CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / LOSS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues		$ 135,545	$ 183,599	$ 279,361	$ 330,158
Operating expenses:
Content costs		43,693	70,356	108,725	140,716
Other operating costs		12,549	13,806	26,196	27,054
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		7,972	8,154	15,899	16,380
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles		2,110	2,113	4,277	4,307
Cost of revenues		66,324	94,429	155,097	188,457
Selling, general and administrative expenses		25,047	28,708	53,893	53,602
Operating income		44,174	60,462	70,371	88,099
Interest expense		(5,754)	(7,735)	(12,349)	(15,977)
Other non-operating expense, net		328	2,237	(5,808)	(860)
Income before tax		38,748	54,964	52,214	71,262
Provision for income taxes		(7,646)	(10,886)	(12,142)	(15,433)
Net income		31,102	44,078	40,072	55,829
Net loss / (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		77	(119)	148	(112)
Net income attributable to CME Ltd.		31,179	43,959	40,220	55,717
Currency translation adjustment		25,583	17,002	(35,466)	1,159
Unrealized gain / (loss) on derivative instruments		122	(1,220)	342	(4,551)
Total other comprehensive income / (loss)		25,705	15,782	(35,124)	(3,392)
Comprehensive income		56,807	59,860	4,948	52,437
Comprehensive loss / (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		230	(28)	127	(158)
Comprehensive income attributable to CME Ltd.		$ 57,037	$ 59,832	$ 5,075	$ 52,279
Net income per share:
Attributable to CME Ltd. — basic		$ 0.08	$ 0.12	$ 0.11	$ 0.15
Attributable to CME Ltd. — diluted		$ 0.08	$ 0.12	$ 0.11	$ 0.15
Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000’s):
Basic (in shares)	[1]	265,649	264,570	265,342	264,385
Diluted (in shares)		266,776	265,932	266,790	265,628

[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.