NET INCOME PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
NET INCOME PER SHARE
Shares excluded from the diluted net income per common share computation because their effect was antidilutive	644,945	2,096,112	361,805	2,131,611
Net income attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders	$ 44,160	$ 31,595	$ 57,273	$ 89,472
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
Common stock (in shares)	156,103,854	155,762,166	155,996,870	155,742,190
Dilutive effect of:
Stock-based awards (in shares)	17	363,329	112,789	228,050
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted	156,103,871	156,125,495	156,109,659	155,970,240
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.37	$ 0.57
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.37	$ 0.57