NET INCOME PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
NET INCOME PER SHARE
Shares excluded from the diluted net income per common share computation because their effect was antidilutive	380,472	2,310,011	361,805	2,336,955
Net income attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders	$ 4,696	$ 26,661	$ 13,113	$ 57,877
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
Common stock (in shares)	156,100,897	155,753,120	155,942,491	155,732,037
Dilutive effect of:
Stock-based awards (in shares)	29,550	315,670	52,816	210,856
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted	156,130,447	156,068,790	155,995,307	155,942,893
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.17	$ 0.08	$ 0.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.17	$ 0.08	$ 0.37