SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011 segment	Dec. 31, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Number of business segments		8
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	$ 191,120,000	$ 165,541,000
Operating income / (loss)	49,971,000	35,928,000
Identifiable assets	983,556,000	1,055,438,000	893,101,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(5,157,000)	(3,936,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(75,759,000)	(70,738,000)
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	(2,735,000)	(314,000)
Business segment results
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	190,277,000	165,355,000
Intersegment revenue	8,235,000	3,907,000
Operating income / (loss)	54,697,000	44,251,000
Identifiable assets	1,419,905,000	1,413,196,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(5,105,000)	(3,856,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(76,869,000)	(72,577,000)
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	(8,598,000)	(2,174,000)
CTC Network
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	124,633,000	108,293,000
Intersegment revenue	75,000	130,000
Operating income / (loss)	40,799,000	33,036,000
Identifiable assets	884,979,000	792,937,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(1,429,000)	(571,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(53,538,000)	(52,611,000)
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	(2,735,000)	(426,000)
Domashny Network
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	22,876,000	19,748,000
Intersegment revenue	9,000	3,000
Operating income / (loss)	2,062,000	3,158,000
Identifiable assets	85,544,000	64,092,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(359,000)	(224,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(12,752,000)	(9,914,000)
Peretz Network
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	15,680,000	12,671,000
Operating income / (loss)	1,935,000	(435,000)
Identifiable assets	106,188,000	193,561,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(776,000)	(744,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(7,499,000)	(8,114,000)
CTC Television Station Group
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	17,793,000	17,859,000
Intersegment revenue	400,000	468,000
Operating income / (loss)	10,649,000	10,716,000
Identifiable assets	96,238,000	108,068,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(495,000)	(551,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(84,000)	(86,000)
Domashny Television Station Group
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	3,485,000	2,629,000
Intersegment revenue	1,013,000	710,000
Operating income / (loss)	1,287,000	438,000
Identifiable assets	60,013,000	55,572,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(711,000)	(427,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(1,000)	(1,000)
Peretz Television Station Group
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	1,469,000	1,054,000
Intersegment revenue	552,000	383,000
Operating income / (loss)	(1,203,000)	(1,750,000)
Identifiable assets	113,083,000	124,655,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(1,211,000)	(1,164,000)
Amortization of programming rights		(1,000)
CIS Group
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	4,308,000	3,079,000
Operating income / (loss)	(254,000)	(359,000)
Identifiable assets	23,944,000	23,902,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(117,000)	(152,000)
Amortization of programming rights	(2,995,000)	(1,850,000)
Production Group
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	33,000	22,000
Intersegment revenue	6,186,000	2,213,000
Operating income / (loss)	(578,000)	(553,000)
Identifiable assets	49,916,000	50,409,000
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(7,000)	(23,000)
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	(5,863,000)	(1,748,000)
Eliminations and other
Segment information
Operating revenue from external customers	843,000	186,000
Intersegment revenue	(8,235,000)	(3,907,000)
Operating income / (loss)	(4,726,000)	(8,323,000)
Identifiable assets	(436,349,000)	(357,758,000)
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights, sublicensing rights and own production cost)	(52,000)	(80,000)
Amortization of programming rights	1,110,000	1,839,000
Amortization of sublicensing rights and own production cost	$ 5,863,000	$ 1,860,000