GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Impairment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended																																							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 BULGARIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Long-Lived Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Long-Lived Assets [Member] BULGARIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Long-Lived Assets [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Long-Lived Assets [Member] ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Long-Lived Assets [Member] SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Trademarks [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member] BULGARIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member] ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member] SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] BULGARIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Broadcast Licenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Broadcast Licenses [Member] BULGARIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Broadcast Licenses [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Broadcast Licenses [Member] ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Broadcast Licenses [Member] SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Impairment of Goodwill [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Impairment of Goodwill [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Impairment of Goodwill [Member] BULGARIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Impairment of Goodwill [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Impairment of Goodwill [Member] ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Impairment of Goodwill [Member] SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Production Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Production Services [Member] Trademarks [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Production Services [Member] Impairment of Goodwill [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcast Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcast Segment [Member] Trademarks [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Broadcast Segment [Member] Trademarks [Member] ROMANIA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Broadcast Segment [Member] Impairment of Goodwill [Member]
Schedule of Impaired Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment	$ 522,490	$ 68,748		$ 165,359	$ 294,391	$ 26,907	$ 35,833	$ 8,712	$ 0	$ 6,846	$ 0	$ 1,866	$ 7,171	$ 4,304	$ 7,171	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 28,066	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 28,066	$ 180,630	$ 147,822	$ 0	$ 26,907	$ 5,901	$ 297,911	$ 64,444	$ 10,366	$ 287,545	$ 0	$ 0	$ 11,028	$ 0	$ 11,028	$ 57,720	$ 4,304		$ 53,416
Percentage Of Equity Fair Value Exceeding Carrying Value	4.00%		10.00%
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ 215,867	$ 4,304																																						$ 400