NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of the Calculation of Net Loss per Share

	For the years ended December 31,
	2013			2014			2015
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.’s ordinary shareholders	$	(10,626	)	$	(25,695	)	$	149,647
- Continuing operations		(28,961	)		(45,306	)		(70,651	)
- Discontinued operations		18,335			19,611			220,298
Denominator:
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net (loss) income  per ordinary share
- basic		120,386,635			119,304,773			121,740,194
- diluted		120,386,635			119,304,773			129,372,158
Weighted average shares used in calculating (loss) income per ordinary shares
Basic
Continuing operations		120,386,635			119,304,773			121,740,194
Discontinued operations		120,386,635			119,304,773			121,740,194
Diluted
Continuing operations (i)		120,386,635			119,304,773			121,740,194
Discontinued operations (ii)		120,391,294			119,924,927			129,372,158
Net (loss) income per ordinary share
-basic	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.22	)	$	1.23
-diluted		(0.09	)		(0.22	)		1.16
Net (loss) income per ordinary share from continuing operations
-basic	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.38	)	$	(0.58	)
-diluted		(0.24	)		(0.38	)		(0.58	)
Net income per ordinary share from discontinued operations
-basic	$	0.15		$	0.16		$	1.81
-diluted		0.15			0.16			1.70

(i) The effect of options was excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

(ii) An incremental weighted average number of 4,659, 620,154 and 7,631,964 ordinary shares from assumed exercise of share option were included in computing the diluted income per share for the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.