SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Purchased Program Rights (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ (13,392,000)	$ (21,114,000)
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ (0.21)	$ (0.33)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ (0.21)	$ (0.33)
Previously Projected [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(15,200,000)
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ (0.24)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ (0.24)
Program Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Program Rights, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 1,800,000
Program Rights [Member] | First Run [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Program Rights Existing Allocation	65.00%
Program Rights Revised Estimate Allocation	50.00%
Program Rights Previous Estimate Allocation	60.00%
Program Rights [Member] | Second Run [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Program Rights Existing Allocation	35.00%
Program Rights Revised Estimate Allocation	28.00%
Program Rights Previous Estimate Allocation	30.00%
Program Rights [Member] | Third Run [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Program Rights Revised Estimate Allocation	22.00%
Program Rights Previous Estimate Allocation	10.00%