SEGMENT DATA Net Revenue and OIBDA (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) operating_segment	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 126,706	$ 117,322		$ 430,912	$ 410,289
OIBDA		18,014	8,353		88,754	66,612
Depreciation		7,557	6,974		22,469	20,911
Amortization of Intangible Assets		(2,073)	(2,695)		(6,247)	(9,628)
Other Items		0	(30,169)	[1]	0	(11,982)	[1]
Operating Income (Loss)		8,384	28,853		60,038	48,055
Interest Expense		27,636	43,998		106,335	125,862
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		0	0		(150,158)	0
Nonoperating Income (Expense)		387	(6,477)		1,636	(22,122)
(Loss) / income from continuing operations before tax and income from investment in subsidiaries		(18,865)	(21,622)		(194,819)	(99,929)
BULGARIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		13,789	14,673		50,103	50,877
OIBDA		1,943	2,223		8,966	8,466
CROATIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		9,833	9,949		38,037	38,184
OIBDA		(516)	(909)		5,386	5,925
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		39,031	35,575		128,558	122,671
OIBDA		13,180	9,483		46,353	43,812
ROMANIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		36,970	32,005		118,269	109,561
OIBDA		12,606	6,953		45,030	25,733
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		17,864	17,223		59,466	54,997
OIBDA		(383)	358		5,168	3,840
SLOVENIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		9,555	8,606		37,324	35,149
OIBDA		(746)	(1,556)		170	(233)
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[2]	(336)	(709)		(845)	(1,150)
Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		11	(225)		$ (57)	(260)
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments | operating_segment					6
OIBDA		26,095	16,327		$ 111,016	87,283
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		$ (8,081)	$ (7,974)		$ (22,262)	$ (20,671)

[1] Other items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 consists solely of the reversal of charges related to a tax audit of Pro TV in Romania, which were accrued in the fourth quarter of 2014 and in the first quarter of 2015 and fully released 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.