CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net revenues		$ 638,013	$ 605,841	$ 680,793
Operating expenses:
Content costs		306,013	292,602	358,379
Other operating costs		69,353	69,727	85,478
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		30,190	27,943	32,836
Amortization of intangibles		8,270	12,271	12,348
Cost of revenues		413,826	402,543	489,041
Selling, general and administrative expenses		112,598	107,001	143,616
Restructuring costs		0	1,714	9,856
Operating income		111,589	94,583	38,280
Interest expense (Note 14)		(132,224)	(171,444)	(142,005)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)		(150,158)	0	(39,203)
Nonoperating Income (Expense)		(2,487)	(25,939)	(9,895)
Loss before tax		(173,280)	(102,800)	(152,823)
(Provision) / credit for income taxes (Note 17)		(7,317)	515	1,358
Loss from continuing operations		(180,597)	(102,285)	(151,465)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	(13,287)	(80,431)
Net loss		(180,597)	(115,572)	(231,896)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		306	671	4,468
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.		(180,291)	(114,901)	(227,428)
Currency translation adjustment		1,649	(89,714)	(156,236)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments (Note 13)		(3,031)	(839)	(581)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(1,382)	(90,553)	(156,817)
Comprehensive loss		(181,979)	(206,125)	(388,713)
Comprehensive loss / (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		109	(712)	3,505
Comprehensive loss attributable to CME Ltd.		$ (181,870)	$ (206,837)	$ (385,208)
PER SHARE DATA (Note 18):
Continuing operations - Basic (in dollars per share)		$ (1.28)	$ (0.81)	$ (1.11)
Continuing operations - Diluted (in dollars per share)		(1.28)	(0.81)	(1.11)
Discontinued operations – Basic (in dollars per share)		0.00	(0.09)	(0.55)
Discontinued operations - Diluted (in dollars per share)		0.00	(0.09)	(0.55)
Net loss per share:
Net (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd. – Basic (in dollars per share)		(1.28)	(0.90)	(1.66)
Net (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd. – Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ (1.28)	$ (0.90)	$ (1.66)
Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000’s):
Basic (in shares)	[1]	151,017	146,866	146,509
Diluted (in shares)		151,017	146,866	146,509

[1] For the purpose of computing basic earnings per share, the 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Share are included in the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic, because the holder of the Series A Preferred Share is entitled to receive any dividends payable when dividends are declared by the Board of Directors with respect to any shares of the common stock.