Document And Entity Information In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000739708
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		500,000,000