ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Parent's Condensed Balance Sheets

	As of December 31,
	2014			2015
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,029		$	332
Amount due from subsidiaries		178,347			179,619
Other current assets		556			1,369
Total current assets		180,932			181,320
Non-current assets
Investment in subsidiaries		71,023			205,501
TOTAL ASSETS		251,955			386,821
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Amount due to subsidiaries		3,135			-
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		84			253
Total liabilities		3,219			253
Equity
Ordinary Shares ($0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized in 2014 and 2015; 127,662,057 shares and 127,662,057 shares issued as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively; 119,942,413 shares and 124,395,645 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively)		128			128
Additional paid in capital		323,167			316,781
Treasury stock (7,719,644 and 3,266,412 shares as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively)		(9,236	)		(3,778	)
Accumulated deficits		(99,138	)		50,509
Accumulated other comprehensive income		33,815			22,928
Total equity		248,736			386,568
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	251,955		$	386,821

Schedule of Parent's Condensed Statements of Operations

	For the years ended December 31,
	2013			2014			2015
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing	$	-		$	(144	)	$	-
General and administrative		(2,239	)		(1,676	)		(2,070	)
Total operating expenses		(2,239	)		(1,820	)		(2,070	)
Investment (loss) income in subsidiaries		(8,387	)		(23,875	)		151,717
Net (loss) income attributable to holders of ordinary shares	$	(10,626	)	$	(25,695	)	$	149,647

Schedule of Parents' Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss

	For the years ended December 31,
	2013			2014			2015
Net (loss) income	$	(10,626	)	$	(25,695	)	$	149,647
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment		7,281			(6,414	)		(10,887	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Parent Company	$	(3,345	)	$	(32,109	)	$	138,760

Schedule of Parent's Condensed Statements of Changes in Equity

															Accumulated
												(Accumulated			other
	Ordinary shares					Additional			Treasury			deficits)			comprehensive			Total
	Shares			Amount		paid in capital			stock			retained earnings			income			equity
Balance as of January 1, 2013		122,112,485		$	128	$	278,652		$	(7,035	)	$	(62,817	)	$	32,948		$	241,876
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation		18,400			-		-			21			-			-			21
Share repurchase as treasury stock		(2,996,750	)		-		-			(2,846	)		-			-			(2,846	)
Share-based compensation		-			-		1,251			-			-			-			1,251
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			-		-			-			-			7,281			7,281
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests		-			-		39,825			-			-			-			39,825
Acquisition of non-controlling interests		-			-		(5,816	)		-			-			-			(5,816	)
Net loss		-			-		-			-			(10,626	)		-			(10,626	)
Balance as of December 31, 2013		119,134,135		$	128	$	313,912		$	(9,860	)	$	(73,443	)	$	40,229		$	270,966
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation		808,278			-		-			624			-			-			624
Share-based compensation		-			-		1,359			-			-			-			1,359
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			-		-			-			-			(6,414	)		(6,414	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests		-			-		6,463			-			-			-			6,463
Disposal of equity interests of AM Film and AirMedia Lianhe		-			-		1,433			-			-			-			1,433
Net loss		-			-		-			-			(25,695	)		-			(25,695	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014		119,942,413		$	128	$	323,167		$	(9,236	)	$	(99,138	)	$	33,815		$	248,736
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation		4,453,232			-		-			5,458			(633	)		-			4,825
Share-based compensation		-			-		598			-			-			-			598
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			-		-			-			-			(10,887	)		(10,887	)
Net income		-			-		-			-			149,647			-			149,647
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests		-			-		271			-			-			-			271
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng		-			-		(459	)		-			-			-			(459	)
Purchase the non-controlling interest in subsidiary AirMedia Lianhe		-			-		(6,163	)		-			-			-			(6,163	)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		124,395,645		$	128	$	317,414		$	(3,778	)	$	49,876		$	22,928		$	386,568

Schedule of Parent's Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

	For the years ended December 31,
	2013			2014			2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income	$	(10,626	)	$	(25,695	)	$	149,647
Investment loss (income) in subsidiaries		8,387			23,875			(151,717	)
Share-based compensation		1,251			1,359			598
CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Other current assets		444			(221	)		(813	)
Accounts payable		-			-			-
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(3	)		(308	)		169
Amount due to subsidiaries		3,231			(517	)		(3,135	)
Amount due from subsidiaries		(41	)		2,898			(1,272	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		2,643			1,391			(6,523	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash paid for treasury stock		(2,846	)		-			-
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		21			624			4,826
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities.		(2,825	)		624			4,826
Net (decrease)/increase in cash		(182	)		2,015			(1,697	)
Cash, at beginning of year		196			14			2,029
Cash, at end of year	$	14		$	2,029		$	332