Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	iHeartCommunications, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000739708
Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Fiscal Year End	--12-31
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	500,000,000
Trading Symbol	0000739708
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	500,000,000