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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
Schedule of carrying values of indefinite lived intangible assets
 
  Carrying amount of assets, as of
September 30, 2011, for which
hypothetical 10% and 15% decrease
in the fair value of each asset/
reporting unit would have resulted in
additional impairment:
 
 
  10%   15%  

Broadcasting licenses:

             

DTV umbrella license

  $   $ 53,974  

DTV regional licenses

    23,386     23,386  

CTC regional licenses

    21,794     26,601  

HTV regional licenses

    9,031     13,838  

DTV Network's goodwill:

   
130,836
   
130,836
 
           

Total

  $ 185,047   $ 248,635  
           
Schedule of estimated impairment charge on indefinite lived intangible assets

 

 
  Impairment charge that could
be recorded if 2012
advertising market growth
forecast is lower by:
 
 
  5 pp   10 pp   15 pp  

Broadcasting licenses*:

                   

DTV umbrella license

  $ 4,498   $ 17,122   $ 29,746  

CTC regional licenses

    1,276     4,000     5,329  

HTV regional licenses

    533     1,072     1,806  

DTV regional licenses

    1,038     2,063     3,338  

DTV Network's goodwill:

   
23,006
   
51,589
   
80,171
 
               

Total

  $ 30,351   $ 75,846   $ 120,390  
               

*
pre-tax effect
Schedule of estimated impairment charge on indefinite lived intangible assets based on cost of capital assumptions
 
  Impairment charge
that could be
recorded if cost of
capital is higher
by 3 pp
 

Broadcasting licenses*:

       

DTV umbrella license

  $ 8,060  

CTC regional licenses

    5,302  

HTV regional licenses

    2,625  

DTV regional licenses

    4,981  

DTV Network's goodwill:

   
32,476
 
       

Total

  $ 53,444  
       

*
pre-tax effect