INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INCOME TAXES

Components of income (loss) before income taxes

	2010			2011			2012
Pretax income (loss):
Domestic	$	(10,145	)	$	(31,892	)	$	(12,557	)
Foreign		227,211			168,811			177,246
	$	217,066		$	136,919		$	164,689

Schedule of significant components of the provision for income taxes

	2010			2011			2012
Domestic—current	$	(1,938	)	$	(17,753	)	$	(7,047	)
Foreign—current		(62,648	)		(59,140	)		(58,568	)
Domestic—deferred		(3,256	)		(10,315	)		(20,325	)
Foreign—deferred		1,808			10,805			21,067
	$	(66,034	)	$	(76,403	)	$	(64,873	)

Reconciliation of the US statutory federal tax rate of 35% to the Company's effective tax rate

	2010			2011			2012
Income tax expense at US statutory rates (35%)	$	(75,973	)	$	(47,922	)	$	(57,642	)
Non-deductible expenses (stock-based compensation)		(11,902	)		(6,411	)		(1,673	)
Reversals of tax contingencies non-deductible for income tax purposes		1,806			1,075			1,956
Previously unrecognised foreign tax credit		6,094			871			4,680
Different foreign tax rates		13,072			(793	)		(12,375	)
Effect of impairment loss (non-deductible assets)		—			(25,091	)		—
Other permanent differences		869			1,868			181
Income tax expense	$	(66,034	)	$	(76,403	)	$	(64,873	)

Summary the major components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2011			2012
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Net operating losses and tax loss carry forwards	$	551		$	588
Foreign tax credits		—			—
Programming rights		48,234			55,646
Valuation allowance		(531	)		(588	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	48,254			55,646
Intangible assets		(35,804	)		(21,933	)
Property and equipment		(2,644	)		(1,665	)
Unremitted earnings of Russian subsidiaries		(12,540	)		(39,007	)
Other deferred tax liabilities		(177	)		(65	)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(51,165	)	$	(62,670	)

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to different tax paying components in different tax jurisdictions

	2011			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Domestic tax component	$	—		$	—
Foreign tax component		48,785			56,234
Valuation allowance		(531	)		(588	)
Total deferred tax assets	$	48,254		$	55,646
Deferred tax liabilities:
Domestic tax component	$	(12,370	)	$	(39,007	)
Foreign tax component		(38,795	)		(23,663	)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(51,165	)	$	(62,670	)