CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 90,959	$ 43,459
Accounts receivable, net (Note 6)		149,145	178,339
Program rights, net (Note 5)		87,145	86,151
Other current assets (Note 7)		30,725	32,471
Total current assets		357,974	340,420
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 8)	[1]	108,977	109,089
Program rights, net (Note 5)		184,363	179,356
Goodwill (Note 3)		610,282	602,069
Other intangible assets, net (Note 3)		138,114	138,340
Other non-current assets (Note 7)		20,570	21,443
Total non-current assets		1,062,306	1,050,297
Total assets	[2]	1,420,280	1,390,717
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 9)		163,699	160,981
Current portion of long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 4)		1,576	1,494
Other current liabilities (Note 10)		29,145	9,089
Total current liabilities		194,420	171,564
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 4)		1,016,728	1,002,028
Other non-current liabilities (Note 10)		67,612	68,758
Total non-current liabilities		1,084,340	1,070,786
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
200,000 shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2016 - 200,000) (Note 12)		257,256	254,899
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
One share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2016 – one)		0	0
Additional paid-in capital		1,908,926	1,910,244
Accumulated deficit		(1,796,601)	(1,785,536)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(240,566)	(243,988)
Total CME Ltd. shareholders’ deficit		(116,707)	(107,804)
Noncontrolling interests		971	1,272
Total deficit		(115,736)	(106,532)
Total liabilities and equity		1,420,280	1,390,717
Class A Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
Common stock		11,534	11,476
Class B Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
Common stock		$ 0	$ 0

[1] (1) Reflects property, plant and equipment.

[2] (1) Segment assets exclude any intercompany balances.