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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation (Details)	Sep. 30, 2011 operatingsegments contracts	Dec. 31, 2011 Video International [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Video International [Member] UAH	Dec. 31, 2010 Video International [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 Video International [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2009 Video International [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2009 Video International [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 24, 2009 Video International [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2008 Capped Purchase Call Option [Member] Lehman Brothers [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2008 Lehman Brothers [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2011 Lehman Brothers [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2011 Lehman Brothers [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2009 Lehman Brothers [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2008 Lehman Brothers [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2008 Capped Purchase Call Option [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Mar. 31, 2008 Minimum [Member] Common Class A [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2008 Maximum [Member] Common Class A [Member] USD ($)
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value		$ 25,500,000	201,000,000	$ 58,500,000	$ 58,500,000
Termination Penalty Percentage Of Average Monthly Advertising Revenues								12.00%
Termination Penalty Percentage Of Average Monthly Sponsorship Revenues								6.00%
Litigation Amounts Paid						1,700,000	13,500,000
Litigation Amount Paid - Offset						900,000	7,400,000
Purchase Of Capped Call Option									22,200,000
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Indexed Shares															1,583,333
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Strike Price																$ 105.00	$ 151.20
Litigation Claims Amount Of Claims Filed											19,900,000			19,900,000
Additional Percentage Added To Cost Of Funding Interest Rate										1.00%
Cash Consideration Recieved For Litigation Claim													3,400,000
Cash Consideration Received On Claim Percentage of Claim Value													17.00%
Value Of Litigation Claim Contended By Lehman												$ 14,700,000
Related Contracts	4