Receivables Pledged As Collateral Related To Factoring Agreement

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 440

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 47

-Paragraph 7

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Programming Rights Agreements and Other Commitments (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013 Programming purchase obligations [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Programming purchase obligations [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Digital transmission obligations [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Capital expenditures [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 CET 21 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 CET 21 [Member] CZK	Sep. 30, 2013 CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Factoring Agreement [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Factoring Agreement [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] CZK	Dec. 31, 2012 Factoring Agreement [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Factoring Agreement [Member] CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] CZK
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
2013	$ 32,057,000		$ 9,410,000	$ 3,175,000
2014	100,961,000		24,636,000	3,193,000
2015	67,978,000		20,334,000	0
2016	42,043,000		15,588,000	0
2017	10,798,000		10,213,000	0
2018 and thereafter	4,521,000		43,756,000	0
Total	258,358,000	356,800,000	123,937,000	6,368,000
Line of credit, maximum factoring agreement					46,200,000	880,000,000
Receivables pledged as collateral related to factoring agreement								$ 300,000	6,000,000	$ 6,900,000	132,400,000
Percentage owned by Parent							100.00%