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GOODWILL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
GOODWILL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 CTC Network	Sep. 30, 2011 Domashny Network	Sep. 30, 2011 DTV Network	Sep. 30, 2011 CTC Television Station Group	Sep. 30, 2011 Domashny Television Station Group	Sep. 30, 2011 CIS Group	Dec. 31, 2010 CIS Group	Sep. 30, 2011 Production Group	Sep. 30, 2010 Regional stations broadcasting in Tomsk, Samara region, Omsk and Orenburg
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	$ 237,875	$ 41,380	$ 17,002	$ 135,397	$ 2,089	$ 9,832	$ 99	$ 99	$ 32,076
Goodwill acquired	3,038	3,038
Finalization of purchase price allocation	6,949	5,571		1,378						6,949
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,206)	(1,890)	(746)	(5,939)	(92)	(431)			(2,108)
Goodwill at the end of the period	236,656	48,099	16,256	130,836	1,997	9,401	99	99	29,968
Finalization of purchase price allocation - broadcasting licenses										8,686
Finalization of purchase price allocation - deferred tax liability										1,737
Accumulated impairment losses against goodwill							$ 58,189