INCOME TAX (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
INCOME TAX
Russian withholding tax under the Treaty, on dividends distributed to CTC Media, Inc. (as a percent)			5.00%
Russian withholding tax on dividends distributed within the country (as a percent)			9.00%
Maximum percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary which Russian companies are required to hold to qualify for withholding tax exemption			50.00%
Minimum percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary which Russian companies are required to hold to qualify for withholding tax exemption			50.00%
Maximum period for which Russian companies are required to hold ownership interest in subsidiary to qualify for withholding tax exemption			365 days
Russian statutory income tax rate (as a percent)			20.00%		20.00%
Kazakh statutory income tax rate (as a percent)			20.00%		20.00%
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	31.00%	30.00%	31.00%	34.00%