COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010 sqm	Jun. 30, 2011	Apr. 04, 2011 sqm	Jun. 30, 2011 Programming rights	Jun. 30, 2011 Format rights	Jun. 30, 2011 Transmission and satellite services	Jun. 30, 2011 Cable connections	Oct. 31, 2010 Upgradation of broadcasting equipment	Jun. 30, 2011 Channel 31 Group	Dec. 31, 2010 Channel 31 Group
Purchase commitments
Total commitments					$ 235,112,000	$ 700,000	$ 86,404,000	$ 11,282,000
2011					108,979,000		7,946,000	2,909,000
2012					74,302,000		17,330,000	1,733,000
2013					51,831,000		18,890,000	1,733,000
2014							20,403,000	1,733,000
2015							21,834,000	3,173,000
Costs of upgradation of broadcasting equipment									16,320,000
Outstanding amounts to be paid in the current period									378,000
Operating leases
Terms of operating leases for satellite transponders and office space, low end of range (in years)			1
Terms of operating leases for satellite transponders and office space, high end of range (in years)			11
Area of office space leased (in square meters)		7,000		2,365
Initial term of lease agreements (in years)	10	10
Extendable term of lease agreements (in years)	10	10
Base rent per square meter per annum (in dollars per square meter)		0.481		0.534
Base rent per year		3,367,000		1,263,000
Base rent per square meter per annum for first year of lease agreements (in dollars per square meter)		0.456		0.356
Base rent per year for first year of lease agreements		3,192,000		842,000
Technical costs arising from maintenance, taxes and some supplementary municipal services			640,000
Income Taxes
Accruals for unrecognized income tax benefits and related interest and penalties		5,280,000	5,301,000							3,491,000	3,464,000
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits if the company lost challenge by tax authorities			2,187,000
Potential increase in unrecognized tax benefits that could occur within twelve months			193,000
Unrecognized tax benefit that could significantly change within 12 months due to a lapse of statutory limitation term			2,400,000
Non-Income Taxes
Accruals for contingencies related to non-income taxes		5,023,000	4,941,000
Accruals for contingencies related to non-income taxes related to pre-acquisition operation of the Channel 31 Group		3,589,000	3,617,000
Possible contingences related to non-income taxes, which are not accrued			$ 650,000
Broadcast Licenses
Renewal period of broadcasting licenses and other operating licenses (in years)			5
Extension period of broadcasting licenses and other operating licenses (in years)			10
Minimum percentage of programming in the Kazakh language during every six-hour slot (as a percent)			50.00%