CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
REVENUES:
Advertising (Note 2)	$ 806,499	$ 775,806	$ 747,451
Sublicensing and other revenues (including revenue from related parties of $265, $514 and $719 in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively)	25,604	29,140	18,909
Total operating revenues	832,103	804,946	766,360
EXPENSES:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of programming expenses, shown below; exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $13,201, $20,393 and $29,024 in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively; and exclusive of stock-based compensation expense of $6,242, $763 and $846 in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively)	(46,658)	(45,357)	(43,684)
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation and amortization $4,448, $3,625 and $4,092 in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively; exclusive of stock-based compensation expense of $12,076, $4,016 and $988 in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively)	(174,224)	(181,266)	(165,176)
Stock-based compensation expense	(1,834)	(4,779)	(18,318)
Programming expenses	(338,703)	(317,136)	(292,466)
Depreciation and amortization	(33,116)	(24,018)	(17,649)
Impairment loss (Notes 2 and 10)	(29,869)	(82,503)	(106,382)
Total operating expenses	(624,404)	(655,059)	(643,675)
OPERATING INCOME	207,699	149,887	122,685
FOREIGN CURRENCY GAINS	1,658	1,762	2,034
INTEREST INCOME (including interest income from related parties of $1,629, nil and nil in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively)	11,615	9,522	7,222
INTEREST EXPENSE (including interest expense from related parties of $109, nil and nil in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively	(768)	(749)	(542)
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME, net	26	2,852	4,667
EQUITY IN INCOME OF INVESTEE COMPANIES	1,266	1,415	853
Income before income tax	221,496	164,689	136,919
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(61,335)	(64,873)	(76,403)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	160,161	99,816	60,516
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	(7,821)	(6,753)	(7,398)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CTC MEDIA, INC. STOCKHOLDERS	$ 152,340	$ 93,063	$ 53,118
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.97	$ 0.59	$ 0.34
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.97	$ 0.59	$ 0.34
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	156,889,533	157,995,346	157,224,782
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	156,932,452	158,062,250	158,011,659
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.52	$ 0.82