CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
REVENUES:
Advertising (Note 2)	$ 775,806	$ 747,451	$ 562,102
Sublicensing revenue	23,706	15,836	37,931
Other revenue	5,434	3,073	1,252
Total operating revenues	804,946	766,360	601,285
EXPENSES:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of programming expenses, shown below; exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $11,502, $13,201 and $20,393 in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively; and exclusive of stock-based compensation expense of $10,586, $6,242 and $763 in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively)	(45,357)	(43,684)	(37,547)
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation and amortization $2,234, $4,448 and $3,625 in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively; exclusive of stock-based compensation expense of $23,419, $12,076 and $4,016 in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively)	(181,266)	(165,176)	(69,849)
Stock-based compensation expense	(4,779)	(18,318)	(34,005)
Programming expenses	(317,136)	(292,466)	(239,030)
Depreciation and amortization	(24,018)	(17,649)	(13,736)
Impairment loss (Notes 2 and 10)	(82,503)	(106,382)
Total operating expenses	(655,059)	(643,675)	(394,167)
OPERATING INCOME	149,887	122,685	207,118
FOREIGN CURRENCY GAINS	1,762	2,034	1,820
INTEREST INCOME	9,522	7,222	6,018
INTEREST EXPENSE	(749)	(542)	(1,169)
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME, net	2,852	4,667	2,789
EQUITY IN INCOME OF INVESTEE COMPANIES	1,415	853	490
Income before income tax	164,689	136,919	217,066
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(64,873)	(76,403)	(66,034)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	99,816	60,516	151,032
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	(6,753)	(7,398)	(5,301)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CTC MEDIA, INC. STOCKHOLDERS	$ 93,063	$ 53,118	$ 145,731
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.34	$ 0.94
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.34	$ 0.93
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	157,995,346	157,224,782	155,576,658
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	158,062,250	158,011,659	156,092,038
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.82	$ 0.51