LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Credit Facility (Details)	12 Months Ended																								3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 T W Loan 2013 Convert Note tranche [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 T W Loan 2014 Floating Rate Note tranche [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 CET 21 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 CET 21 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] CZK	Dec. 31, 2012 CET 21 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 16, 2012 CET 21 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2010 CET 21 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] CZK	Apr. 30, 2012 T W Loan [Member] USD ($) tranche	Dec. 31, 2012 BMG Bank Mendes Gans [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 BMG Bank Mendes Gans [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Ceska Sporitelna [Member] Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Ceska Sporitelna [Member] CET 21 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Ceska Sporitelna [Member] CET 21 [Member] CZK	Dec. 31, 2012 CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member] Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member] Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member] RON	Dec. 31, 2011 CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member] Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member] Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member] RON	Dec. 31, 2012 Time Warner Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2012 Time Warner Loan [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	$ 3,282,000	[1],[2],[3],[4],[5]	$ 77,464,000	[1],[2],[3],[4],[5]										$ (500,000)	$ 0										$ 90,800,000
Debt Instrument Maturity Period												5 years
Capital leases	4,086,000		3,698,000
Total credit facilites and capital leases	7,368,000		81,162,000
Less current maturities	(1,476,000)		(1,058,000)
Total non current credit facilites an capital leasesd Capital Leases	5,892,000		80,104,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										78,700,000	73,000,000	1,500,000,000	300,000,000				43,600,000	830,000,000
Number of Tranches in Loan													3
Proceeds from credit facilities	195,257,000		104,151,000		203,498,000	109,000,000	71,100,000
Repayments of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	105,878,000		34,458,000		312,199,000																				89,300,000
Line of credit facility cash pooling arrangment deposit														30,300,000	37,000,000
Accrued interest payable	28,255,000		24,108,000																							38,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate										5.00%				2.00%		2.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End								5.97%	5.97%
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings								78,700,000	1,500,000,000
Long-term Debt	1,220,791,000		1,324,369,000																		3,500,000	11,900,000	3,100,000	10,600,000
Number Of Loans Oustanding																			16
Long Term Debt Fair Value Adjustment																			$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000

[1] At December 31, 2012, Media Pro Entertainment had an aggregate principal amount of RON 11.9 million (approximately US$ 3.5 million) (December 31, 2011, RON 10.6 million, approximately US$ 3.1 million based on December 31, 2012 rates) of loans outstanding with the Central National al Cinematografei ("CNC"), a Romanian governmental organization which provides financing for qualifying filmmaking projects. Upon acceptance of a particular project, the CNC awards an agreed level of funding to each project in the form of an interest-free loan. Loans from the CNC are typically advanced for a period of ten years and are repaid through the proceeds from the distribution of the film content. At December 31, 2012, we had 16 loans outstanding with the CNC with maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2020. The carrying amounts at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are net of a fair value adjustment of US$ 1.0 million and US$ 1.0 million, respectively, arising on acquisition.

[2] As at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no drawings outstanding under a CZK 830.0 million (approximately US$ 43.6 million) factoring framework agreement with Factoring Ceska Sporitelna (“FCS”). Under this facility up to CZK 830.0 million (approximately US$ 43.6 million) may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. The facility bears interest at one-month PRIBOR plus 2.5% for the period that actively assigned accounts receivable are outstanding.

[3] In connection with the cash tenders announced on April 30, 2012, we entered into the TW Credit Agreement with Time Warner. Under the TW Credit Agreement, Time Warner agreed to loan to the Company up to an aggregate principal amount of US$ 300.0 million in three tranches (the “TW Loans”), with the amounts we could draw upon for each tranche corresponding to the amount of our 2013 Convertible Notes, 2014 Floating Rate Notes or 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, as applicable, accepted for purchase by us in the 2013 Tender Offer and the Euro Tender Offer. We drew US$ 109.0 million under the credit facility on May 30, 2012 to finance the repurchase of 2013 Convertible Notes, and drew an additional US$ 71.1 million on June 13, 2012 to finance the repurchase of 2014 Floating Rate Notes. We issued shares of Class A common stock to Time Warner Media Holdings B.V. (“TW Investor”) and RSL Capital LLC, an affiliate of Ronald Lauder, on June 15, 2012 and the proceeds were applied to repay the outstanding principal amount of US$ 89.3 million and accrued interest of US$ 38 thousand on the TW Loans. On June 27, 2012, we exercised our option to put shares to TW Investor in order to repay the remaining US$ 90.8 million amount of TW Loans outstanding and this transaction closed on July 3, 2012 (see Note 12, "Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement" and Note 13, "Equity").

[4] We have a cash pooling arrangement with Bank Mendes Gans (“BMG”), a subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. (“ING”), which enables us to receive credit across the group in respect of cash balances which our subsidiaries deposit with BMG. Cash deposited by our subsidiaries with BMG is pledged as security against the drawings of other subsidiaries up to the amount deposited. As at December 31, 2012, we had deposits of US$ 30.3 million in and drawings of US$ 0.5 million on the BMG cash pool. Interest is earned on deposits at the relevant money market rate and interest is payable on all drawings at the relevant money market rate plus 2.0%. As at December 31, 2011, we had deposits of US$ 37.0 million in and drawings of US$ nil on the BMG cash pool.

[5] On October 21, 2010, CET 21 entered into a five-year CZK 1.5 billion (approximately US$ 78.7 million based on December 31, 2012 rates) Secured Revolving Credit Facility. CET 21 repaid amounts outstanding under and canceled the Secured Revolving Facility on August 16, 2012. Drawings on the Secured Revolving Credit Facility amounted to CZK 1.5 billion (approximately US$ 78.7 million based on December 31, 2012 rates) as at December 31, 2011. Interest under the facility was calculated at a rate per annum of 5% above Prague Interbank Offered Rate ("PRIBOR") for the relevant interest period (the applicable rate at December 31, 2011 was 5.97%).