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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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The aggregate direct operating costs incurred during the reporting period.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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The sum of expenses not otherwise specified in the taxonomy for managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Segment Data (Schedule Of Operating Segment Results) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,630,034us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,694,367us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,587,522us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,618,097us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,343,058us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,696,336us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,587,331us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,602,494us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,360,723us-gaap_Revenues	$ 4,602,736us-gaap_Revenues	$ 4,548,677us-gaap_Revenues	$ 6,243,044us-gaap_Revenues	$ 6,246,884us-gaap_Revenues	$ 6,161,352us-gaap_Revenues
Direct operating expenses	645,981us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	672,132us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	648,743us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	630,357us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	594,817us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	649,097us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	633,770us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	602,803us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	608,571us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	1,885,698us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	1,879,109us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	2,543,419us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	2,494,241us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	2,504,467us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
Selling, general and administrative expenses	429,687	423,803	411,354	411,341	403,363	431,355	407,501	401,479	426,083	1,266,092	1,226,058	1,649,861	1,666,418	1,604,524
Depreciation and amortization	175,865	191,582	177,330	179,734	182,182	189,730	182,350	181,839	175,366	524,798	539,246	730,828	729,285	763,306
Impairment charges	35us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	16,970us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	37,651us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	4,937us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	16,970us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	37,651us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	7,614us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Corporate expenses	78,202	70,658	89,574	77,557	83,763	78,745	73,921	72,094	72,606	233,104	245,702	324,182	297,366	239,399
Other operating income, net	47,172us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	13,304us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	6,186us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	1,113us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	2,395us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	968us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	42,118us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	1,917us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	3,124us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	45,709us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	9,694us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	22,998us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	48,127us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	12,682us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Operating income (loss)	347,436us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	332,526us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	266,707us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	320,221us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	81,328us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	310,726us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	331,907us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	346,196us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	81,221us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	733,816us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	668,256us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,000,782us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,070,050us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,054,724us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Intersegment revenues	16,981		16,814							47,943	45,235	62,605	66,719	63,892
Segment assets	14,306,035us-gaap_Assets	15,097,302us-gaap_Assets				16,292,713us-gaap_Assets				14,306,035us-gaap_Assets		15,097,302us-gaap_Assets	16,292,713us-gaap_Assets	16,542,039us-gaap_Assets
Capital expenditures	53,587		64,580							195,008	197,260	324,526	390,280	362,281
Share-based compensation expense	2,246us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation		2,754us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation							8,064us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	14,093us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	16,715us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	28,540us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	20,667us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Direct operating expenses			646,113
Corporate expenses			92,204
Capital expenditures														363,974
iHM [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	830,509		823,863							2,307,193	2,286,040	3,131,595	3,084,780	2,986,828
Direct operating expenses	242,517		249,084							678,681	685,099	931,976	878,626	857,622
Selling, general and administrative expenses	269,009		260,264							787,357	755,351	1,020,097	993,116	971,066
Depreciation and amortization	61,606		64,745							185,656	200,615	271,126	271,399	268,245
Impairment charges												0	0	0
Corporate expenses												0	0	0
Other operating income, net												0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	257,377		249,770							655,499	644,975	908,396	941,639	889,895
Intersegment revenues	10									10	0	0	0	0
Segment assets		8,064,671				8,201,798						8,064,671	8,201,798	8,364,246
Capital expenditures	9,336		22,171							30,020	58,335	75,742	65,821	50,198
Share-based compensation expense	0									0	0	0	0	0
Americas Outdoor Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	329,500		331,346							917,404	952,832	1,290,452	1,279,257	1,252,725
Direct operating expenses	140,739		140,972							413,761	419,676	566,669	582,340	566,313
Selling, general and administrative expenses	55,257		55,739							158,789	165,232	220,732	211,245	198,989
Depreciation and amortization	48,973		48,530							144,094	144,256	196,597	192,023	211,009
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Other operating income, net												0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	84,531		86,105							200,760	223,668	306,454	293,649	276,414
Intersegment revenues	721		1,110							2,791	1,253	2,473	1,175	4,141
Segment assets		3,693,308				3,835,235						3,693,308	3,835,235	3,886,098
Capital expenditures	18,980		13,838							48,390	43,489	88,991	117,647	122,505
Share-based compensation expense	0									0	0	0	0	0
International Outdoor Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	413,294		391,667							1,241,846	1,187,262	1,655,738	1,667,687	1,751,149
Direct operating expenses	260,095		255,122							781,730	762,167	1,028,059	1,021,152	1,064,562
Selling, general and administrative expenses	84,356		75,698							254,045	238,786	322,840	363,417	339,043
Depreciation and amortization	50,105		49,090							150,763	150,013	203,927	205,258	219,955
Impairment charges												0	0	0
Corporate expenses												0	0	0
Other operating income, net												0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	18,738		11,757							55,308	36,296	100,912	77,860	127,589
Intersegment revenues										0	0	0	80	0
Segment assets		2,029,687				2,256,309						2,029,687	2,256,309	2,166,173
Capital expenditures	22,860		19,983							84,215	68,683	108,548	150,129	166,044
Share-based compensation expense	0									0	0	0	0	0
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	73,712		57,460							184,236	167,778	227,864	281,879	234,542
Direct operating expenses	5,103		5,718							17,839	18,535	25,271	25,088	27,807
Selling, general and administrative expenses	35,563		34,314							107,521	105,556	140,241	152,394	147,481
Depreciation and amortization	8,389		9,925							25,763	29,797	39,291	45,568	49,827
Impairment charges												0	0	0
Corporate expenses												0	0	0
Other operating income, net												0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	24,657		7,503							33,113	13,890	23,061	58,829	9,427
Intersegment revenues	16,250		15,704							45,142	43,982	60,132	65,464	59,751
Segment assets		534,363				815,435						534,363	815,435	809,212
Capital expenditures	1,235		2,070							4,121	6,765	9,933	17,438	5,737
Share-based compensation expense	0									0	0	0	0	0
Corporate and other reconciling items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue											0	0	0	0
Direct operating expenses											0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses											0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	6,792		5,040							18,522	14,565	19,887	15,037	14,270
Impairment charges	35									4,937		16,970	37,651	7,614
Corporate expenses	78,212		89,574							233,114	245,702	324,182	297,366	239,399
Other operating income, net	47,172		6,186							45,709	9,694	22,998	48,127	12,682
Operating income (loss)	(37,867)		(88,428)							(210,864)	(250,573)	(338,041)	(301,927)	(248,601)
Intersegment revenues										0	0	0	0	0
Segment assets		775,273				1,183,936						775,273	1,183,936	1,316,310
Capital expenditures	1,176		6,518							28,262	19,988	41,312	39,245	19,490
Share-based compensation expense	2,246		2,754							8,064	14,093	16,715	28,540	20,667
Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(16,981)		(16,814)							(47,943)	(45,235)	(62,605)	(66,719)	(63,892)
Direct operating expenses	(2,473)		(2,153)							(6,313)	(6,368)	(8,556)	(12,965)	(11,837)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(14,498)		(14,661)							(41,620)	(38,867)	(54,049)	(53,754)	(52,055)
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Impairment charges												0	0	0
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Other operating income, net												0	0	0
Operating income (loss)												0	0	0
Intersegment revenues												0	0	0
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