INDENTURE CONVENANTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Cash Remaining Balance Amount	$ 1,400,000			$ 1,400,000
Net revenues	211,222,000		249,656,000	378,655,000		422,428,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	9,867,000		14,493,000	20,942,000		27,910,000
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	12,715,000		7,809,000	25,198,000		15,436,000
Operating income	23,650,000		39,473,000	13,347,000		31,808,000
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.	3,956,000		968,000	(9,436,000)		(20,146,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	124,814,000		197,505,000	124,814,000		197,505,000	186,386,000	244,050,000
Third Party Debt	1,216,028,000	[1]		1,216,028,000	[1]		1,324,369,000
Total assets	2,597,723,000			2,597,723,000			2,681,769,000
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	1,029,140,000			1,029,140,000			1,001,692,000
Issuer and Restricted Subsidiary [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Net revenues	211,222,000		247,754,000	378,655,000		419,377,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	9,867,000		13,960,000	20,942,000		26,595,000
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	12,715,000		7,809,000	25,198,000		15,436,000
Operating income	23,653,000		41,158,000	13,354,000		37,042,000
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.	2,985,000		4,859,000	(9,932,000)		(9,800,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	123,387,000			123,387,000			184,935,000
Third Party Debt	1,216,028,000	[1]		1,216,028,000	[1]		1,324,369,000
Total assets	2,596,917,000			2,596,917,000			2,864,664,000
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	1,028,435,000			1,028,435,000			1,183,974,000
Issuer and Restricted Subsidiary [Member] | Less than [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Coverage Ratio	2.0			2.0
Issuer and Restricted Subsidiary [Member] | Greater than [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Ratio Of Indebtedness To EBITDA	2.25			2.25
Unrestricted Subsidiary [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Net revenues	0		1,943,000	0		3,092,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	0		533,000	0		1,315,000
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	0		0	0		0
Operating income	(3,000)		(1,685,000)	(7,000)		(5,234,000)
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.	971,000		(3,891,000)	496,000		(10,346,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	1,427,000			1,427,000			1,451,000
Third Party Debt	0	[1]		0	[1]		0
Total assets	1,474,000			1,474,000			1,451,000
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	705,000			705,000			1,327,000
Intergroup Elimination [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Net revenues	0		(41,000)	0		(41,000)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	0		0	0		0
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	0		0	0		0
Operating income	0		0	0		0
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.	0		0	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents	0			0			0
Third Party Debt	0	[1]		0	[1]		0
Total assets	(668,000)			(668,000)			(184,346,000)
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	$ 0			$ 0			$ (183,609,000)

[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.