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	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	$ 135,276us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 177,950us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill acquired	4,243us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Impairment loss related to goodwill	29,356us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	29,869us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(56,536)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(12,805)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Goodwill at the end of the period	53,627us-gaap_Goodwill	135,276us-gaap_Goodwill	53,627us-gaap_Goodwill
Production Unit
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period		32,186
Goodwill acquired	4,243
Impairment loss related to goodwill		29,869
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2,317)
Goodwill at the end of the period	4,243		4,243
CTC Channel
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	51,551	55,551
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(21,557)	(4,000)
Goodwill at the end of the period	29,994	51,551	29,994
Domashny Channel
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	26,017	28,039
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(10,884)	(2,022)
Goodwill at the end of the period	15,133	26,017	15,133
Peretz
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	57,609	62,075
Impairment loss related to goodwill	29,356		29,356
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(24,095)	(4,466)
Goodwill at the end of the period	4,158	57,609	4,158
Channel 31
Changes in goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period				99
Goodwill at the end of the period	99	99	99	99
Accumulated impairment losses against goodwill		$ 58,189		$ 58,189	$ 58,189