Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended										0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Clear Channel Senior Notes625 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Notes44 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Clear Channel Senior Notes5 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Clear Channel Senior Notes5 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Clear Channel Senior Notes 55 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Priority Guarantee Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Additional Notes [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Tranche A Term Loan [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Tranche B Term Loan [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Tranche C Term Loan [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Delayed Draw Term Loans [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 C C O I [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 C C Holdings Finco [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Other Stock Holders [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 C C O H [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 15, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 27, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Subordinated Debt [Member] Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes 7625 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Subordinated Debt [Member] Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes B 7625 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Subordinated Debt [Member] C C O I [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Term Loan Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Before Amendments [Member] Receivables Based Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Post Amendment [Member] Receivables Based Facility [Member]
Weighted average interest rate				6.50%	6.20%
Market value				$ 18,100,000,000	$ 16,200,000,000
Principal amount										80,000,000	1,000,000,000	750,000,000													275,000,000	1,925,000,000
Stated interest rate						6.25%	4.40%	5.00%		5.50%	9.00%	9.00%													7.625%	7.625%
Maturity date								March 2012			2021	2021	2014	2016	2016	2016									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	203,800,000												1,925,700,000
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									703,800,000
Principal amount held for subsidiary						57,300,000	109,800,000	50,100,000
Payments for repurchases of debt										57,100,000
Loan to CCOI																											2,167,000,000
Special Cash Dividend																	$ 6.0832	$ 1,925,700,000	$ 244,700,000	$ 2,170,400,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		244,700,000
Proceeds Available For Repayment of Debt											500,000,000
Voluntary Debt Prepayment													16,200,000	129,800,000	10,000,000	14,500,000						170,500,000		500,000,000
Debt Prepayment																							$ 1,918,100,000					$ 7,600,000