CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / LOSS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 143,816	$ 146,559
Operating expenses:
Content costs		65,032	70,360
Other operating costs		13,647	13,248
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		7,927	8,226
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles		2,167	2,194
Cost of revenues		88,773	94,028
Selling, general and administrative expenses		28,846	24,894
Operating income		26,197	27,637
Interest expense		(6,595)	(8,242)
Other non-operating expense, net		(6,136)	(3,097)
Income before tax		13,466	16,298
Provision for income taxes		(4,496)	(4,547)
Net income		8,970	11,751
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		71	7
Net income attributable to CME Ltd.		9,041	11,758
Currency translation adjustment		(61,049)	(15,843)
Unrealized gain / (loss) on derivative instruments (Note 13)		220	(3,331)
Total other comprehensive loss		(60,829)	(19,174)
Comprehensive loss		(51,859)	(7,423)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(103)	(130)
Comprehensive loss attributable to CME Ltd.		$ (51,962)	$ (7,553)
Net (loss) / income per share:
Attributable to CME Ltd. — basic		$ 0.02	$ 0.03
Attributable to CME Ltd. — diluted		$ 0.02	$ 0.03
Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000’s):
Basic (in shares)	[1]	265,036	264,199
Diluted (in shares)		266,791	265,211

[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 rights of the Series A Preferred Share are considered substantially similar to that of our Class A common stock.