Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 12, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001567345
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 241,226,350
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Common Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,282,202
Common Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,800,998