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INCOME TAX (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
INCOME TAX (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Carrying amount of assets/ reporting units
Carrying amount of assets for which hypothetical 10% decrease in the fair value of each asset/reporting unit would have resulted in additional impairment	$ 185,047,000		$ 185,047,000
Carrying amount of assets for which hypothetical 15% decrease in the fair value of each asset/reporting unit would have resulted in additional impairment	248,635,000		248,635,000
Estimated impairment charge
Estimated impairment charge if hypothetical decrease in advertising market growth forecast is lower by 5 percentage points			30,351,000
Estimated impairment charge if hypothetical decrease in advertising market growth forecast is lower by 10 percentage points			75,846,000
Estimated Impairment Charge if Hypothetical Decrease in Advertising Market Growth Forecast is Lower by Fifteen Percentage Points			120,390,000
Cost of capital assumption used in the analysis of impairment tests, low end of range (as a percent)			13.40%		13.50%
Cost of capital assumption used in the analysis of impairment tests, high end of range (as a percent)			17.70%		18.40%
Estimated impairment charge if cost of capital is higher by 3 percentage points			53,444,000
Russian statutory income tax rate (as a percent)			20.00%		20.00%
Kazhakh statutory income tax rate (as a percent)			20.00%		20.00%
Russian withholding tax under the Treaty, on dividends distributed to CTC Media, Inc. (as a percent)			5.00%
Russian withholding tax on dividends distributed within the country (as a percent)			9.00%
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	43.00%	35.00%	39.00%	35.00%
Impairment loss	16,843,000		16,843,000
Decrease in income tax expense			$ 3,400,000
Effective income tax rate, net of impairment loss and change in income tax rate effects (as a percent)	35.00%		37.00%