INDENTURE CONVENANTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Cash Remaining Balance Amount	$ 1,200,000			$ 1,200,000
Net revenues	140,092,000		165,472,000	518,747,000		587,900,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	11,233,000		13,075,000	32,175,000		40,985,000
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	10,198,000		7,957,000	35,396,000		23,393,000
Operating (loss) / income	(18,401,000)		(12,910,000)	(5,054,000)		18,898,000
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.	(32,049,000)		(82,074,000)	(41,485,000)		(102,220,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	125,658,000		167,417,000	125,658,000		167,417,000	186,386,000	244,050,000
Third Party Debt	1,312,233,000	[1]		1,312,233,000	[1]		1,324,369,000
Total assets	2,754,858,000			2,754,858,000			2,681,769,000
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	1,100,415,000			1,100,415,000			1,001,692,000
Issuer and Restricted Subsidiary [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Net revenues	140,092,000		165,513,000	518,747,000		584,889,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	11,233,000		13,075,000	32,175,000		39,670,000
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	10,198,000		7,957,000	35,396,000		23,393,000
Operating (loss) / income	(18,394,000)		(12,821,000)	(5,040,000)		24,221,000
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.	(31,274,000)		(82,000,000)	(41,207,000)		(91,801,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	124,452,000			124,452,000			184,935,000
Third Party Debt	1,312,233,000	[1]		1,312,233,000	[1]		1,324,369,000
Total assets	2,753,661,000			2,753,661,000			2,864,664,000
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	1,099,319,000			1,099,319,000			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		0	0		3,092,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	0		0	0		1,315,000
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	0		0	0		0
Operating (loss) / income	(7,000)		(89,000)	(14,000)		(5,323,000)
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.	(775,000)		(74,000)	(278,000)		(10,419,000)
Cash and cash equivalents	1,206,000			1,206,000			1,451,000
Third Party Debt	0	[1]		0	[1]		0
Total assets	1,202,000			1,202,000			1,451,000
Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity	1,096,000			1,096,000			1,327,000
Intergroup Elimination [Member]
Indenture Convenants [Line Items]
Net revenues	0		(41,000)	0		(81,000)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	0		0	0		0
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles	0		0	0		0
Operating (loss) / income	0		0	0		0
Net 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	(5,000)			(5,000)			(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.