CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
REVENUES:
Advertising	$ 180,669	$ 163,105
Sublicensing and own production revenue	9,241	1,862
Other revenue	1,210	574
Total operating revenues	191,120	165,541
EXPENSES:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost, shown below; exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $3,194 and $4,111 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively; and exclusive of stock-based compensation of $2,029 and $933 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively)	(11,859)	(10,710)
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $742 and $1,046 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively; and exclusive of stock-based compensation of $4,190 and $1,978 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively)	(42,728)	(37,696)
Stock-based compensation expense	(2,911)	(6,219)
Amortization of programming rights	(75,759)	(70,738)
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	(2,735)	(314)
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(5,157)	(3,936)
Total operating expenses	(141,149)	(129,613)
OPERATING INCOME	49,971	35,928
FOREIGN CURRENCY (LOSSES) GAINS	(1,404)	1,133
INTEREST INCOME	2,129	1,486
INTEREST EXPENSE	(201)	(100)
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME (LOSS), net	229	(27)
EQUITY IN INCOME OF INVESTEE COMPANIES	159	177
Income before income tax	50,883	38,597
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(17,271)	(14,903)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	33,612	23,694
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	(990)	(902)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CTC MEDIA, INC. STOCKHOLDERS	$ 32,622	$ 22,792
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.15
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	157,495,591	157,001,909
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	157,805,484	158,002,195
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.16