GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2010

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Goodwill by reporting unit as at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is summarized as follows:

	Gross Balance, December 31, 2010		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Balance, December 31, 2010		Additions/ Adjustments		Foreign Currency			Balance, September 30, 2011		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Gross Balance, September 30, 2011
Broadcast segment:
Bulgaria	$	178,377	$	(64,044	)	$	114,333	$	—	$	1,920		$	116,253	$	(64,044	)	$	180,297
Croatia	11,151		(10,454		)	697		—		(2		)	695		(10,454		)	11,149
Czech Republic	917,145		—			917,145		—		21,014			938,159		—			938,159
Romania	63,977		—			63,977		707		(292		)	64,392		—			64,392
Slovak Republic	58,425		—			58,425		—		617			59,042		—			59,042
Slovenia	18,920		—			18,920		—		200			19,120		—			19,120
Media Pro Entertainment segment:
Fiction and Reality and Entertainment	14,042		—			14,042		—		(65		)	13,977		—			13,977
Production services	14,792		—			14,792		—		(69		)	14,723		—			14,723
Distribution and Exhibition	18,971		—			18,971		1,477		(168		)	20,280		—			20,280
Total	$	1,295,800	$	(74,498	)	$	1,221,302	$	2,184	$	23,155		$	1,246,641	$	(74,498	)	$	1,321,139

Schedule Of Intangible Assets Net [Table Text Block]

The net book value of our broadcast licenses and other intangible assets as at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is summarized as follows:

	Indefinite-Lived Broadcast Licenses			Amortized Broadcast Licenses			Trademarks			Customer Relationships			Other			Total
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	53,836		$	309,545		$	141,672		$	85,796		$	4,792		$	595,641
Additions	—			—			—			—			1,999			1,999
Amortization	—			(14,213		)	(1,264		)	(7,007		)	(909		)	(23,393		)
Foreign currency movements	(103		)	6,711			1,625			1,309			(94		)	9,448
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	53,733		$	302,043		$	142,033		$	80,098		$	5,788		$	583,695

Schedule Of Intangible Assets Gross [Table Text Block]

The gross value and accumulated amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangible assets was as follows at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Gross value	$	550,270		$	538,884
Accumulated amortization	(157,675		)	(132,955		)
Net book value of amortized intangible assets	392,595			405,929
Indefinite-lived broadcast licenses and trademarks	191,100			189,712
Total broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	$	583,695		$	595,641