IMPAIRMENT LOSS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Item	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 25, 2013	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2012 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2012 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcasting licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2012 Peretz Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2012 Peretz Television Station Group Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Television Station Group Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2012 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2010 Peretz Network	Dec. 31, 2012 Peretz Network Umbrella license	Dec. 31, 2011 Peretz Network Umbrella license	Dec. 31, 2011 DTV Network Trade names	Dec. 31, 2012 CTC	Dec. 31, 2012 CTC Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 CTC Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2012 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2010 CTC Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2012 Domashny	Dec. 31, 2012 Domashny Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Domashny Regional licenses	Dec. 31, 2012 Domashny Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Domashny Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2010 Domashny Television Station Group	Dec. 31, 2012 Channel 31 analog	Dec. 31, 2012 Production Group	Dec. 31, 2011 Production Group	Dec. 31, 2010 Production Group
Impairment loss
Non-cash impairment losses related to intangible assets								$ 18,258				$ 5,582					$ 5,300				$ 7,278						$ 5,398
Non-cash impairment losses related to intangible assets						82,503	23,558				21,192					22,603		11,136		19,523						16,224					2,961
Impairment loss related to goodwill		71,688											71,688
Total impairment losses	82,503	106,382			82,503				43,795	10,882			82,824									19,523	7,278					16,224	5,398
Income tax effect:	(16,501)	(6,939)
Total effect on consolidated net income	66,002	99,443																11,136
Carrying amount of goodwill	177,950	165,566		244,824									58,258	62,075	136,775				55,551			2,095	1,977	2,089	28,039			9,867	9,309	9,832		32,186	30,363	32,076
Number of Russian networks taking part in tender for second multiplex	18
Number of channels selected for inclusion in the second multiplex	10
Percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value of reporting unit						10.00%
The number of company networks	3
Net Book Value after Impairment losses	762,926
Market capitalization after impairment charges	$ 1,230,490		$ 1,529,414
Decrease in fair value of goodwill required to perform step-two of the quantitative impairment assessment (as a percent)																																20.00%