LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Long-term debt	$	1,079,187		$	999,209
Other credit facilities and capital leases	9,487			3,427
Total long-term debt and other financing arrangements	1,088,674			1,002,636
Less: current maturities	(2,960		)	(1,228		)
Total non-current long-term debt and other financing arrangements	$	1,085,714		$	1,001,408

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Total long-term debt and credit facilities comprised the following at December 31, 2017:

	Principal Amount of Liability Component		Debt Issuance Costs (1)			Net Carrying Amount
2018 Euro Term Loan	$	240,819	$	(274	)	$	240,545
2019 Euro Term Loan	282,238		(367		)	281,871
2021 Euro Term Loan	562,232		(5,461		)	556,771
2021 Revolving Credit Facility	—		—			—
Total long-term debt and credit facilities	$	1,085,289	$	(6,102	)	$	1,079,187

⁽¹⁾  Debt issuance costs related to the 2018 Euro Term Loan, 2019 Euro Term Loan and 2021 Euro Term Loan are being amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, over the life of the respective instruments. Debt issuance costs related to the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility are classified as non-current assets in our consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility.

Schedule of Senior Debt [Table Text Block]

Our long-term debt comprised the following at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

	Carrying Amount				Fair Value
	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
2018 Euro Term Loan	$	240,545	$	263,734	$	236,337	$	233,297
2019 Euro Term Loan	281,871		247,594		268,858		203,314
2021 Euro Term Loan	556,771		487,881		510,882		369,738
	$	1,079,187	$	999,209	$	1,016,077	$	806,349

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

We pay Guarantee Fees to Time Warner based on the amounts outstanding on the Euro Term Loans calculated on a per annum basis and on our consolidated net leverage (as defined in the Reimbursement Agreement) as shown in the table below:

Consolidated Net Leverage				Cash Rate (1)		PIK Fee Rate		Total Rate (2)
≥	7.0x			5.00	%	3.50	%	8.50	%
<	7.0x	-	6.0x	5.00	%	2.25	%	7.25	%
<	6.0x	-	5.0x	5.00	%	1.00	%	6.00	%
<	5.0x			5.00	%	—	%	5.00	%

⁽¹⁾  Includes cash paid for interest for the Euro Term Loans and the related customary hedging arrangements.

⁽²⁾  If we reduce our long-term debt to less than EUR 815.0 million, subject to certain adjustments in respect of specified debt repayments, prior to September 30, 2018, a 50 basis point reduction in the all-in rate would be applied.

Schedule of Interest Rate Summary [Table Text Block]

Interest Rate Summary

	Base Rate			Rate Fixed Pursuant to Interest Rate Hedges		Guarantee Fee Rate		All-in Borrowing Rate
2018 Euro Term Loan	1.50	%		0.14	%	4.36	%	6.00	%
2019 Euro Term Loan	1.50	%		0.31	%	4.19	%	6.00	%
2021 Euro Term Loan	1.50	%		0.28	%	4.22	%	6.00	%
2021 Revolving Credit Facility (1)	8.69	%	(2)	—		—		8.69	%

⁽¹⁾  As at December 31, 2017, the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn.

⁽²⁾  Based on the three month LIBOR of 1.69% as at December 31, 2017.

Credit Facilities And Capital Lease Obligations

Other credit facilities and capital lease obligations comprised the following at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Credit facilities (1) – (3)	$	—		$	—
Capital leases	9,487			3,427
Total credit facilities and capital leases	9,487			3,427
Less: current maturities	(2,960		)	(1,228		)
Total non-current credit facilities and capital leases	$	6,527		$	2,199

⁽¹⁾  We have a cash pooling arrangement with Bank Mendes Gans (“BMG”), a subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. (“ING”), which enables us to receive credit throughout the group in respect of cash balances which our subsidiaries deposit with BMG. Cash deposited by our subsidiaries with BMG is pledged as security against the drawings of other subsidiaries up to the amount deposited.

As at December 31, 2017, we had deposits of US$ 12.4 million in and no drawings on the BMG cash pool. Interest is earned on deposits at the relevant money market rate. As at December 31, 2016, we had deposits of US$ 16.4 million in and no drawings on the BMG cash pool.

⁽²⁾  As at December 31, 2017, there were CZK 127.2 million (approximately US$ 6.0 million) of receivables factored on a non-recourse basis under a CZK 575.0 million (approximately US$ 27.0 million) factoring framework agreement with Factoring Ceska Sporitelna (“FCS”) that were derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet. Under this facility, up to CZK 575.0 million (approximately US$ 27.0 million) of receivables from certain customers in the Czech Republic may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. The facility has a factoring fee of 0.19% of any factored receivable and bears interest at one-month PRIBOR plus 0.95% per annum for the period that receivables are factored and outstanding.

⁽³⁾  As at December 31, 2017 there were RON 99.8 million (approximately US$ 25.6 million) of receivables factored under a factoring framework agreement with Global Funds IFN S.A that were derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet. Under this facility, receivables from certain customers in Romania may be factored on a non-recourse basis. The facility has a factoring fee of 4.0% of any factored receivable and bears interest at 6.0% per annum from the date the receivables are factored to the due date of the factored receivable.

Maturity Of Senior Debt And Credit Facility

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At December 31, 2017, the maturity of our long-term and credit facilities was as follows:

2018 (1)	$	240,819
2019	282,238
2020	—
2021	562,232
2022	—
2023 and thereafter	—
Total long-debt and credit facilities	1,085,289
Debt issuance costs	(6,102		)
Carrying amount of long-debt and credit facilities	$	1,079,187

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases

Capital Lease Commitments

We lease certain of our office and broadcast facilities as well as machinery and equipment under various leasing arrangements. The future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, under capital leases with initial or remaining non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year, consisted of the following at December 31, 2017:

2018	$	3,238
2019	2,828
2020	2,516
2021	1,294
2022	2
2023 and thereafter	—
Total undiscounted payments	9,878
Less: amount representing interest	(391		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	9,487