COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013 Broadcasting licenses, indefinite lived Broadcasting licenses item	Dec. 31, 2013 Broadcasting licenses, indefinite lived Broadcasting licenses	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum	Jun. 30, 2014 Acquisition of programming rights	Jun. 30, 2014 Transmission and satellite fees	Jun. 30, 2014 Leasehold obligations	Jun. 30, 2014 Network affiliation agreements	Jun. 30, 2014 Cable connections	Jun. 30, 2014 Payments for intellectual rights	Jun. 30, 2014 Other contractual obligations
Purchase Commitments
Through 2014	$ 161,256,000				$ 141,203,000	$ 11,042,000	$ 3,785,000	$ 1,587,000	$ 415,000	$ 1,087,000	$ 2,137,000
2015	108,058,000				66,704,000	23,297,000	7,672,000	3,026,000	439,000	2,300,000	4,620,000
2016	51,285,000				10,250,000	24,054,000	7,883,000	2,029,000		2,426,000	4,643,000
2017	39,043,000					23,095,000	8,178,000	1,790,000		1,702,000	4,278,000
2018	33,204,000					20,098,000	6,760,000	148,000		1,783,000	4,415,000
2019	34,235,000					20,819,000	7,008,000			1,862,000	4,546,000
Total	427,081,000				218,157,000	122,405,000	41,286,000	8,580,000	854,000	11,160,000	24,639,000
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
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%