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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Settlements [Abstract]              
Total current benefit (expense) $ (11,689,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 2,088,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (47,276,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (36,706,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (36,353,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 3,668,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (17,966,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Reduction to current income tax expense         (30,400,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements (67,300,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements  
Total deferred benefit (12,687,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 71,714,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (44,866,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 195,356,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 158,170,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 304,611,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 143,944,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]              
Valuation allowance         143,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance    
Deferred Tax Assets Net Current Classification [Abstract]              
Current net deferred tax assets included in net deferred tax liabilities         52,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 19,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent  
Net deferred tax liabilities         1,485,853,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 1,670,626,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet  
Foreign deferred tax liabilities         19,800,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings 30,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings  
Net operating loss carryforwards (tax effected)         1,100,000,000ck0000739708_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsTaxEffected    
Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Components [Abstract]              
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards         170,800,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign    
Deferred tax asset foreign other         23,500,000ck0000739708_DeferredTaxAssetForeignOther    
Valuation allowance foreign         156,800,000ck0000739708_ValuationAllowanceForeign    
Deferred tax assets related to stock-based compensation expense included in net deferred tax liabilities         27,100,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost    
Reduction to income tax expense to reflect the net benefits of tax settlements         20,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationInterestExpense 60,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationInterestExpense  
Foreign income before taxes         48,300,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 84,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 94,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Valuation allowance         143,500,000ck0000739708_ValuationAllowanceAmountCurrent    
Effective tax rate (29.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 44.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (14.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 36.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 17.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 43.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 32.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Valuation allowance         327,623,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 183,686,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 16,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued [Abstract]              
Interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits         49,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 50,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Total unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties         178,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 188,900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties recorded in "Other long-term liabilities"         131,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 158,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued  
Noncurrent portion of unrecognized tax benefits netted against deferred tax assets         36,100,000ck0000739708_NoncurrentPortionOfUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNettedAgainstDeferredTaxAssets    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate         100,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 107,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits included in "Accrued Expenses"         11,600,000ck0000739708_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccruedCurrent 500,000ck0000739708_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccruedCurrent  
Income tax settlement inclusive of interest paid to foreign tax agencies           $ 7,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense