Business Acquisition Consideration Received

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- Definition

Business Acquisition Equity Interest Issued Or Issuable Interest Assigned

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- Definition

Business Acquisition Per Percentage Of Interest Acquired Maximum Aggregate Amount

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- Definition

Terms Of Option Agreement Percentage Of Voting Interests

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Terms Of Option Agreement Per Percentage Of Interest Acquired

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- Definition

Terms Of Options Agreement Cost Of Entity

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- Definition

Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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- Definition

This element represents the acquisition-date fair value of the total consideration transferred which consists of the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the acquirer, the liabilities incurred by the acquirer to former owners of the acquiree, and the equity interests issued by the acquirer.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of the gross assets less the gross liabilities of a derivative liability or group of derivative liabilities.

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Increase in noncontrolling interest balance because of a business combination that occurred during the period.

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ACQUISITIONS Restructuring (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS Restructuring (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2009	Apr. 19, 2010 Btv Group [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 Btv Group [Member] Sale And Purchase Agreement SPA [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 Top Tone Media And Zopal [Member] Sale And Purchase Agreement SPA [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 CME Bulgaria [Member] Sale And Purchase Agreement SPA [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 CME Bulgaria [Member] Investment Agreement [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 Pro BG [Member] Sale And Purchase Agreement SPA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 BULGARIA Broadcast Segment [Member] Btv Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Pro BG [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Pro BG [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Terms Of Option Agreement Percentage Of Voting Interests						4.00%
Terms Of Options Agreement Cost Of Entity						$ 2,950,000
Business Acquisition Equity Interest Issued Or Issuable Interest Assigned					6.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			18,000,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				20.00%			100.00%	94.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			17,700,000
Business Acquisition Consideration Received			17,700,000
Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid		409,900,000	300,000
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				20.00%			100.00%	94.00%
Business Acquisition Per Percentage Of Interest Acquired						1.00%
Business Acquisition Per Percentage Of Interest Acquired Maximum Aggregate Amount						11,800,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net						3,000,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	$ (20,125,000)								$ 0	$ 13,700,000	$ (24,090,000)	$ 34,700,000