SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of principal entities included in the accompanying financial statements and beneficial ownership interests in principal entities

	2013			2014			2015**
Russian Channels
CTC Network		100.0	%		100.0	%		25	%
Domashny Network		100.0	%		100.0	%		25	%
Che Network*		100.0	%		100.0	%		25	%
CTC-Region		100.0	%		100.0	%		25	%
CTC-St. Petersburg		80.0	%		80.0	%		20	%
Domashny—St. Petersburg		100.0	%		100.0	%		25	%
Che—St. Petersburg*		100.0	%		100.0	%		25	%
Kazakhstan Channel
Channel 31 Group		60.0	%		60.0	%		15	%

*	Che TV channel is using the frequency band previously used by Peretz. In November, 2015 Peretz channel was relaunched in a new format as Che.
**	Since 2015, all Russian channels and Channel 31 are controlled by an intermediate Russian holding company, CTC Investments, 75% of which was sold by the Company to UTH in December 2015. See Note 1.

Schedule of assets recorded at fair value on nonrecurring basis

			Fair Value Measurement Using
	December 23, 2015		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Gains (Losses)
Umbrella analog license	$	3,475	$	—	$	—	$	3,475	$	(2,965	)
Che goodwill	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(3,289	)
Cable network connections	$	4,080	$	—	$	—	$	4,080	$	(2,737	)
Total	$	7,555	$	—	$	—	$	7,555	$	(8,991	)

			Fair Value Measurement Using
	December 31, 2014		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Gains (Losses)
Goodwill	$	4,158		—		—	$	4,158	$	(29,356	)
Total	$	4,158		—		—	$	4,158	$	(29,356	)

			Fair Value Measurement Using
	December 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Gains (Losses)
Goodwill	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(29,869	)
Total	$	—		—		—	$	—	$	(29,869	)