COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013 Broadcasting licenses, indefinite lived Broadcasting licenses Item	Dec. 31, 2013 Broadcasting licenses, indefinite lived Broadcasting licenses	Mar. 31, 2014 Broadcasting licenses, indefinite lived Broadcasting licenses	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Acquisition of programming rights	Mar. 31, 2014 Transmission and satellite fees	Mar. 31, 2014 Leasehold obligations	Mar. 31, 2014 Network affiliation agreements	Mar. 31, 2014 Acquisition of format rights	Mar. 31, 2014 Cable connections	Mar. 31, 2014 Payments for intellectual rights	Mar. 31, 2014 Other contractual obligations
Purchase commitments
Through 2014	$ 211,305,000					$ 182,693,000	$ 14,083,000	$ 5,205,000	$ 2,244,000	$ 320,000	$ 1,565,000	$ 1,903,000	$ 3,292,000
2015	78,398,000					43,078,000	17,543,000	7,267,000	2,851,000		414,000	2,684,000	4,561,000
2016	42,534,000					9,106,000	16,705,000	7,503,000	1,913,000			2,832,000	4,475,000
2017	28,230,000						12,379,000	7,783,000	1,687,000			2,240,000	4,141,000
2018	18,562,000						5,396,000	6,403,000	140,000			2,347,000	4,276,000
2019	14,703,000						5,020,000	6,664,000				2,460,000	559,000
Total	393,732,000					234,877,000	71,126,000	40,825,000	8,835,000	320,000	1,979,000	14,466,000	21,304,000
Period of transmission agreements with the Russian television and radio network (RTRS), a transmission provider		10 years
Number of viewers in Russia		141,600,000
Agreement fees payable			1,200,000
Agreement fees payable for 2014				25,000,000
Annual transmission fees per channel after the rollout	26,000,000
Analog-to-digital transmission expenses			$ 24,000,000
Compliance with Licenses terms
Broadcast Licenses term	10 years
Percentage of programming in the Kazakh language during every six-hour slot					50.00%