Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits Maximum Range

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Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Registered Company Capital

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Dividends Reserve Requirements

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Drawings Associated With Cash Pooling Credit Facility

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The estimated upper bound of the reasonably possible change in the total amount of the unrecognized tax benefit (that will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date) for a tax position taken.

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The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Other (Details)					9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Other (Details)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 CET 21 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 CET 21 [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2012 Dividends Restrictions [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Dividends Restrictions [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Btv Group [Member] BULGARIA [Member] Broadcast Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Btv Group [Member] BULGARIA [Member] Broadcast Segment [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 15,500,000	€ 300,000,000
Drawings Associated With Cash Pooling Credit Facility	0	0
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired							94.00%	90.00%
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Upper Bound	25,500,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decreases Resulting from Settlements with Taxing Authorities	$ 25,700,000
Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits					5.00%	25.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits					5.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirements						25.00%