| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents the results of operations for our reportable segments for the years ending December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Concerts | | Ticketing | | Sponsorship
& Advertising | | | | Other & Eliminations | | Corporate | | Consolidated | | | (in thousands) | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenue | $ | 19,024,302 | | $ | 2,988,685 | | $ | 1,195,019 | | | | $ | (52,381) | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,155,625 | | | % of Consolidated Revenue | 82.2% | | 12.9% | | 5.2% | | | | (0.3)% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other Segment Items | 18,494,554 | | 1,865,097 | | 431,242 | | | | (24,121) | | 242,955 | | | 21,009,727 | | | AOI | $ | 529,748 | | $ | 1,123,588 | | $ | 763,777 | | | | $ | (28,260) | | $ | (242,955) | | | $ | 2,145,898 | | | Intersegment revenue | $ | 29,633 | | $ | 22,220 | | $ | 528 | | | | $ | (52,381) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | Capital expenditures | $ | 491,691 | | $ | 87,925 | | $ | 24,507 | | | | $ | — | | $ | 33,508 | | | $ | 637,631 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenue (1) | $ | 18,740,913 | | $ | 2,959,477 | | $ | 1,095,217 | | | | $ | (69,290) | | $ | — | | | $ | 22,726,317 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | % of Consolidated Revenue | 82.5% | | 13.0% | | 4.8% | | | | (0.3)% | | | | | | Other Segment Items | 18,420,516 | | 1,819,344 | | 420,080 | | | | (29,716) | | 214,974 | | | 20,845,198 | | AOI (2) | $ | 320,397 | | $ | 1,140,133 | | $ | 675,137 | | | | $ | (39,574) | | $ | (214,974) | | | $ | 1,881,119 | | | Intersegment revenue | $ | 17,773 | | $ | 51,517 | | $ | — | | | | $ | (69,290) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Capital expenditures | $ | 346,392 | | $ | 68,991 | | $ | 18,250 | | | | $ | — | | $ | 35,118 | | | $ | 468,751 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenue | $ | 13,494,100 | | $ | 2,238,618 | | $ | 968,146 | | | | $ | (19,610) | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,681,254 | | | % of Consolidated Revenue | 80.9% | | 13.4% | | 5.8% | | | | (0.1)% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other Segment Items | 13,319,260 | | 1,425,904 | | 376,174 | | | | (5,061) | | 167,882 | | | 15,284,159 | | AOI (2) | $ | 174,840 | | $ | 812,714 | | $ | 591,972 | | | | $ | (14,549) | | $ | (167,882) | | | $ | 1,397,095 | | | Intersegment revenue | $ | 12,821 | | $ | 8,643 | | $ | — | | | | $ | (21,464) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | Capital expenditures | $ | 277,133 | | $ | 70,739 | | $ | 19,383 | | | | $ | (17) | | $ | 9,680 | | | $ | 376,918 | |
___________________ | | | | | | (1) | Prior period revenue was revised as further discussed in Note 2 – Correction of Errors in Previously Reported Consolidated Financial Statements. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the revision decreased our Concerts segment revenue by $22.8 million. | (2) | Prior period AOI was revised as further discussed in Note 2 – Correction of Errors in Previously Reported Consolidated Financial Statements. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the revision decreased our Concerts segment AOI by $5.1 million and increased AOI by $5.1 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the revision increased our Ticketing segment AOI by $23.8 million and decreased AOI by $15.2 million, respectively. |
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| Reconciliation of AOI to Operating Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] |
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of consolidated AOI to operating income for the for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | | (in thousands) | AOI (1) | $ | 2,145,898 | | | $ | 1,881,119 | | | $ | 1,397,095 | | | | | | | | | Acquisition expenses | 128,513 | | | 93,664 | | | 68,078 | | | Amortization of non-recoupable ticketing contract advance | 88,717 | | | 83,693 | | | 79,043 | | | Depreciation and amortization | 549,923 | | | 516,797 | | | 449,976 | | | Gain on sale of operating assets | (11,015) | | | (13,927) | | | (32,082) | | | Astroworld estimated loss contingencies | 454,902 | | | — | | | — | | | Stock-based compensation expense | 110,348 | | | 115,959 | | | 110,049 | | Operating income (1) | $ | 824,510 | | | $ | 1,084,933 | | | $ | 722,031 | |
___________________ (1) For the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the revision increased our AOI and operating income by $18.7 million for 2023 and decreased our AOI and operating income by $10.1 million for 2022, respectively. See further discussion in Note 2 – Correction of Errors in Previously Reported Consolidated Financial Statements.
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