SEGMENT DATA Net Revenue and OIBDA (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) operatingsegments	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 195,552	$ 117,322	$ 166,834	$ 126,133	$ 216,196	$ 131,081	$ 192,811	$ 140,705	$ 605,841	$ 680,793	$ 633,134
Total OIBDA:										122,815	95,446	(48,405)
BULGARIA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										73,090	87,078	87,448
Total OIBDA:										15,479	9,367	13,391
CROATIA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										55,912	62,026	61,864
Total OIBDA:										7,880	7,835	8,258
CZECH REPUBLIC
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										182,636	202,779	174,939
Total OIBDA:										71,697	61,964	(9,604)
ROMANIA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										157,578	178,614	162,305
Total OIBDA:										41,176	37,259	2,454
Slovak Republic [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										84,434	90,556	82,404
Total OIBDA:										10,585	4,586	(19,859)
Slovenia [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues										54,233	61,370	66,656
Total OIBDA:										$ 6,057	5,331	9,254
Total operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments | operatingsegments										6
Total OIBDA:										$ 152,645	126,326	3,848
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total OIBDA:										(29,830)	(30,880)	(52,253)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[1]									(2,042)	(1,630)	(2,482)
Total OIBDA:										$ (229)	$ (16)	$ (46)

[1] Reflects revenues earned from the sale of content to other country segments in CME Ltd. All other revenues are third party revenues.