| Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | ||||||||||
11,547 | 10,787 | 9,687 | 7,826 | 7,245 | 6,866 | 6,478 | 5,819 | 5,383 | 5,063 | 4,181 |
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||
Direct operating expenses | ||||||||||
8,467 | 7,967 | 7,181 | 5,639 | 5,196 | 4,919 | 4,680 | 4,151 | 3,789 | 3,658 | 3,357 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ||||||||||
2,145 | 1,997 | 1,907 | 1,548 | 1,411 | 1,337 | 1,226 | 1,143 | 1,111 | 1,014 | 617 |
Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||
443 | 386 | 372 | 318 | 397 | 368 | 368 | 429 | 343 | 321 | 158 |
Goodwill impairment | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | 134 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 |
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets | ||||||||||
2 | -10 | 0 | -0 | -0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | -0 | -0 | 2 |
Corporate expenses | ||||||||||
168 | 153 | 134 | 125 | 107 | 103 | 94 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 58 |
Acquisition transaction expenses | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 36 |
Operating loss | ||||||||||
324 | 272 | 91 | 194 | 131 | 7 | 139 | -21 | 18 | -63 | -52 |
Interest expense | ||||||||||
157 | 140 | 107 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 111 | 123 | 120 | 116 | 66 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | ||||||||||
- | - | - | -14 | 0 | -0 | -36 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 0 |
Interest income | ||||||||||
14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates | ||||||||||
5 | 2 | 1 | -17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Other expense (income), net | ||||||||||
-2 | -12 | 0 | -10 | -27 | -8 | -2 | -1 | -6 | 4 | -0 |
Loss before income taxes | ||||||||||
185 | 131 | -9 | 48 | 6 | -99 | -5 | -132 | -96 | -188 | -114 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | ||||||||||
66 | 40 | -17 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 30 | 29 | -26 | 15 | 11 |
Loss from continuing operations | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -203 | -126 |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -4 | 76 |
Net loss | ||||||||||
118 | 90 | 7 | 20 | -15 | -104 | -36 | -161 | -70 | -208 | -49 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||
48 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 16 | -13 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 10 |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation | ||||||||||
69 | 60 | -6 | 2 | -32 | -90 | -43 | -163 | -83 | -228 | -60 |
Loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.36 | -1.65 |
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.03 | 0.92 |
Basic and diluted net loss per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation | ||||||||||
-0.02 | -0.09 | -0.48 | -0.23 | -0.33 | -0.49 | -0.23 | -0.88 | -0.46 | -1.39 | -0.73 |
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract] | ||||||||||
Basic and diluted | ||||||||||
210 | 207 | 204 | 202 | 200 | 198 | 193 | 186 | 182 | 164 | - |
Reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders [Abstract] | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation | ||||||||||
69 | 60 | -6 | 2 | -32 | -90 | -43 | -163 | -83 | -228 | -60 |
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||
74 | 77 | 91 | 49 | 33 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Net loss available to common stockholders of Live Nation—basic and diluted | ||||||||||
-4 | -17 | -97 | -47 | -65 | -96 | -43 | - | - | - | - |