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EMERGENCE FROM VOLUNTARY REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDINGS (Details) - USD ($)	May 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jul. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		147,528,559
Number of securities called by warrants or rights (in shares)	81,453,648
New equity (as a percent)	99.10%
Pro rata share of interests	100.00%
Funding of guarantor general unsecured claims, settled in cash (as a percent)	14.44%
Pro rata share of new common stock (as a percent)	1.00%
Pro rata share of new common stock, distributed to legacy notes holders(as a percent)	0.10%
Funding of guarantor general unsecured recovery cash pool	$ 17,500,000
CCOH
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Total settlement amount paid	$ 115,800,000
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Funding of guarantor general unsecured claims(as a percent)	45.00%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Funding of guarantor general unsecured claims(as a percent)	55.00%
Class A Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	56,861,941	120,633,937	64,726,864
Class A Common Stock \| Management And Service Providers \| Post Emergence Equity Plan \| Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	12,770,387
Number of shares authorized, fully diluted and distributed (as a percent)	8.00%
Class A Common Stock \| Director \| Post Emergence Equity Plan \| Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	1,596,298
Number of shares authorized, fully diluted and distributed (as a percent)	1.00%
Class B Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	6,947,567	21,590,192	6,886,925
Secured Debt \| iHeart Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 3,500,000,000
Line of Credit \| iHeart Communications, Inc. \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	450,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	450,000,000
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	3,500,000,000
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	3,500,000,000
6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 800,000,000	$ 800,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.375%	6.375%
6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| iHeart Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 800,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.375%
6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Senior Notes \| iHeart Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.375%
8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Secured Debt \| iHeart Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,450,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	8.375%
8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,450,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	8.375%	8.375%
Priority Guarantee Notes
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Stated interest rate (as a percent)					9.00%
Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021
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Stated interest rate (as a percent)					11.25%
Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
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Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 450,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 450,000,000
Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiaries
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Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 450,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		450,000,000
Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiaries \| Revolving Credit Facility
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Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000,000	450,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	450,000,000	$ 450,000,000
iHeart Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debtor reorganization items, discharge of debt	16,000,000,000
iHeart Communications, Inc. \| CCOH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of intercompany note	149,000,000
iHeart Communications, Inc. \| Revolving Loan Agreement \| CCOH
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Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 200,000,000
CCOH \| iHeart Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Post-petition intercompany balance, net	33,200,000
iHeart Operations, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and preference stock	$ 60,000,000