BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 8)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Russia \| Mass media industry
Pension contributions
Employer's required contribution in the current year to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	26.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2012 to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	27.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2013 to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	28.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2014 to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	30.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2015 and thereafter to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	34.00%
Local state pension and/or social funds \| Russia \| Previous Regressive Rate under 2010 Unified Social Tax (UST) \| Maximum
Pension contributions
Employer's contribution to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	26.00%
Local state pension and/or social funds \| Russia \| Previous Regressive Rate under 2010 Unified Social Tax (UST) \| Minimum
Pension contributions
Employer's contribution to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	2.00%
Local state pension and/or social funds \| Kazakhstan
Pension contributions
Employer's contribution to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	11.00%
Required withholding percentage	10.00%
Social, medical and pension funds \| Russia
Pension contributions
Employer's required contribution in the current year to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	34.00%
Social, medical and pension funds \| Russia \| Replacement Flat Rate
Pension contributions
Employer's required contribution in the current year to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation	26.00%
Social insurance contributions \| Kazakhstan
Pension contributions
Required withholding percentage	5.00%

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Represents the employer's contribution expressed as a percentage of the employee's eligible compensation.

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Represents the employer's contribution expressed as a percentage of the employee's eligible compensation in the current year.

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Represents the required employer's contribution expressed as a percentage of the employee's eligible compensation in the fifth and following years following the balance sheet date.

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Represents the required employer's contribution expressed as a percentage of the employee's eligible compensation in the fourth year following the balance sheet date.

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Represents the required employer's contribution expressed as a percentage of the employee's eligible compensation in the third year following the balance sheet date.

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Required percentage of the gross salaries of local employees that the employer is required to withhold and remit on behalf of the employee to government pension funds.

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