GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Goodwill by reporting unit as at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is summarized as follows:

	Gross Balance, December 31, 2011		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Balance, December 31, 2011		Foreign Currency			Balance, June 30, 2012		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Gross Balance, June 30, 2012
Broadcast segment:
Bulgaria	$	176,394	$	(117,460	)	$	58,934	$	(1,590	)	$	57,344	$	(117,460	)	$	174,804
Croatia	11,116		(10,454		)	662		(17		)	645		(10,454		)	11,099
Czech Republic	862,457		—			862,457		(17,855		)	844,602		—			844,602
Romania	62,078		—			62,078		(3,414		)	58,664		—			58,664
Slovak Republic	56,575		—			56,575		(1,526		)	55,049		—			55,049
Slovenia	18,321		—			18,321		(494		)	17,827		—			17,827
Media Pro Entertainment segment:
Fiction and reality and entertainment	17,502		—			17,502		(920		)	16,582		—			16,582
Production services	11,028		(11,028		)	—		—			—		(11,028		)	11,028
Distribution	18,664		—			18,664		(996		)	17,668		—			17,668
Total	$	1,234,135	$	(138,942	)	$	1,095,193	$	(26,812	)	$	1,068,381	$	(138,942	)	$	1,207,323

Schedule Of Intangible Assets Net [Table Text Block]

The net book value of our broadcast licenses and other intangible assets as at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is summarized as follows:

	Indefinite-Lived Broadcast Licenses			Amortized Broadcast Licenses			Trademarks			Customer Relationships			Other			Total
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	51,800		$	280,210		$	126,645		$	74,346		$	5,194		$	538,195
Reclassifications	(51,800		)	51,800			—			—			—			—
Additions	—			—			—			—			201			201
Amortization	—			(20,506		)	—			(4,320		)	(372		)	(25,198		)
Foreign currency movements	—			(7,555		)	(4,100		)	(1,888		)	(132		)	(13,675		)
Balance, June 30, 2012	$	—		$	303,949		$	122,545		$	68,138		$	4,891		$	499,523

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Gross value	$	543,381		$	514,641
Accumulated amortization	(166,403		)	(154,891		)
Net book value of amortized intangible assets	376,978			359,750
Indefinite-lived broadcast licenses and trademarks	122,545			178,445
Total broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	$	499,523		$	538,195