SEGMENT DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

Below are tables showing our net revenues, OIBDA, total assets, capital expenditures and long-lived assets for our continuing operations by segment for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 for consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income / loss data and consolidated statements of cash flow data; and as at December 31, 2016 and 2015 for consolidated balance sheet data.

Net revenues:	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Bulgaria	$	72,651		$	73,090		$	87,078
Croatia	55,607			55,912			62,026
Czech Republic	190,372			182,636			202,779
Romania	172,951			157,578			178,614
Slovak Republic	90,549			84,434			90,556
Slovenia	56,912			54,233			61,370
Intersegment revenues (1)	(1,029		)	(2,042		)	(1,630		)
Total net revenues	$	638,013		$	605,841		$	680,793

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

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

OIBDA:	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Bulgaria	$	12,242		$	15,479		$	9,367
Croatia	8,578			7,880			7,835
Czech Republic	77,018			71,697			61,964
Romania	62,016			41,176			37,259
Slovak Republic	15,947			10,585			4,586
Slovenia	4,801			6,057			5,331
Elimination	2			(229		)	(16		)
Total operating segments	180,604			152,645			126,326
Corporate	(30,555		)	(29,830		)	(30,880		)
Total OIBDA	$	150,049		$	122,815		95,446
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	(30,190		)	(27,943		)	(32,836		)
Amortization of intangibles	(8,270		)	(12,271		)	(12,348		)
Other items (1)	—			11,982			(11,982		)
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		)	—			(39,203		)
Non-operating expense, net (Note 15)	(2,487		)	(25,939		)	(9,895		)
Loss before tax	$	(173,280	)	$	(102,800	)	$	(152,823	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

Total assets (1):	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Bulgaria	$	130,873	$	134,418
Croatia	49,135		52,306
Czech Republic	700,190		746,269
Romania	266,132		261,984
Slovak Republic	131,220		121,122
Slovenia	72,381		70,911
Total operating segments	1,349,931		1,387,010
Corporate	40,786		53,407
Total assets	$	1,390,717	$	1,440,417

⁽¹⁾  Segment assets exclude any intercompany balances.

Segment Reporting Capital Expenditure

Capital Expenditures:	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Bulgaria	$	3,304	$	3,517	$	2,627
Croatia	2,593		3,215		2,701
Czech Republic	8,043		10,982		9,139
Romania	6,863		5,794		4,686
Slovak Republic	1,693		2,921		2,240
Slovenia	4,128		3,197		3,502
Total operating segments	26,624		29,626		24,895
Corporate	2,943		3,891		3,790
Total capital expenditures	$	29,567	$	33,517	$	28,685

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Long-lived assets (1):	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Bulgaria	$	6,280	$	5,602
Croatia	5,832		5,497
Czech Republic	39,529		39,907
Romania	22,796		20,873
Slovak Republic	15,326		15,606
Slovenia	14,177		15,082
Total operating segments	103,940		102,567
Corporate	5,149		5,955
Total long-lived assets	$	109,089	$	108,522

⁽¹⁾  Reflects property, plant and equipment.

Revenue by type:	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Television advertising	$	532,600	$	505,498	$	565,601
Carriage fees and subscriptions	78,606		73,058		80,487
Other	26,807		27,285		34,705
Total net revenues	$	638,013	$	605,841	$	680,793

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area

Revenue by type:	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Television advertising	$	532,600	$	505,498	$	565,601
Carriage fees and subscriptions	78,606		73,058		80,487
Other	26,807		27,285		34,705
Total net revenues	$	638,013	$	605,841	$	680,793