customers, is included within deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending upon when revenue is expected to be recognized. As described in Note 3, as part of the fresh start accounting adjustments on May 1, 2019, deferred revenue from contracts with customers was adjusted to its estimated fair value.
The Company’s contracts with customers generally have a term of one year or less; however, as of December 31, 2020, the Company expects to recognize $270.9 million of revenue in future periods for remaining performance obligations from current contracts with customers that have an original expected duration of greater than one year, with substantially all of this amount to be recognized over the next five years. Commissions related to the Company’s media representation business have been excluded from this amount as they are contingent upon future sales.
Revenue from Leases
As of December 31, 2020, the future lease payments to be received by the Successor Company are as follows:
(In thousands)
2021$1,841 
20221,128 
20231,082 
2024946 
2025764 
Thereafter11,169 
  Total minimum future rentals$16,930