SEC Comment Letter for Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) (CIK 0001335258) (LYV) — Jun 11, 2019
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) (CIK 0001335258)
Date: June 11, 2019 · CIK: 0001335258 · Accession: 0000000000-19-009690
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June 11, 2019
Kathy Willard
Chief Financial Officer
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
9348 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Re:Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 2018
Filed February 28, 2019
Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2019
Filed May 2, 2019
File No. 001-32601
Dear Ms. Willard:
We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related
disclosures and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to
provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to these comments within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our
comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note 3. Leases, page 11
1.We note that in your disclosure of the significant components of operating lease expense
on page 12, you disclose a combined amount for variable and short-term lease costs.
Please provide us with your basis for this presentation and tell us the consideration your
gave to ASC 842-20-50-4.
In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the
accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or
absence of action by the staff.
FirstName LastNameKathy Willard
Comapany NameLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.
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FirstName LastName
Kathy Willard
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
June 11, 2019
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You may contact Beverly Singleton at (202) 551-3328 or Claire Erlanger at (202) 551-
3301 with any questions.
Sincerely,
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