2.4.0.8030401 - Disclosure - Supplemental Disclosures (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseFROM_Jan01_2013_TO_Jun30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000739708duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1cik0000739708_SupplementalDisclosuresAbstractcik0000739708_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Supplemental Disclosures [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfComponentsOfIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 262px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:262px;">(In thousands)</td><td colspan="5" style="width: 224px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:224px;">Three Months Ended June 30,</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 224px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:224px;">Six Months Ended June 30,</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 262px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:262px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 107px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:107px;">2013</td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 107px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:107px;">2012</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 107px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:107px;">2013</td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 107px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:107px;">2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 262px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:262px;">Current tax benefit (expense) </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> (28,128)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> (16,481)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> (38,794)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 42,479</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 262px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:262px;">Deferred tax benefit</td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 16,651</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 25,144</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 123,642</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 123,582</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 262px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:262px;">Income tax benefit (expense)</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> (11,477)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 8,663</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 84,848</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 166,061</td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319 false0Schedule Of Income Tax Benefit (Expense)3false 2us-gaap_CashFlowSupplementalDisclosuresTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 496px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:496px;">(In thousands)</td><td colspan="5" style="width: 224px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:224px;">Six Months Ended June 30,</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 496px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:496px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 107px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:107px;">2013</td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 107px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:107px;">2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 496px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:496px;">Interest</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 772,639</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 682,608</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 496px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:496px;">Income taxes</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> 28,227</td><td style="width: 10px; 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