GOODWILL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended													12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Purchase price allocation reclassifications	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses 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 CTC Network	Dec. 31, 2010 CTC Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2010 Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2010 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2011 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2010 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Domashny Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2010 Domashny Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 CIS Group	Dec. 31, 2010 CIS Group	Dec. 31, 2009 CIS Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Production Group	Dec. 31, 2010 Production Group
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	$ 244,824	$ 233,042							$ 46,951	$ 41,698	$ 17,002	$ 17,133	$ 136,775	$ 136,439	$ 2,089	$ 2,105	$ 9,832	$ 9,853	$ 99	$ 99	$ 99	$ 32,076	$ 25,715
Goodwill acquired	4,109	13,507							4,109	5,571				1,378									6,558
Impairment loss	(71,688)												(71,688)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(12,870)	(1,725)							(2,210)	(318)	(908)	(131)	(7,404)	(1,042)	(112)	(16)	(523)	(21)				(1,713)	(197)
Goodwill at the end of the period	164,375	244,824							48,850	46,951	16,094	17,002	57,683	136,775	1,977	2,089	9,309	9,832	99	99	99	30,363	32,076
Reallocation of intangible assets			8,686	8,686	1,643	(1,643)	15,205	(6,926)
Acquired goodwill, assigned or reallocated			6,949
Reallocation of acquired deferred tax liabilities			1,737
Accumulated impairment losses against goodwill																			$ 58,189	$ 58,189	$ 58,189