BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 9)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Local state pension and/or social funds Kazakhstan	Dec. 31, 2011 Social, medical and pension funds Russia	Dec. 31, 2010 Social, medical and pension funds Russia	Dec. 31, 2012 Social, medical and pension funds Russia Mass media industry	Dec. 31, 2011 Social, medical and pension funds Russia Mass media industry	Dec. 31, 2012 Social, medical and pension funds Kazakhstan	Dec. 31, 2012 Social insurance contributions Kazakhstan
Pension contributions
Employer's contribution to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation		34.00%	26.00%	27.00%	26.00%	11.00%	5.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2013 to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation				28.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2014 to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation				30.00%
Employer's required contribution in 2015 and thereafter to government pension plans as a percentage of employee's gross annual compensation				34.00%
Required withholding percentage	10.00%