BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Measurements
Transfers between levels of fair value hierarchy					$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill Impairment Test
Impairment loss related to goodwill		$ 29,400
Market price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.27	$ 4.87	$ 2.27	$ 2.27	$ 2.27	$ 4.87
Decrease in market capitalization (as a percent)			29.00%	43.00%	53.00%
Market Capitalization	$ 354,356		$ 354,356	$ 354,356	$ 354,356
Company's consolidated net book value	409,472	$ 417,442	409,472	409,472	409,472	$ 417,442	$ 715,086	$ 734,116
Goodwill.	54,335	$ 53,627	54,335	54,335	54,335	$ 53,627
Broadcasting licenses	$ 25,200		25,200	25,200	$ 25,200
Cost of capital (as a percent)	18.10%
Increase in estimated costs (as a percent)					10.00%
Percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value of reporting unit		15.00%				15.00%
Minimum
Goodwill Impairment Test
Cost of capital (as a percent)						15.70%
Maximum
Goodwill Impairment Test
Cost of capital (as a percent)						18.60%
CTC Television Station Group
Goodwill Impairment Test
Goodwill.	$ 30,400		30,400	30,400	$ 30,400
Broadcasting licenses	3,900		3,900	3,900	3,900
Domashny
Goodwill Impairment Test
Goodwill.	15,300		15,300	15,300	15,300
Broadcasting licenses	$ 5,100		$ 5,100	$ 5,100	$ 5,100
Percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value of reporting unit	14.00%		14.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Peretz-St. Petersburg
Goodwill Impairment Test
Goodwill.	$ 4,200		$ 4,200	$ 4,200	$ 4,200
Broadcasting licenses	$ 13,300		$ 13,300	$ 13,300	$ 13,300
Percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value of reporting unit	7.00%		7.00%	7.00%	7.00%