INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010 Television stations in Achinsk, St. Petersburg, Perm, Archangelsk and Severodvinsk Item	Dec. 31, 2010 Television stations in Kazan, ZAO Variant	Dec. 31, 2010 Kazakh radio station	Dec. 31, 2012 Television station in Bratsk	Dec. 31, 2010 Television stations in Belgorod and television stations broadcasting in Balakovo, Severodvinsk, Pervouralsk and Novocherkassk	Dec. 31, 2012 Television station in Belgorod	Dec. 31, 2011 Television stations in Tomsk, Samara region, Omsk, Orenburg and broadcasting in Balakovo, Severodvinsk, Pervouralsk and Novocherkassk	Dec. 31, 2011 Television stations in Tomsk, Samara region, Omsk and Orenburg	Dec. 31, 2011 Television stations broadcasting in Balakovo, Severodvinsk, Pervouralsk and Novocherkassk	Dec. 31, 2012 Television station in Bratsk and Belgorod	Dec. 31, 2012 Television stations in Rubtsovsk, Bereznyaki, Kiselevsk and Zlatoust
Acquisitions
Percentage interest acquired	100.00%			100.00%	10.00%	90.00%		100.00%	90.00%
Number of television stations acquired	6
Total cash consideration	$ 10,611				$ 358		$ 21,746				$ 3,998
Indebtedness assumed	7,644
Purchase price assigned to broadcasting licenses	13,600						28,299			2,575
Acquired goodwill, assigned or reallocated	6,949						5,300			2,476
Percentage interest acquired		48.00%									100.00%
Total cash consideration		1,508
Percentage interest sold			100.00%
Total cash consideration received			2,026
Deferred tax liabilities							5,660
Bargain gain from purchase							3,742
Fair value assigned to noncontrolling interest							$ 342