CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 74,264	$ 54,903
Accounts receivable, net (Note 7)		139,976	158,903
Program rights, net (Note 6)		76,193	69,706
Other current assets (Note 8)		34,809	33,106
Assets held for sale (Note 3)		143,481	148,156
Total current assets		468,723	464,774
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 9)	[1]	105,850	103,648
Program rights, net (Note 6)		175,061	182,170
Goodwill (Note 4)		734,222	712,359
Other intangible assets, net (Note 4)		150,293	148,235
Other non-current assets (Note 8)		15,777	16,869
Total non-current assets		1,181,203	1,163,281
Total assets	[2]	1,649,926	1,628,055
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 10)		147,213	143,893
Current portion of long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 5)		3,439	2,960
Other current liabilities (Note 11)		33,322	9,280
Liabilities held for sale (Note 3)		33,361	32,131
Total current liabilities		217,335	188,264
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 5)		1,054,322	1,085,714
Other non-current liabilities (Note 11)		97,542	95,254
Total non-current liabilities		1,151,864	1,180,968
Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)
200,000 shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2017 - 200,000) (Note 13)		267,040	264,593
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 14):
One share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2017 – one)		0	0
Additional paid-in capital		1,905,969	1,905,779
Accumulated deficit		(1,728,518)	(1,735,768)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(175,254)	(187,438)
Total CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity / (deficit)		14,055	(5,788)
Noncontrolling interests		(368)	18
Total equity / (deficit)		13,687	(5,770)
Total liabilities and equity		1,649,926	1,628,055
Class A Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 14):
Common stock		11,858	11,639
Class B Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 14):
Common stock		$ 0	$ 0

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

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