ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 2014 Unit [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Issuance Costs Incurred But Not Yet Paid			$ 12,600,000
Accounts payable	36,624,000	56,487,000
Related party accounts payable	5,358,000	478,000
Programming liabilities	71,301,000	74,815,000
Related party programming liabilities	92,926,000	70,131,000
Duties and other taxes payable	16,567,000	12,773,000
Accrued staff costs	16,034,000	20,465,000
Accrued interest payable	19,283,000	19,516,000
Income taxes payable	775,000	636,000
Accrued services and other supplies	41,128,000	28,948,000
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	7,205,000	4,523,000
Authors’ rights	3,783,000	2,700,000
Other accrued liabilities	1,623,000	1,958,000
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 312,607,000	$ 293,430,000