INDENTURE CONVENANTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

INDENTURE COVENANTS [Abstract]

Indenture Covenants [Table Text Block]

Below is selected financial information for CME Ltd., its Restricted Subsidiaries and its Unrestricted Subsidiaries as required by the 2014 Indenture, the 2016 Indenture, the 2017 Indenture, and the 2015 Indenture:

	Issuer and Restricted Subsidiaries			Unrestricted Subsidiaries			Inter-group eliminations			Total
Consolidated Statement of Operations:
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Net revenues	$	861,810		$	3,092		$	(120	)	$	864,782
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	51,639			1,315			—			52,954
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	34,881			—			—			34,881
Operating income / (loss)	12,129			(5,337		)	—			6,792
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.	$	(140,946	)	$	(33,665	)	$	—		$	(174,611	)
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
	As at December 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	184,935		$	1,451		$	—		$	186,386
Third Party Debt (1)	1,324,369			—			—			1,324,369
Total assets	2,864,664			1,451			(184,346		)	2,681,769
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	$	1,183,974		$	1,327		$	(183,609	)	$	1,001,692

(1) Third party debt is defined as credit facilities and capital leases or debt with entities that are not part of the CME Ltd. consolidated group.

	Issuer and Restricted Subsidiaries			Unrestricted Subsidiaries			Inter-group eliminations			Total
Consolidated Statement of Operations:
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Net revenues	$	735,062		$	3,928		$	(1,856	)	$	737,134
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	50,666			3,749			—			54,415
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	25,987			—			—			25,987
Operating income / (loss)	53,482			(30,560		)	(45		)	22,877
Net (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd.	$	(139,409	)	$	239,629		$	(45	)	$	100,175
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
	As at December 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$	219,789		$	24,261		$	—		$	244,050
Third Party Debt (1)	1,359,330			454			—			1,359,784
Total assets	3,212,077			37,942			(309,469		)	2,940,550
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	$	1,493,511		$	(36,981	)	$	(229,651	)	$	1,226,879

(1) Third party debt is defined as credit facilities and capital leases or debt with entities that are not part of the CME Ltd consolidated group.

	Issuer and Restricted Subsidiaries		Unrestricted Subsidiaries			Inter-group eliminations		Total
Consolidated Statement of Operations:
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Net revenues	$	678,424	$	3,521		$	—	$	681,945
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	48,894		2,697			—		51,591
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	18,373		1,546			—		19,919
Operating income / (loss)	91,464		(130,435		)	—		(38,971		)
Net (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd.	$	63,448	$	(160,605	)	$	—	$	(97,157	)