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GOODWILL, RADIO BROADCASTING LICENSES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS: (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Radio Broadcasting Licenses [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Radio Broadcasting Licenses Impairment [Table Text Block] | Below are some of the key assumptions used in the income approach model for estimating the broadcasting license and goodwill fair values for the annual impairment testing performed since October 2012.
Radio Broadcasting |  | October 1, |  | October 1, |  | October 1, |
Licenses |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Impairment charge (in millions) |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Discount Rate |  |  | 9.5 | % |  | 10.0 | % |  | 10.0 | %
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range |  |  | 0.3% – 1.0 | % |  | 0.0% – 2.0 | % |  | 1.0% -2.0 | %
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10) |  |  | 1.0% – 2.0 | % |  | 1.0% – 2.0 | % |  | 1.0% -2.0 | %
Mature Market Share Range |  |  | 6.9% – 25.2 | % |  | 6.4% – 26.9 | % |  | 0.7% - 27.4 | %
Operating Profit Margin Range |  |  | 30.0% – 48.4 | % |  | 30.8% – 47.8 | % |  | 19.6% - 47.7 | %
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
|  | Radio Broadcasting Licenses |
|  | Carrying Balances |
|  | As of |  |  |  | As of |
|  | December |  |  |  | December |
Unit of Accounting |  | 31, 2013 |  | Additions |  | 31, 2014 |
|  | (In thousands ) |
Unit of Accounting 2 |  | $ | 3,086 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 3,086 |
Unit of Accounting 4 |  |  | 9,169 |  |  | 6,973 |  |  | 16,142 |
Unit of Accounting 5 |  |  | 16,687 |  |  | – |  |  | 16,687 |
Unit of Accounting 7 |  |  | 16,165 |  |  | – |  |  | 16,165 |
Unit of Accounting 14 |  |  | 20,434 |  |  | – |  |  | 20,434 |
Unit of Accounting 15 |  |  | 20,886 |  |  | – |  |  | 20,886 |
Unit of Accounting 11 |  |  | 21,135 |  |  | – |  |  | 21,135 |
Unit of Accounting 9 |  |  | 34,270 |  |  | – |  |  | 34,270 |
Unit of Accounting 6 |  |  | 22,642 |  |  | – |  |  | 22,642 |
Unit of Accounting 16 |  |  | 52,965 |  |  | – |  |  | 52,965 |
Unit of Accounting 13 |  |  | 52,556 |  |  | – |  |  | 52,556 |
Unit of Accounting 8 |  |  | 66,715 |  |  | – |  |  | 66,715 |
Unit of Accounting 12 |  |  | 50,179 |  |  | – |  |  | 50,179 |
Unit of Accounting 1 |  |  | 93,394 |  |  | – |  |  | 93,394 |
Unit of Accounting 10 |  |  | 179,541 |  |  | – |  |  | 179,541 |
Total |  | $ | 659,824 |  | $ | 6,973 |  | $ | 666,797 |
Schedule Of Good Will Impairment Test Radio Marketing Unit [Table Text Block] | Below are some of the key assumptions used in the income approach model for estimating reporting unit fair values for all annual impairment assessments performed since October 2012.
Goodwill (Radio Market |  | October 1, |  | October 1, |  | October 1, |
Reporting Units) |  | 2014 (a) |  | 2013 (a) |  | 2012 (a) |
Impairment charge (in millions) |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | 14.5 |
Discount Rate |  |  | 9.5 | % |  | 10.0 | % |  | 10.0 | %
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range |  |  | 0.3% – 1.0 | % |  | 0.0% -2.0 | % |  | 1.0% -2.0 | %
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10) |  |  | 1.0% - 2.0 | % |  | 1.0% - 2.0 | % |  | 1.5% - 2.0 | %
Mature Market Share Range |  |  | 7.2% - 19.5 | % |  | 7.1% - 19.8 | % |  | 6.7% - 20.8 | %
Operating Profit Margin Range |  |  | 26.4% - 52.2 | % |  | 28.4% - 56.4 | % |  | 29.3% - 58.5 | %
(a) | Reflects the key assumptions for testing only those radio markets with remaining goodwill.
Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Reach Media Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
|  | October |  | October |  | October |
|  | 1, |  | 1, |  | 1, |
Reach Media Segment Goodwill |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Impairment charge (in millions) |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Discount Rate |  |  | 12.0 | % |  | 13.0 | % |  | 12.0 | %
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate |  |  | 1.5 | % |  | 1.5 | % |  | 2.0 | %
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate Range |  |  | 0.1% - 2.0 | % |  | (4.5)% - 2.6 | % |  | (4.7)% - 2.8 | %
Operating Profit Margin Range |  |  | 10.0% – 14.9 | % |  | 11.5% - 21.5 | % |  | 4.6% - 19.8 | %
Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Goodwill Internet Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | October 1, |  | October 1, |  | October 1, |
Internet Segment Goodwill |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Impairment charge (in millions) |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Discount Rate |  |  | 13.5 | % |  | 14.5 | % |  | 13.5 | %
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate |  |  | 11.8 | % |  | 10.0 | % |  | 13.8 | %
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate (Year 10) |  |  | 2.5 | % |  | 2.5 | % |  | 2.5 | %
Operating Profit Margin Range |  |  | 9.1% - 25.6 | % |  | 5.4% - 24.8 | % |  | (4.8)% - 24.2 | %
Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Cable Television Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
|  | October 1, |  | October 1, |  | October 1, |
Cable Television Segment Goodwill |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Impairment charge (in millions) |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |
Discount Rate |  |  | 10.4 | % |  | 10.8 | % |  | 10.8 | %
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate |  |  | 11.5 | % |  | 12.1 | % |  | 11.2 | %
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate Range |  |  | 0.3% – 7.7 | % |  | 1.1% - 12.1 | % |  | 2.5% - 12.2 | %
Operating Profit Margin Range |  |  | 29.8% - 36.1 | % |  | 30.6% - 35.7 | % |  | 33.3% - 36.2 | %
Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The table below presents the Company’s goodwill carrying values for its four reportable segments.
|  | Goodwill Carrying Balances |
|  | As of |  |  |  | As of |
|  | December |  | Increase |  | December |
Reporting Unit |  | 31, 2013 |  | (Decrease) |  | 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Radio Broadcasting Segment |  | $ | 70,823 |  | $ | 2,712 |  | $ | 73,535 |
Reach Media Segment |  |  | 14,354 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,354 |
Internet Segment |  |  | 21,816 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 22,422 |
Cable Television Segment |  |  | 165,044 |  |  | — |  |  | 165,044 |
Total |  | $ | 272,037 |  | $ | 3,318 |  | $ | 275,355 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Other intangible assets, excluding goodwill and radio broadcasting licenses, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over various periods. Other intangible assets consist of the following:
|  | As of December 31, |  |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | Period of Amortization |
|  | (In thousands) |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 17,344 |  | $ | 17,133 |  |  | 2-5 Years |
Talent agreement |  |  | — |  |  | 19,549 |  |  | 10 Years |
Debt financing and modification costs |  |  | 13,846 |  |  | 19,021 |  |  | Term of debt |
Intellectual property |  |  | 9,531 |  |  | 14,151 |  |  | 4-10 Years |
Affiliate agreements |  |  | 178,986 |  |  | 186,755 |  |  | 1-10 Years |
Acquired income leases |  |  | 44 |  |  | 1,282 |  |  | 3-9 Years |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | — |  |  | 1,260 |  |  | 1-3 Years |
Advertiser agreements |  |  | 44,871 |  |  | 47,688 |  |  | 2-7 Years |
Favorable office and transmitter leases |  |  | 2,097 |  |  | 3,358 |  |  | 2-60 Years |
Brand names |  |  | 2,539 |  |  | 2,539 |  |  | 2.5 Years |
Brand names - unamortized |  |  | 40,134 |  |  | 39,688 |  |  | Indefinite |
Other intangibles |  |  | 1,053 |  |  | 3,662 |  |  | 1-5 Years |
|  |  | 310,445 |  |  | 356,086 |  |  |  |
Less: Accumulated amortization |  |  | (135,933) |  |  | (153,493) |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, net |  | $ | 174,512 |  | $ | 202,593 |  |  |  |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for the years 2015 through 2019 for intangible assets, excluding deferred financing costs:
|  | (In thousands) |
2015 |  | $ | 26,053 |
2016 |  | $ | 25,895 |
2017 |  | $ | 25,891 |
2018 |  | $ | 25,854 |
2019 |  | $ | 25,848 |

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