CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net revenues		$ 574,212	$ 526,174	$ 496,195
Operating expenses:
Content costs		254,061	238,063	227,510
Other operating costs		49,864	54,949	55,731
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		26,991	23,106	21,327
Amortization of intangibles		8,592	8,270	12,050
Cost of revenues		339,508	324,388	316,618
Selling, general and administrative expenses		104,755	96,254	89,816
Restructuring costs		0	0	1,714
Operating income		129,949	105,532	88,047
Interest expense (Note 15)		(70,633)	(111,389)	(151,767)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 5)		(101)	(150,158)	0
Other non-operating income / (expense), net (Note 16)		16,321	(2,074)	(23,609)
Income / (loss) before tax		75,536	(158,089)	(87,329)
(Provision) / credit for income taxes (Note 18)		(21,483)	(6,336)	1,153
Income / (loss) from continuing operations		54,053	(164,425)	(86,176)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)		(4,626)	(16,172)	(29,396)
Net income / (loss)		49,427	(180,597)	(115,572)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		341	306	671
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.		49,768	(180,291)	(114,901)
Currency translation adjustment (Note 13)		54,368	1,649	(89,714)
Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments (Note 14)		1,269	(3,031)	(839)
Total other comprehensive income / (loss)		55,637	(1,382)	(90,553)
Comprehensive income / (loss)		105,064	(181,979)	(206,125)
Comprehensive loss / (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,254	109	(712)
Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.		$ 106,318	$ (181,870)	$ (206,837)
Net income / (loss) per share:
Continuing operations — basic		$ 0.17	$ (1.18)	$ (0.70)
Continuing operations — diluted		0.15	(1.18)	(0.70)
Discontinued operations — basic		(0.03)	(0.10)	(0.20)
Discontinued operations — diluted		(0.03)	(0.10)	(0.20)
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd. — basic		0.14	(1.28)	(0.90)
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd. — diluted		$ 0.12	$ (1.28)	$ (0.90)
Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000’s):
Basic	[1]	155,846	151,017	146,866
Diluted		236,404	151,017	146,866

[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.