CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
REVENUES:
Advertising	$ 74,841	$ 156,022	$ 242,135	$ 523,080
Sublicensing revenue and other revenues	2,405	2,545	6,528	6,046
Total operating revenues	77,246	158,567	248,663	529,126
EXPENSES:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of programming expenses, shown below; exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $5,542 and $3,094 for the three months and $18,157 and $9,677 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2015, respectively; and exclusive of stock-based compensation expense (benefit) of $(11) and $(124) for the three months and $(787) and $188 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2015, respectively)	(7,739)	(10,131)	(24,203)	(34,743)
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $827 and $451 for the three months and $2,864 and $1,476 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2015, respectively; and exclusive of stock-based compensation expense of $652 and $177 for the three months and $1,173 and $811 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2015, respectively)	(22,111)	(33,816)	(67,470)	(114,376)
Stock-based compensation expense	(53)	(641)	(999)	(386)
Programming expenses	(39,042)	(63,350)	(128,739)	(227,581)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,545)	(6,369)	(11,153)	(21,021)
Total operating expenses	(72,490)	(114,307)	(232,564)	(398,107)
OPERATING INCOME	4,756	44,260	16,099	131,019
FOREIGN CURRENCY GAINS (LOSSES)	1,445	1,159	1,817	(3,546)
INTEREST INCOME	922	2,356	4,311	8,698
INTEREST EXPENSE	(5)	(131)	(187)	(395)
OTHER NON-OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME , net	71	(179)	(177)	(771)
EQUITY IN (LOSS) INCOME OF INVESTEE COMPANIES	8	244	(20)	(425)
Income before income tax	7,197	47,709	21,843	134,580
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) / BENEFIT	37,290	(14,724)	36,262	(41,906)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	44,487	32,985	58,105	92,674
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	(327)	(1,390)	(832)	(3,202)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CTC MEDIA, INC. STOCKHOLDERS	$ 44,160	$ 31,595	$ 57,273	$ 89,472
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.37	$ 0.57
Net income per share attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.37	$ 0.57
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	156,103,854	155,762,166	155,996,870	155,742,190
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	156,103,871	156,125,495	156,109,659	155,970,240
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.18	$ 0.17	$ 0.53