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INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY INVESTEES (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Investments in equity investees    
Total investments and advances to investees $ 3,167us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures $ 5,524us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
CTC-Novosibirsk    
Investments in equity investees    
Ownership interest (as a percent) 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_CTCNovosibirskMember		 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= ctcm_CTCNovosibirskMember
Total investments and advances to investees 3,004us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_CTCNovosibirskMember		 5,340us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_CTCNovosibirskMember
Other television stations    
Investments in equity investees    
Total investments and advances to investees $ 162us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_OtherTelevisionStationsMember		 $ 184us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_OtherTelevisionStationsMember
Other television stations | Minimum    
Investments in equity investees    
Ownership interest (as a percent) 21.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_OtherTelevisionStationsMember		 21.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_OtherTelevisionStationsMember
Other television stations | Maximum    
Investments in equity investees    
Ownership interest (as a percent) 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_OtherTelevisionStationsMember		 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ctcm_OtherTelevisionStationsMember