CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 140,323	$ 36,621
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses of $8,781 and $8,548		140,179	188,618
Program rights, net (Note 5)		0	75,909
Other current assets (Note 6)		36,916	48,832
Total current assets		317,418	349,980
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 7)	[1]	104,288	113,901
Program rights, net (Note 5)		234,069	166,237
Goodwill (Note 3)		615,599	667,988
Other intangible assets, net (Note 3)		118,670	127,589
Other non-current assets (Note 6)		21,118	22,167
Total non-current assets		1,093,744	1,097,882
Total assets	[2]	1,411,162	1,447,862
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8)		148,977	135,650
Current portion of long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 4)		6,655	6,836
Other current liabilities (Note 9)		33,588	13,515
Total current liabilities		189,220	156,001
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 4)		584,573	600,273
Other non-current liabilities (Note 9)		76,709	80,000
Total non-current liabilities		661,282	680,273
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
200,000 shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2019 - 200,000) (Note 12)		269,370	269,370
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
One share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2019 – one)		0	0
Additional paid-in capital		2,008,151	2,007,275
Accumulated deficit		(1,449,901)	(1,458,942)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(287,919)	(226,916)
Total CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity		290,674	341,705
Noncontrolling interests		616	513
Total equity		291,290	342,218
Total liabilities and equity		1,411,162	1,447,862
Class A Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
Common stock		20,343	20,288
Class B Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
Common stock		$ 0	$ 0

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

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