Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2012	Mar. 12, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 6.25% [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Notes, 4.4% [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 5% [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Clear Channel Senior Notes, 5% [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Additional Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Additional Notes [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Term A Loan [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Term Loan B [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Term Loan C [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Delayed Draw Term Loans [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 C C O I [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 C C Holdings Finco [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Other Stock Holders [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 C C O H [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2014 [Member]	Jun. 27, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Subordinated Debt [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Subordinated Debt [Member] Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes A [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Subordinated Debt [Member] Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes B 7625 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Term Loan Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Before Amendments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Post Amendment [Member]
Weighted average interest rate				6.50%
Market value				$ 17,600,000,000	$ 16,200,000,000
Principal amount										1,000,000,000	750,000,000															275,000,000	1,925,000,000
Accrued interest payment terms																										Interest on the Subordinated Notes is payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to the noteholders on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15,
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured debt											703,800,000
Stated interest rate						6.25%	4.40%	5.00%		9.00%	9.00%															7.625%	7.625%
Maturity date										2021	2021															2020	2020
Deferred finance costs										39,500,000	7,100,000															40,000,000
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost																					15,200,000
Repayment						692,700,000	140,200,000	249,900,000
Maximum borrowing capacity																							10,000,000						783,500,000	625,000,000
Percentage of principal sale price												93.845%
Discount											46,200,000															33,000,000
Proceeds available for general corporate purposes											500,000,000
Principal amount held for subsidiary						57,300,000	109,800,000	50,100,000
Loan to CCOI																									2,167,000,000
Special Cash Dividend																	$ 6.0832
Special Cash Dividend Date of Record		March 12, 2012
Special Cash Dividend																		1,925,700,000	244,700,000	2,170,400,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders			244,700,000
Special Cash Dividends Date Paid	March 15, 2012
Proceeds Available For Repayment of Debt									203,800,000
Voluntary Debt Prepayment													16,200,000	129,800,000	10,000,000	14,500,000								500,000,000
Debt Prepayment	$ 170,500,000																					$ 500,000,000	$ 1,918,100,000					$ 7,600,000