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INCOME TAX (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Russian withholding tax under the Treaty, on dividends distributed to CTC Media, Inc. (as a percent) 5.00%ctcm_RussianWithholdingTaxRateOnDividendsDistributedOutsideCountryOfDomicileAgreedUnderTreaty    
Russian withholding tax on dividends distributed within the country (as a percent) 0.00%ctcm_RussianWithholdingTaxRateOnDividendsDistributedWithinCountryOfDomicileAgreedUnderTreaty    
Maximum percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary which Russian companies are required to hold to qualify for withholding tax exemption 50.00%ctcm_MaximumPercentageOfOwnershipInterestRequiredToBeHeldInSubsidiaryCovenantToQualifyForWithholdingTaxExemption    
Minimum percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary which Russian companies are required to hold to qualify for withholding tax exemption 50.00%ctcm_MinimumPercentageOfOwnershipInterestRequiredToBeHeldInSubsidiaryCovenantToQualifyForWithholdingTaxExemption    
Minimum 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%ctcm_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtRussianStatutoryIncomeTaxRate   20.00%ctcm_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtRussianStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) (15.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations  
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Effective income tax rate (as a percent) 28.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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