Property, Plant and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Land, buildings and improvements	$	698,642	$	731,925
Structures		2,961,735		2,999,582
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment		457,517		453,044
Furniture and other equipment		544,002		536,255
Construction in progress		68,030		95,671
		4,729,926		4,816,477
Less: accumulated depreciation		2,144,136		2,117,413
Other property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,585,790	$	2,699,064

The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(In thousands)	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Land, buildings and improvements	$	731,925	$	723,268
Structures		2,999,582		3,021,152
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment		453,044		440,612
Furniture and other equipment		536,255		473,995
Construction in progress		95,671		123,814
		4,816,477		4,782,841
Less: accumulated depreciation		2,117,413		1,885,211
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,699,064	$	2,897,630

Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	666,821	$	(445,797	)	$	716,723	$	(476,523	)
Customer / advertiser relationships		1,222,518		(800,930	)		1,222,518		(765,596	)
Talent contracts		319,384		(231,083	)		319,384		(223,936	)
Representation contracts		240,017		(211,229	)		238,313		(206,338	)
Permanent easements		171,238		—			171,271		-
Other		388,247		(177,705	)		388,160		(177,249	)
Total	$	3,008,225	$	(1,866,744	)	$	3,056,369	$	(1,849,642	)

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	716,723		$(476,523)	$	777,521		$(464,548)
Customer / advertiser relationships		1,222,518		(765,596)		1,212,745		(645,988)
Talent contracts		319,384		(223,936)		319,617		(195,403)
Representation contracts		238,313		(206,338)		252,961		(200,058)
Permanent easements		171,271		-		173,753		-
Other		388,160		(177,249)		387,405		(151,459)
Total	$	3,056,369		$(1,849,642)	$	3,124,002		$(1,657,456)

Schedule Of Future Amortization Expenses

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible assets:

(In thousands)
2016	$	222,529
2017		199,136
2018		126,019
2019		41,451
2020		35,217

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible assets:

(In thousands)
2015	$	236,019
2016		219,485
2017		197,061
2018		127,730
2019		42,274

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments:

(In thousands)	iHM		Americas Outdoor Advertising		International   Outdoor Advertising		Other		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	3,234,807	$	585,227	$	264,907	$	117,246	$	4,202,187
Acquisitions		17,900		-		-		299		18,199
Foreign currency		-		(653)		(32,369)		-		(33,022)
Other		60		-		-		-		60
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	3,252,767	$	584,574	$	232,538	$	117,545	$	4,187,424
Acquisitions		-		-		-		-		-
Foreign currency		-		(167)		(16,625)		-		(16,792)
Other		-		-		-		-		-
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	3,252,767	$	584,407	$	215,913	$	117,545	$	4,170,632

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments:

(In thousands)	iHM		Americas Outdoor Advertising		International      Outdoor Advertising		Other		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	3,236,688	$	585,307	$	276,941	$	117,149	$	4,216,085
Impairment		-		-		(10,684)		-		(10,684)
Acquisitions		-		-		-		97		97
Dispositions		-		-		(456)		-		(456)
Foreign currency		-		(80)		(894)		-		(974)
Other		(1,881)		-		-		-		(1,881)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	3,234,807	$	585,227	$	264,907	$	117,246	$	4,202,187
Acquisitions		17,900		-		-		299		18,199
Foreign currency		-		(653)		(32,369)		-		(33,022)
Other		60		-		-		-		60
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	3,252,767	$	584,574	$	232,538	$	117,545	$	4,187,424