DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 12, 2016	Dec. 23, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Cash consideration received												$ 98,868
EXPENSES:
NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST				$ (546,779)	$ 45,010	$ 5,526	$ 9,042	$ 18,293	$ 31,123	$ 29,108	$ 30,490	(487,201)	$ 109,010	$ 156,779
Including loss on reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive losses to earnings												523,755
NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS												$ (487,201)	109,010	156,779
U.S. statutory income tax rate (as a percent)												35.00%
Deferred tax benefit			$ 40,200									$ 56,026	(8,814)	(6,191)
UTH
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Cash consideration received	$ 42,500
CTC Investments
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Sale consideration received		$ 193,057
Cash disposed on sale								$ 31,700					31,700
REVENUES:
Advertising												341,898	698,111	805,546
Sublicensing and other revenues												8,662	12,315	25,516
Total operating revenues												350,560	710,426	831,062
EXPENSES:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of programming expenses, shown below; exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $29,024, $22,583 and $12,298 in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively)												(32,569)	(45,281)	(46,351)
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation and amortization $4,092, $3,499 and $2,004 in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively)												(86,631)	(152,249)	(167,539)
Stock-based compensation benefit (expense)												(4,185)	171	(1,834)
Programming expenses												(199,288)	(299,750)	(338,215)
Depreciation and amortization												(14,302)	(26,082)	(33,116)
Impairment loss												(8,991)	(29,356)	(29,869)
Total operating expenses												(345,966)	(552,547)	(616,924)
OPERATING INCOME												4,594	157,879	214,138
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME (LOSS), net												2,110	11,698	14,187
Income from discontinued operations before income tax												6,704	169,577	228,325
INCOME TAX BENEFIT/(EXPENSE)												36,610	(55,283)	(63,725)
NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST												43,314	114,294	164,600
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST												(1,386)	(5,284)	(7,821)
LOSS ON DISPOSAL, including tax benefit of 7,476:												(529,129)
Including loss on reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive losses to earnings												(523,755)
Tax effect on loss of disposal												7,476
NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS												(487,201)	109,010	156,779
Depreciation and amortization excluded from Direct operating expenses												12,298	22,583	29,024
Depreciation and amortization excluded from Selling, general and administrative expense												2,004	3,499	4,092
CTC Investments | UTH
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Percentage interest sold		75.00%
Cash consideration received	42,500	$ 150,500
Consideration held back		50,000
Sale consideration received	$ 193,100
CTC Investments
EXPENSES:
Intercompany allocation of expenses												$ 6,100	$ 3,200	$ 4,100
CTC Investments | UTH
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Cash disposed on sale		$ 51,632