CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / LOSS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues		$ 139,182	$ 111,732
Operating expenses:
Content costs		69,806	58,645
Other operating costs		12,687	11,255
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		7,366	5,959
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles		2,356	2,109
Cost of revenues		92,215	77,968
Selling, general and administrative expenses		26,022	20,740
Operating income		20,945	13,024
Interest expense (Note 15)		(15,012)	(18,993)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 5)		(109)	0
Other non-operating income, net (Note 16)		4,157	2,232
Income / (loss) before tax		9,981	(3,737)
Provision for income taxes		(3,897)	(2,245)
Income / (loss) from continuing operations		6,084	(5,982)
Income / (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)		988	(5,292)
Net income / (loss)		7,072	(11,274)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		178	209
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.		7,250	(11,065)
Currency translation adjustment		11,785	2,072
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments (Note 12)		191	1,258
Total other comprehensive income		11,976	3,330
Comprehensive income / (loss)		19,048	(7,944)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		386	301
Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.		$ 19,434	$ (7,643)
Net (loss) / income per share:
Continuing operations — basic		$ 0.01	$ (0.05)
Continuing operations — diluted		0.01	(0.05)
Discontinued operations — basic		0.01	(0.04)
Discontinued operations — diluted		0.00	(0.04)
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd. — basic		0.02	(0.09)
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd. — diluted		$ 0.01	$ (0.09)
Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000’s):
Basic (in shares)	[1]	158,039	154,795
Diluted (in shares)		241,905	154,795

[1] (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.