IMPAIRMENT LOSS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009	Feb. 23, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum	Dec. 31, 2010 Minimum	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum	Dec. 31, 2010 Maximum	Dec. 31, 2011 10 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 15 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 5 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 3 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network	Sep. 30, 2011 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2010 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2009 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network 10 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network 15 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network 5 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network 3 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2009 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2010 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2010 Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2009 Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional stations	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2009 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2010 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Minimum	Dec. 31, 2010 Broadcasting licenses Minimum	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Maximum	Dec. 31, 2010 Broadcasting licenses Maximum	Sep. 30, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Regional stations	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses Regional stations	Sep. 30, 2011 Umbrella licensing	Dec. 31, 2010 Umbrella licensing	Dec. 31, 2011 Umbrella licensing Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Umbrella licensing Peretz Network 10 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Umbrella licensing Peretz Network 15 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Umbrella licensing Peretz Network 5 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Umbrella licensing Peretz Network 3 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Peretz Network 10 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Peretz Network 15 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Peretz Network 5 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Peretz Network 3 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2009 Regional licensing CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing CTC Television Station Group 10 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing CTC Television Station Group 15 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing CTC Television Station Group 5 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing CTC Television Station Group 3 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2009 Regional licensing Domashny Network	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Domashny Network 10 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Domashny Network 15 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Domashny Network 5 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licensing Domashny Network 3 pp	Dec. 31, 2011 Trade names	Dec. 31, 2010 Trade names	Dec. 31, 2011 Trade names DTV Network
Impairment loss
Non-cash impairment losses related to intangible assets																												$ 23,558	$ 18,739						$ 5,707				$ 5,300				$ 16,065	$ 5,582				$ 4,706	$ 7,278	$ 17,015				$ 4,768	$ 5,398	$ 1,724				$ 3,613
Impairment loss related to goodwill	71,688												71,688							23,281
Total impairment losses	106,382	18,739										52,433
Income tax effect:	(6,939)	(3,748)
Total effect on consolidated net income:	106,382	18,739											88,124								7,278	17,015					106,382		18,739							23,558								23,558																			11,136
Additional impairment losses													71,688																							12,550			5,300
Percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value of reporting unit														5.00%	33.00%
Percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value of broadcasting umbrella license																																					15.00%	24.00%
Percentage of hypothetical decrease in the forecasted total advertising market to evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations on impairment analysis									10.00%	15.00%	5.00%
Carrying amount of intangible assets																												159,369		163,783										48,136	48,136				22,058	22,058					18,762	18,762					17,496	17,496			5,213	16,956
Carrying amount of goodwill	164,375	233,042		244,824									57,683		136,775	136,439	58,453	58,453			1,977	2,105	2,089	16,094	17,002	17,133
Total									164,905	164,905
Net Book Value after Impairment losses	697,208
Market capitalization after impairment charges	1,379,697		1,530,724
Additional impairment loss related to intangible assets																																								13,100		6,575			2,605		1,087				2,628		1,453				1,909		998
Estimated impairment charge of broadcasting umbrella license expected to be recognized, if the forecasted audience share is lower by 10 percent																																								11,667
Additional impairment loss related to goodwill																	17,067		9,533
Estimated impairment charge of goodwill expected to be recognized, if the forecasted audience share were lower by 10 percent																	21,176
Total effect on consolidated net income:									$ 37,309		$ 19,646
Cost of capital assumption used in the analysis of impairment tests (as a percent)					13.40%	13.50%	17.70%	18.40%																							13.40%	13.50%	17.70%	18.40%