2.4.0.8030501 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseFROM_Jan01_2013_TO_Jun30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000739708duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 486px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:486px;">(In thousands)</td><td colspan="2" style="width: 112px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:112px;">June 30, 2013</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 112px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:112px;">December 31, 2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 486px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:486px;">Cost</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;">$</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 598</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 5,207</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 486px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:486px;">Gross unrealized losses</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 486px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:486px;">Gross unrealized gains</td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 298</td><td style="width: 10px; 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This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. false0Schedule Of Fair Value Of Available-For-Sale Investments3false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfCashFlowHedgesIncludedInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 34px"><td style="width: 220px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:220px;">(In thousands)</td><td colspan="2" style="width: 132px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:132px;">Accumulated other comprehensive loss</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 220px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:220px;">Balance at December 31, 2012</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;">$</td><td style="width: 120px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> 48,180</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 220px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:220px;">Other comprehensive income</td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 120px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;"> (31,066)</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 220px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:220px;">Balance at June 30, 2013</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 120px; 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:120px;"> 17,114</td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the effective portion of gains and losses on derivative instruments (and nonderivative instruments) designated and qualifying in cash flow hedges recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the term of the hedging relationship and reclassified into earnings during the current period.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624171-113959 false0Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss On Interest Rate Swaps4false 2cik0000739708_ScheduleOfDeferredTaxEffectsRelatedToOtherComprehensiveIncomeComponentsTableTextBlockcik0000739708_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 20px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 292px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:292px;">(In thousands)</td><td colspan="5" style="width: 214px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:214px;">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: 214px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:214px;">Six Months Ended June 30,</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 292px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:292px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 102px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;">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: 102px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;">2012</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 102px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;">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: 102px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:102px;">2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 292px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:292px;">Foreign currency translation adjustments and other</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;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (15,397)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (884)</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;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (16,127)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 1,350</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 292px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:292px;">Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (42,029)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (6,588)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (39,209)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 429</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 292px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:292px;">Unrealized holding gain on cash flow derivatives</td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 9,731</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 8,480</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 18,505</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 90px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCEEFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 13,600</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 282px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:282px;">Total increase (decrease) in deferred tax liabilities</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (47,695)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 1,008</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;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;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> (36,831)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 90px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;"> 15,379</td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaSchedule Of Deferred Tax Effects Related To Other Comprehensive Income Components [Table Text Block]No definition available.false0Schedule Of Deferred Tax Liability in Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossfalseFair Value Measurements (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.clearchannel.com/role/DisclosureFairValueMeasurementsTables14