INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional stations	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Purchase price allocation reclassifications	Nov. 30, 2009 Television station in Ulyanovsk	Dec. 31, 2010 Television station in Ulyanovsk Purchase price allocation reclassifications	Dec. 31, 2009 Television stations in the Russian cities of Ulyanovsk, Cheboksary, Ivanovo and Kirov	Dec. 31, 2010 Television stations in the Russian cities of Ulyanovsk, Cheboksary, Ivanovo and Kirov Purchase price allocation reclassifications	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2009 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2010 Broadcasting licenses	Sep. 30, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Regional stations	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Regional stations	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Purchase price allocation reclassifications	Dec. 31, 2011 Trade names	Dec. 31, 2010 Trade names	Dec. 31, 2011 Trade names DTV Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Cable network connections	Dec. 31, 2010 Cable network connections	Dec. 31, 2011 Network affiliation agreements	Dec. 31, 2010 Network affiliation agreements	Dec. 31, 2011 Other intangible assets	Dec. 31, 2010 Other intangible assets
Intangible assets
Cost - Indefinite-lived intangible assets											$ 159,369		$ 163,783				$ 5,213	$ 16,956
Cost - Finite-lived intangible assets																				46,131	42,245	15,722	20,762	6,538	5,994
Total cost	232,973	249,740
Accumulated amortization	(34,926)	(31,739)																		(17,983)	(12,771)	(13,602)	(16,283)	(3,341)	(2,685)
Reallocation of intangible assets						8,686	1,643	(1,643)	15,205	(6,926)						8,686
Acquired goodwill, assigned or reallocated						6,949
Reallocation of acquired deferred tax liabilities						1,737
Non-cash impairment losses	106,382		18,739	106,382	88,124							18,739			23,558				11,136
Non-cash impairment losses related to intangible assets											23,558	18,739		5,707
Non-cash impairment losses related to intangible assets due to re-branding					11,136
Non-cash impairment losses related to goodwill	71,688				71,688
Amortization expense	10,024	8,266	6,593
Estimated amortization expenses for the next five years
For the year ended December 31, 2012	9,911
For the year ended December 31, 2013	8,227
For the year ended December 31, 2014	7,624
For the year ended December 31, 2015	7,373
For the year ended December 31, 2016 and thereafter	330
Total	$ 33,465