OTHER ASSETS (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 2013 Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 2014 Floating Rate Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 2014 Floating Rate Notes [Member] EUR (€)
Current:
Prepaid acquired programming	$ 16,146,000	$ 23,479,000
Other prepaid expenses	9,180,000	9,422,000
Deferred tax	9,247,000	3,893,000
Capitalized debt costs	4,987,000	5,023,000
VAT Recoverable	6,149,000	6,857,000
Inventory	6,106,000	5,226,000
Income taxes recoverable	4,911,000	2,632,000
Restricted cash	135,701,000	381,000
Other	2,982,000	1,092,000
Total other current assets	195,409,000	58,005,000
Noncurrent:
Capitalized debt costs	17,986,000	19,350,000
Deferred tax	3,932,000	4,232,000
Other	1,769,000	2,926,000
Total other non-current assets	23,687,000	26,508,000
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash			$ 21,000,000	$ 114,300,000	€ 88,400,000