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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 16, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 19, 2019 USD ($) | May 09, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 13, 2019 radio_station | Jul. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Integration costs |  |  |  | $ 622 | $ 1,135 |  |
Cadence 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Interest acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.00%
Purchase price | $ 24,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Remeasurement gain on previously held interest | $ 5,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pineapple Street Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 14,000 |  |  |  |  |
2019 Cumulus Exchange |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on disposition of business |  |  | $ 1,800 |  |  |  |
2019 Cumulus Exchange | Indianapolis, Indiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stations exchanged | radio_station |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
2019 Cumulus Exchange | Springfield, Massachusetts |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stations exchanged | radio_station |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
2019 Cumulus Exchange | New York City, New York |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stations exchanged | radio_station |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
2019 Cumulus Exchange | Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
2019 Cumulus Exchange | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  |  |  | 9.00% |  |  |

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