SEGMENT DATA Net Revenue and OIBDA (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) operating_segment	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 175,206	$ 166,834	$ 304,206	$ 292,967
OIBDA		53,632	46,811	70,740	58,259
Depreciation		7,627	6,936	14,912	13,937
Amortization of Intangible Assets		2,114	3,434	4,174	6,933
Other Items		0	0	0	18,187	[1]
Operating Income (Loss)		43,891	36,441	51,654	19,202
Interest Expense		29,545	41,746	78,699	81,864
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		(150,158)	0	(150,158)	0
Nonoperating Income (Expense)		(167)	(2,904)	1,249	(15,645)
(Loss) / income from continuing operations before tax and income from investment in subsidiaries		(135,979)	(8,209)	(175,954)	(78,307)
BULGARIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		20,455	19,420	36,314	36,204
OIBDA		5,954	4,045	7,023	6,243
CROATIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		16,559	16,242	28,204	28,235
OIBDA		4,501	4,972	5,902	6,834
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		50,919	52,131	89,527	87,096
OIBDA		23,099	24,238	33,173	34,329
ROMANIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		48,929	44,034	81,299	77,556
OIBDA		22,962	15,419	32,424	18,780
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		22,540	20,236	41,602	37,774
OIBDA		3,158	3,627	5,551	3,482
SLOVENIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		16,116	15,063	27,769	26,543
OIBDA		1,624	963	916	1,323
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[2]	(312)	(292)	(509)	(441)
Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		(62)	15	$ (68)	(35)
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments | operating_segment				6
OIBDA		61,236	53,279	$ 84,921	70,956
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		$ (7,604)	$ (6,468)	$ (14,181)	$ (12,697)

[1] Other items for the six months ended June 30, 2015 consists solely of a charge related to a tax audit of Pro TV in Romania which was subsequently reversed in the third quarter of 2015.

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