Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Attributable To Litigation Settlement

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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Transaction Cost

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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Transaction Cost, Consulting Service Fee

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Percent, prior to disposal, of ownership interest of a discontinued operation in which an equity method investment is retained.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Business Combinations and Dispositions - Disposition of The Forum (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 05, 2018	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 24, 2020
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration for sale of business			$ 400,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Forum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale		$ 240,783
Transaction cost		50,806
Consulting service fee		48,742
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Azoff Music
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Remaining interest sold (as a percent)	50.00%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Forum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale attributable to settlement of related litigation		$ 140,495