AirNet Technology (ANTE) 20-F 17 Oct 18 2017 FY Annual report (foreign) Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	20-F
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
Entity Central Index Key	1,413,745
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	125,629,779

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,355	$ 117,547
Restricted cash	3,117	0
Accounts receivable, net	10,980	9,781
Prepaid concession fees	7,064	8,231
Other current assets, net	59,825	68,850
Amount due from related parties	2,251	835
Total current assets	98,592	205,244
Property and equipment, net	15,442	61,005
Prepaid equipment costs	290	16,200
Long-term investments	102,434	83,861
Long-term deposits	6,039	6,427
Acquired intangible assets, net	0	1,682
Other non-current assets	2,205	6,771
TOTAL ASSETS	225,002	381,190
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	48,545	40,366
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	12,236	33,596
Deferred revenue	1,337	1,764
Income tax payable	13,677	14,483
Total current liabilities	75,795	90,209
Non-current liabilities:
Other non-current liabilities	398	835
Provision for earn out commitment	25,130	23,549
Total liabilities	101,323	114,593
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22 and 23)
Equity
Ordinary shares ($0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized in 2016 and 2017; 127,662,057 shares and 127,662,057 shares issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively; 125,629,779 shares and 125,629,779 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively)	128	128
Additional paid-in capital	286,739	287,094
Treasury stock (2,032,278 and 2,032,278 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively)	(2,351)	(2,351)
Accumulated deficits	(172,318)	(15,842)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	35,451	(292)
Total AirMedia Group Inc.'s shareholders' equity	147,649	268,737
Non-controlling interests	(23,970)	(2,140)
Total equity	123,679	266,597
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 225,002	$ 381,190

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common stock, par value per share	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	127,662,057	127,662,057
Common stock, shares outstanding	125,629,779	125,629,779
Treasury stock, shares	2,032,278	2,032,278

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues		$ 24,328	$ 16,597	$ 50,866
Business tax and other sales tax		(569)	(84)	(633)
Net revenues		23,759	16,513	50,233
Less: Cost of revenues		58,967	49,042	89,577
Gross loss		(35,208)	(32,529)	(39,344)
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing		12,747	12,056	9,611
General and administrative		63,507	44,401	27,102
Impairment of fixed assets, prepaid equipment cost and intangible assets		67,342	826	0
Total operating expenses		143,596	57,283	36,713
Loss from operations		(178,804)	(89,812)	(76,057)
Interest income, net		2,645	843	472
Other income, net		214	4,243	1,383
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and share of loss on equity method investments		(175,945)	(84,726)	(74,202)
Income tax expenses from continuing operations		633	4,483	6,421
Net loss before income (loss) on equity method investments		(176,578)	(89,209)	(80,623)
Income (loss) and impairment on equity method investments		(2,603)	(33)	2,352
Net loss from continuing operations		(179,181)	(89,242)	(78,271)
Less: Net loss from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests		22,705	23,617	7,620
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s shareholders		(156,476)	(65,625)	(70,651)
Discontinued operation:
Net income from discontinued operations (including gain of $244,164 upon the disposal in the year ended December 31, 2015)		0	0	272,879
Income tax expenses from discontinued operations		0	0	(51,696)
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	0	221,183
Less: Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interests		0	0	(885)
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s shareholders		0	0	220,298
Net income (loss)		(179,181)	(89,242)	142,912
Net income (loss) attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s shareholders		$ (156,476)	$ (65,625)	$ 149,647
Net income (loss) per ordinary share - basic		$ (1.25)	$ (0.52)	$ 1.23
Net income (loss) per ordinary share - diluted		(1.25)	(0.52)	1.16
Net (loss) per ordinary shares from continuing operations - basic		(1.25)	(0.52)	(0.58)
Net (loss) per ordinary shares from continuing operations - diluted		(1.25)	(0.52)	(0.58)
Net income per ordinary shares from discontinued operations - basic		0	0	1.81
Net income per ordinary shares from discontinued operations - diluted		$ 0	$ 0	$ 1.7
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income (loss) per ordinary share Continuing operations - Basic		125,629,779	125,277,056	121,740,194
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income (loss) per ordinary share Discontinued operations - Basic		0	0	121,740,194
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income (loss) per ordinary share Continuing operations - Diluted	[1]	125,629,779	125,277,056	121,740,194
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income (loss) per ordinary share Discontinued operations - Diluted	[2]	0	0	129,372,158
[1]	The effect of options was excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
[2]	An incremental weighted average number of 7,631,964, nil and nil ordinary shares from assumed exercise of share option were included in computing the diluted income per share for the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OP_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Gain on the disposal	$ 244,164

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Loss Income
Net income (loss)	$ (179,181)	$ (89,242)	$ 142,912
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax of nil:
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	35,716	(24,140)	(11,478)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(143,465)	(113,382)	131,434
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(22,732)	(24,537)	(7,326)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s shareholders	$ (120,733)	$ (88,845)	$ 138,760

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CO_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]
Tax on other comprehensive income (loss)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Ordinary shares [Member]	Additional paid-in capital [Member]	Treasury stock [Member]	Accumulated deficits [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive Income (loss)[Member]	Total AirMedia Group Inc.'s shareholders' equity [Member]	Non-controlling interests[Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 268,872	$ 128	$ 323,167	$ (9,236)	$ (99,138)	$ 33,815	$ 248,736	$ 20,136
Beginning Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014		119,942,413
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation	4,825	$ 0	0	5,458	(633)	0	4,825	0
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation, shares		4,453,232
Share-based compensation	598	$ 0	598	0	0	0	598	0
Profit distribution to non-controlling interest	(891)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(891)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	1,313	0	271	0	0	0	271	1,042
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng	0	0	(459)	0	0	0	(459)	459
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling shareholders	(8,518)	0	(6,163)	0	0	0	(6,163)	(2,355)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,478)	0	0	0	0	(10,887)	(10,887)	(591)
Net income (loss)	142,912	0	0	0	149,647	0	149,647	(6,735)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	397,633	$ 128	317,414	(3,778)	49,876	22,928	386,568	11,065
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015		124,395,645
Stock option exercised	1,334	$ 0	0	1,427	(93)	0	1,334	0
Stock option exercised, shares		1,234,134
Share-based compensation	773	$ 0	773	0	0	0	773	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	11,195	0	3,477	0	0	0	3,477	7,718
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling shareholders	(30,956)	0	(34,570)	0	0	0	(34,570)	3,614
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(24,140)	0	0	0	0	(23,220)	(23,220)	(920)
Net income (loss)	(89,242)	0	0	0	(65,625)	0	(65,625)	(23,617)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 266,597	$ 128	287,094	(2,351)	(15,842)	(292)	268,737	(2,140)
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016		125,629,779
Stock option exercised, shares	0
Share-based compensation	$ 343	$ 0	343	0	0	0	343	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	1,863	0	716	0	0	0	716	1,147
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling shareholders	(1,414)	0	(1,414)	0	0	0	(1,414)	0
Disposal of Hainan Jinhui	(245)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(245)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	35,716	0	0	0	0	35,743	35,743	(27)
Net income (loss)	(179,181)	0	0	0	(156,476)	0	(156,476)	(22,705)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 123,679	$ 128	$ 286,739	$ (2,351)	$ (172,318)	$ 35,451	$ 147,649	$ (23,970)
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017		125,629,779

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$ (179,181)	$ (89,242)	$ 142,912
Less: Net income from discontinued operations	0	0	221,183
Net loss from continuing operations	(179,181)	(89,242)	(78,271)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Bad debt provisions	37,255	12,697	(2,661)
Depreciation and amortization	12,048	12,971	5,771
Deferred tax provision	0	4,328	4,681
Impairment of fixed assets, prepaid equipment cost and intangible assets	67,342	826	0
Share-based compensation	343	773	567
(Income) loss and impairment on equity method investments	2,603	33	(2,352)
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment	417	22	(129)
Gain on sale/maturity of short-term investments	0	0	(347)
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(1,874)	(3,250)	13,742
Notes receivable	0	0	762
Prepaid concession fees	1,656	(3,043)	7,302
Other current assets	(821)	(5,369)	(16,045)
Long-term deposits	789	(1,962)	3,632
Other non-current assets	1,304	(781)	2,778
Amount due from related parties	(1,310)	1,813	(4,873)
Accounts payable	4,491	6,730	(8,591)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(920)	2,030	(6,762)
Deferred revenue	(525)	517	(2,643)
Amount due to related parties	0	(15,023)	12,803
Income tax payable	(1,712)	(27,377)	42,600
Other noncurrent liabilities	(475)	(303)	0
Net cash used in continuing operations	(58,570)	(103,610)	(28,036)
Net cash used in discontinued operations	0	0	(41,026)
Net cash used in operating activities	(58,570)	(103,610)	(69,062)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Consideration receivable	0	195,915	0
Purchase of property and equipment	(7,170)	(21,558)	(10,389)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	0	0	978
Net amount received upon settlement of short-term investment	0	3,617	14,206
Acquisition of Guangzhou Xinyu	0	0	(4,808)
Acquisition of AM Jiaming	0	0	325
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling shareholders	(1,414)	(32,838)	0
Proceeds from disposal of equity investment	1,502	3,014	0
Disposal of controlling interest in a former subsidiary	0	0	(14)
Loan to third parties	(22,635)	(17,093)	(5,572)
Purchase of long term investment	(17,449)	(475)	(3,033)
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations	(47,166)	130,582	(8,307)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	0	93,226
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(47,166)	130,582	84,919
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash payment for a short-term loan	0	0	(3,000)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest	874	9,796	0
Distribution of dividends to non-controlling interests	0	0	(221)
Proceeds from disposal of equity interests of AirMedia Lianhe	0	0	536
Proceeds from options exercised	0	1,334	4,826
Net cash provided by continuing operations	874	11,130	2,141
Net cash used in discontinued operations	0	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	874	11,130	2,141
Effect of exchange rate changes	5,787	(7,515)	(1,698)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(99,075)	30,587	16,300
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of year	117,547	86,960	70,660
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of year	18,472	117,547	86,960
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Income tax paid	1,601	27,712	957
Interests paid for short-term loan	0	0	10
Fair value of property, equipment and other assets acquired in exchange of advertising services rendered and subsidiary's equity transferred	169	541	304
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
Payable for purchase of property and equipment	3,569	0	15,925
Acquisition of non-controlling interests	0	1,882	0
Receivable of capital contribution from non-controlling interest	989	1,399	0
Receivable for disposal of equity interests of AM Film and AM Lianhe	0	0	233
Consideration receivable	$ 0	$ 0	$ 200,685

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CA_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Additional information) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,355	$ 117,547	$ 86,960
Restricted cash	3,117	0	0
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 18,472	$ 117,547	$ 86,960	$ 70,660

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTI

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES	1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES Introduction of the Group AirMedia Group Inc. ("AirMedia" or the "Company") was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on April 12, 2007. AirMedia, its subsidiaries, its variable interest entities ("VIEs") and VIEs' subsidiaries (collectively the "Group") operate its out-of-home advertising network, primarily air travel advertising network, in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"). In June 2015, the Company, Yuehang Chuangyi Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (formerly AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Chuangyi Technology"), Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd. (formerly Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd.) (“Linghang Shengshi”), which is the Company’s VIE in China as well as the controlling shareholder of AirMedia Group Co., Ltd. (“AM Advertising,”), and Mr. Herman Guo, who is registered shareholder of AM Advertising under PRC law entered into a definitive agreement with Beijing Longde Wenchuang Fund Management Co., Ltd. (“Longde Wenchuang” or the “Buyer”) to sell 75% equity interest of AM Advertising for a consideration of RMB2.1 billion (equivalent to $302,400) in cash. As part of the transaction, the Company effected an internal business reorganization and transferred all its media business in airports (excluding digital TV screens in airports and TV-attached digital frames) and all billboard and LED media business outside of airports (excluding gas station media network and digital TV screens on airplanes) to AM Advertising to form the target business to be sold (the "Target Business") and transferred its other business out of AM Advertising. To effectuate the sale, the Company removed the VIE structure with respect to AM Advertising. The change in the equity ownership of AM Advertising was registered with the local branch of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or the SAIC, in December 2015. Since then, there have been other investors invested in AM Advertising, the Company now holds approximately 20.18% equity interest in AM Advertising and has ceased to consolidate the results of AM Advertising since December 2015. In December 2015, Longde Wenchuang transferred 46.43% equity interest of AM Advertising to Beijing Culture Center Construction Development Fund (LLP) ("Culture Center", together with Longde Wenchuang, the "Buyers"). Longde Wenchuang retained 28.57% equity interest of AM Advertising. This disposal represents a strategic shift on our advertising business from air travel media to gas station media and Wi-Fi service and has a major effect on the Group’s results of operations. Accordingly, assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and cash flows related to the disposed entities have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented. On June 19, 2015, Mr. Herman Man Guo submitted to the Board of Directors of the Company a preliminary non-binding proposal letter (the “Proposal Letter”) to acquire the Company in a going private transaction for $3.00 in cash per share (or $6.00 in cash per ADS) other than any ordinary shares or ADSs of the Company beneficially held by Mr. Herman Man Guo, his affiliates or other management shareholders who may choose to roll over their shares in connection with the proposed acquisition (the “Proposal”). The Board of Directors has formed a special committee consisting of three independent directors to consider the Proposal. On September 30, 2015, the Company entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with AirMedia Holdings Ltd. (“Parent”) and AirMedia Merger Company Limited (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to which Parent will acquire AirMedia (the “Transaction”) for $3.00 per ordinary share of the Company (a “Share”) or $6.00 per American depositary share, each representing two Shares (an “ADS”). This amount represents a premium of 70.5% over the Company’s closing price of $3.52 per ADS on June 18, 2015, the last trading day prior to June 19, 2015, the date that the Company announced that it had received a “going-private” proposal. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, either the Company or Parent could terminate the Merger Agreement if the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger”) was not been completed by June 28, 2016 (the “Termination Date”). On June 27, 2016 and December 19, 2016, the Company entered into Amendment NO. 1 and Amendment NO. 2 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger Agreement. As a result, the Termination Date was further extended to June 30, 2017. The special committee received a proposed amendment to the Merger Agreement from the buyer group, comprised of Mr. Guo, Ms. Dan Shao and Mr. Qing Xu, on May 23, 2017 to (a) acquire all of the outstanding shares not already owned by the buyer group for $4.00 per ADS or $2.00 per ordinary share in cash, and (b) extend the Termination Date to July 31, 2017. On June 28, 2017, the parties entered into Amendment No.3 to the Merger Agreement to further extend the termination date to July 31, 2017 so as to give the special committee sufficient time to consider the proposed amendment. On July 31, 2017, the special committee received a proposed amendment to the Merger Agreement from the buyer group, comprised of Mr. Guo, Ms. Dan Shao and Mr. Qing Xu to (a) acquire all of the outstanding shares not already owned by the buyer group for $4.10 per ADS or $2.05 per ordinary share in cash, (b) the parent termination fee has been increased from $5,320 to $10,640, (c) Parent and Merger Sub have both agreed to, on or prior to October 31, 2017, deposit an amount equal to the parent termination fee into an escrow account or cause the issuance of a letter of credit in the same amount for the benefit of the Company as security for the payment of the parent termination fee; d) the Company and its relevant subsidiaries have agreed to facilitate the satisfaction of funding conditions under the Debt Commitment Letter; and e) extend the Termination Date to December 31, 2017. The parties entered into Amendment No.4 to the Merger Agreement to further extend the termination date to December 31, 2017 so as to give the special committee sufficient time to consider the proposed amendment. On October 31, 2017, the parties entered into Amendment No. 5 and announced that Parent and Merger Sub could not arrange such cash escrow or letter of credit on or prior to October 31, 2017 due to regulatory and policy reasons. As Mr. Herman Guo Man, Ms. Dan Shao and Mr. Qing Xu (collectively, the “Buyer Group”) are committed to proceeding with the going-private transaction, the Buyer Group proposed to provide real properties owned by one member of the Buyer Group as an alternative collateral and security to the above arrangement, and the parties entered into the Merger Agreement Amendment No. 5 to reflect such alternative collateral and security. On December 27, 2017, the Company announced that it entered into a termination agreement with AirMedia Holdings Ltd. and AirMedia Merger Company Limited to terminate the previously announced merger agreement in view that the going private transaction would not be completed by December 31, 2017, the termination date of the merger agreement. The parties have released each other from all liabilities and obligations with respect to the proposed transaction, and no termination fees will be payable by either party. As of issuance date of this report, details of the Company's subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries are as follows: Date of Percentage incorporation/ Place of of legal Name acquisition incorporation ownership Intermediate Holding Company: Broad Cosmos Enterprises Ltd. (“Broad Cosmos”) June 26, 2006 British Virgin Islands ("BVI") 100 % Air Net International Limited (Formerly AirMedia International Limited ("Air Net International") July 14, 2007 BVI 100 % Air Net (China) Limited (Fomerly AirMedia (China) Limited) ("AN China") August 5, 2005 Hong Kong 100 % Subsidiaries: Yuehang Chuangyi Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Chuangyi Technology") September 19, 2005 the PRC 100 % Shenzhen Yuehang Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Shenzhen AirMedia Information Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Shenzhen Yuehang") June 6, 2006 the PRC 100 % Xi'an Shengshi Dinghong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Xi'an AirMedia Chuangyi Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Xi'an Shengshi") December 31, 2007 the PRC 100 % VIEs: Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Linghang Shengshi ") August 7, 2005 the PRC N/A Beijing Wangfan Jiaming Advertising Co.,Ltd. (Formerly Beijing AirMedia Jiaming Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Jiaming Advertising") January 1, 2007 the PRC N/A Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Yuehang") January 16, 2008 the PRC N/A AirMedia Online Network Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Online Network Technology Co., Ltd.) ("AM Online") April 30, 2015 the PRC N/A Date of Percentage incorporation/ Place of of legal Name acquisition incorporation ownership VIEs' subsidiaries: Beijing Airnet Pictures Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing AirMedia Film & TV Culture Co., Ltd.) ("Airnet Pictures") September 13, 2007 the PRC N/A Beijing Zhihe Xianglong Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Flying Dragon" ) August 1, 2008 the PRC N/A Wenzhou Yuehang Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Wenzhou AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Wenzhou Yuehang") October 17, 2008 the PRC N/A Beijing Dongding Gongyi Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Dongding") February 1, 2010 the PRC N/A Beijing GreatView Media Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing Weimei Shengjing Media Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("GreatView Media") April 28, 2011 the PRC N/A Guangzhou Meizheng Online Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Guangzhou Meizheng Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Guangzhou Meizheng") May 17, 2013 the PRC N/A Beijing Yuehang Tianyi Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd.(Formerly Beijing AirMedia Tianyi Information Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Yuehang Tianyi") September 25, 2013 the PRC N/A Wangfan Linghang Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Linghang") April 23, 2015 the PRC N/A Guangzhou Meizheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guangzhou Tech") June 18, 2015 the PRC N/A AirMedia Henglong Mobile Netw ork Technology Co., Ltd. ("AMHL Mobile") April 27, 2015 the PRC N/A Beijing Wangfan Jiaming Pictures Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing AirMedia Jiaming Film & TV Culture Co., Ltd.) ("Wangfan Jiaming") December 31, 2015 the PRC N/A Meizheng Network Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Meizheng Network”) August 8, 2016 the PRC N/A Wangfan Network Technology Co., Ltd.(“Iwanfan”) May 6, 2016 the PRC N/A Shandong Airmedia Cheweishi Network Technology Co., Ltd.(Formerly Shandong Airmedia Car Safety Technology Co.,Ltd.) (“Shangdong Cheweishi”) July 21, 2016 the PRC N/A Dingsheng Ruizhi (Beiing) Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Dingsheng Ruizhi”) May 25, 2016 the PRC N/A Wangfan Tongda Culture Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Tongda Culture”) May 11, 2018 the PRC N/A Yuehang Zhongying E-commerce Co., Ltd. (“Zhongying”) May 17, 2018 the PRC N/A Beijing Airport United Culture Media Co., Ltd. (“Airport United”) June 19, 2018 the PRC N/A The VIE arrangements Chinese regulations currently limit foreign ownership of companies that provide advertising services, including out-of-home television advertising services. Since December 30, 2005, foreign investors have been permitted to own directly 100% interest in PRC advertising companies if the foreign investor has at least three years of direct operations of advertising business outside of the PRC. One of the Company's subsidiary, AN China, the 100% shareholder of Chuangyi Technology, Shenzhen Yuehang, and Xi’an Shengshi, has been engaged in the advertising business in Hong Kong since September 2008. The Group conducts substantially all of its activities through VIEs, i.e. Linghang Shengshi, Beijing Yuehang and AM Online, and the VIEs' subsidiaries. The VIEs have entered into the following series of agreements with Chuangyi Technology: · Technology support and service agreement: Chuangyi Technology provides exclusive technology support and consulting services to the VIEs and in return, the VIEs are required to pay Chuangyi Technology service fees. The VIEs pay to Chuangyi Technology annual service fees in the amount that guarantee that the VIEs can achieve, after deducting such service fees payable to Chuangyi Technology, a net cost-plus rate of no less than 0.5% in the case of Linghang Shengshi, and Jiaming Advertising, or 1.0% in the case of Beijing Yuehang, which final rate should be determined by Chuangyi Technology. The "net cost-plus rate" refers to the operating profit as a percentage of total costs and expenses of a certain entity. The technology support and service fees for each given year payable by AM Online to Chuangyi Technology under AM Online’s technology support and service agreement shall be determined by AM Online and Chuangyi Technology at the first month of such year taking into account several factors. Those factors include the credential of the team of Chuangyi Technology that provides services to AM Online, the number of service hours, the nature and value of the services provided by Chuangyi Technology, the extent to which Chuangyi Technology provides patent or other license to AM Online in its provision of technology support and service and the correlation between AM Online’s results of operations and the technology support and service provided by Chuangyi Technology. In the event Chuangyi Technology finds it necessary to make subsequent adjustment to the amount of fees, AM Online shall negotiate in good faith with Chuangyi Technology to determine the new fee. The technology support and service agreements are effective for ten years and such term is automatically renewed upon its expiry unless either party informs the other party of its intention of no extension at least twenty days prior to the expiration of the agreements. · Technology development agreement: VIEs exclusively engaged Chuangyi Technology to provide technology development services. Chuangyi Technology owns the intellectual property rights developed in the performance of these agreements. Except for AM Online, the VIEs pay to Chuangyi Technology annual service fees in the amount that guarantee that the VIEs can achieve, after deducting such service fees payable to Chuangyi Technology, a net cost-plus rate of no less than 0.5% in the case of Linghang Shengshi, and Jiaming Advertising, which final rate should be determined by Chuangyi Technology. It is at Chuangyi Technology's sole discretion that the rate and amount of fees ultimately charged the VIEs under these agreements are determined. The "net cost-plus rate" refers to the operating profit as a percentage of total costs and expenses of a certain entity. The technology development fees for each given year payable by AM Online to Chuangyi Technology under AM Online’s technology development agreement shall be determined by AM Online and Chuangyi Technology at the first month of such year taking into account several factors. Those factors include the credential of the team of Chuangyi Technology that provides services to AM Online, the number of service hours, the nature and value of the services provided by Chuangyi Technology, the extent to which Chuangyi Technology provides patent or other license to AM Online in its provision of technology development service and the correlation between AM Online’s results of operations and the technology development service provided by Chuangyi Technology. In the event Chuangyi Technology finds it necessary to make subsequent adjustment to the amount of fees, AM Online shall negotiate in good faith with Chuangyi Technology to determine the new fee. The technology development agreements are effective for ten years and such terms is automatically renewed upon its expiry unless either party informs the other party of its intention of no extension at least twenty days prior to the expiration of the agreements. · Exclusive Technology Consultation and Service Agreement: AM online exclusively engages Chuangyi Technology to provide consultation services in relation to management, training, marketing and promotion. AM Online agrees to pay to Chuangyi Technology the amount of annual service fees as determined by Chuangyi Technology. In the event Chuangyi Technology finds it necessary to make subsequent adjustment to the amount of fees, AM Online shall negotiate in good faith with Chuangyi Technology to determine the new fees. The exclusive technology consultation and service agreement remains effective for ten years and such term may be reviewed by Chuangyi Technology’s written confirmation prior to the expiration of the agreement term. · Call option agreement : Under the call option agreements between Chuangyi Technology and the shareholders of Linghang Shengshi, Beijing Yuehang and Jiaming Advertising, the shareholders of those VIEs irrevocably granted Chuangyi Technology or its designated third party an exclusive option to purchase from the VIEs' shareholders, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all the equity interests in the VIEs, as the case may be, for the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable law without any other conditions. Under the call option agreements between Chuangyi Technology and the shareholders of AM Online, the shareholders of AM Online irrevocably granted Chuangyi Technology or its designated third party an exclusive option to purchase from the shareholders of AM Online, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all the equity interests in AM Online, as the case may be. To the extent the applicable PRC law does not require the valuation of the subject equity interests and does not otherwise restrict the purchase price for such equity interests, such purchase price shall equal the amount of actual payment made by the respective shareholders of AM Online with respect to the equity interests whether in the form or share capital injection or secondary purchase price. If and where the applicable PRC law requires the valuation of the subject equity interests or otherwise has restrictions on the purchase price for such equity interests, such purchase price shall equal the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable law. In addition, under these agreements (except for the call option agreements between Chuangyi Technology and the shareholders of AM Online), Chuangyi Technology has undertaken to act as guarantor of VIEs in all operations-related contracts, agreements and transactions and commit to provide loans to support the business development needs of VIEs or if the VIEs suffer operating difficulties, provided that the relevant VIE's shareholders satisfy the terms and conditions in the call option agreements. Under PRC laws, to provide an effective guarantee, a guarantor needs to execute a specific written agreement with the beneficiary of the guarantee. As Chuangyi Technology has not entered into any written guarantee agreements with any third party beneficiaries to guarantee the VIEs' performance obligations to these third parties, none of these third parties can demand performance from Chuangyi Technology as a guarantor of the VIEs' performance obligations. The absence of a written guarantee agreement, however, does not affect our conclusion that we are the primary beneficiary of the VIEs and in turn should consolidate the financials of the VIEs. The term of each call option agreement is ten years and such terms can be renewed upon expiration at Chuangyi Technology's sole discretion. · Equity pledge agreement: Under the equity pledge agreements between Chuangyi Technology and the shareholders of our VIEs other than AM Online, the shareholders of those VIEs pledged all of their equity interests, including the right to receive declared dividends, in those VIEs to Chuangyi Technology to guarantee those VIEs' performance of their obligations under the technology support and service agreement and the technology development agreement. Under the equity pledge agreements between Chuangyi Technology and the shareholders of AM Online, the shareholders of AM Online pledged all of their equity interests, including the right to receive declared dividends, in AM Online to Chuangyi Technology to guarantee the performance by AM Online of its obligations under its call option agreement and its exclusive technology consultation and service agreement. If the VIEs fail to perform their obligations set forth in the applicable agreements, Chuangyi Technology shall be entitled to exercise all the remedies and powers set forth in the provisions of the applicable equity pledge agreements. Those agreements remain effective for as long as the technology support and service agreements and technology development agreement are effective, or, in the case of AM Online, until two years after the term of the obligations under the call option agreement and exclusive technology consultation and service agreement. · Authorization letter: Each shareholder of the VIEs has executed an authorization letter to authorize Chuangyi Technology to exercise certain of its rights, including voting rights, the rights to enter into legal documents and the rights to transfer any or all of its equity interest in the VIEs. The authorization letters by the shareholders of our VIEs other than AM Online will remain effective during the operating periods of the respective VIEs. Such authorization is effective for ten years and such term is renewed upon its expiry at Chuangyi Technology's sole discretion. The authorization letters by the shareholders of AM Online will remain effective for as long as the respective parties remain shareholders of AM Online unless terminated earlier by Chuangyi Technology or the call option agreement with respect to AM Online is terminated prior to its expiration. Through the above contractual arrangements, Chuangyi Technology has obtained 100% of shareholders' voting interest in the VIEs, has the right to receive all dividends declared and paid by the VIEs and may receive substantially all of the net income of the VIEs through the technical support and service fees as determined by Chuangyi Technology at its sole discretion. Accordingly, we have consolidated the VIEs because we believe, through the contractual arrangements, (1) Chuangyi Technology could direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly affect its economic performance and (2) Chuangyi Technology could receive substantially all of the benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIEs. Other than the contractual arrangements described above, because the management and certain employees of Chuangyi Technology also serve in the VIEs as management or employees, certain operating costs paid by Chuangyi Technology, such as payroll costs and office rental, were re-charged to the VIEs. Chuangyi Technology also entered into loan agreements with each shareholder of AM Online, pursuant to which Chuangyi Technology permits to make loans in an aggregate amount of RMB 40,000 to the shareholders of AM Online solely for the incorporation and capitalization of AM Online. The loan is interest free and the term of the loan is ten years and shall be automatically renewed on an annual basis unless Chuangyi Technology objects. Chuangyi Technology can require the shareholders to repay all or a portion of the loan before the maturity date with a 15 days prior written notice. Under such circumstances, Chuangyi Technology is entitled to, or designate a third party to, buy all or a portion of the shareholders' equity interests in AM Online on a pro rata basis based on the amount of the repaid principal of the loan. Risks in relation to the VIE structure The Group believes that the VIE arrangements are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. The shareholders of the VIEs are also shareholders of the Group and therefore have no current interest in seeking to act contrary to the contractual arrangements. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Group's ability to enforce these contractual arrangements and if the shareholders of the VIEs were to reduce their interest in the Group, their interests may diverge from that of the Group and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIEs not to pay the service fees when required to do so. The Group's ability to control the VIEs also depends on the authorization letters that Chuangyi Technology has to vote on all matters requiring shareholder approval in the VIEs. As noted above, the Group believes the rights granted by the authorization letters is legally enforceable but may not be as effective as direct equity ownership. In addition, if the legal structure and contractual arrangements were found to be in violation of any existing PRC laws and regulations, the PRC government could: · revoke the business and operating licenses of the Group's PRC subsidiaries and affiliates; · discontinue or restricting the Group's PRC subsidiaries' and affiliates' operations; · impose conditions or requirements with which the Group or its PRC subsidiaries and affiliates may not be able to comply; or · require the Group or its PRC subsidiaries and affiliates to restructure the relevant ownership structure or operations; The imposition of any of these penalties may result in a material and adverse effect on the Group's ability to conduct the Group's business. In addition, if the imposition of any of these penalties causes the Group to lose the rights to direct the activities of the VIEs and its subsidiaries or the right to receive their economic benefits, the Group would no longer be able to consolidate the VIEs. The Group does not believe that any penalties imposed or actions taken by the PRC Government would result in the liquidation of the Group, Chuangyi Technology, or the VIEs. Certain shareholders of VIEs are also beneficial owners or directors of the Company. In addition, certain beneficial owners and directors of the Company are also directors or officers of VIEs. Their interests as beneficial owners of VIEs may differ from the interests of the Company as a whole. The Company cannot be certain that if conflicts of interest arise, these parties will act in the best interests of the Company or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in the Company's favor. Currently, the Company does not have existing arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest these parties may encounter in their capacity as beneficial owners of VIEs, on the one hand, and as beneficial owners of the Company, on the other hand. The Company believes the shareholders of VIEs will not act contrary to any of the contractual arrangements and the exclusive purchase right contract provides the Company with a mechanism to remove them as shareholders of VIEs should they act to the detriment of the Company. If any conflict of interest or dispute between the Company and the shareholders of VIEs arises and the Company is unable to resolve it, the Company would have to rely on legal proceedings in the PRC. Such legal proceedings could result in disruption of its business; moreover, there is substantial uncertainty as to the ultimate outcome of any such legal proceedings. The following financial statement information for AirMedia's VIEs were included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, presented net of intercompany eliminations, as of and for the years ended December 31: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Total current assets $ 177,425 $ 73,362 Total non-current assets 127,486 122,489 Total assets 304,911 195,851 Total current liabilities 71,535 63,302 Total non-current liabilities 24,384 25,528 Total liabilities $ 95,919 $ 89,294 For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Net revenues $ 46,237 $ 16,311 $ 23,759 Net loss (60,117 ) (81,659 ) (173,516 ) The VIEs contributed an aggregate of 98.0%, 98.8% and 100.0% of the consolidated net revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the VIEs accounted for an aggregate of 80.0% and 85.6%, respectively, of the consolidated total assets, and 83.7% and 85.6%, respectively, of the consolidated total liabilities. There are no consolidated VIEs' assets that are collateral for the VIEs' obligations and can only be used to settle the VIEs' obligations. There are no creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the VIEs that have recourse to the general credit of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries. There are no terms in any arrangements, considering both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, which require the Company or its subsidiaries to provide financial support to the VIEs. However, if the VIEs ever need financial support, the Company or its subsidiaries may, at its option and subject to statutory limits and restrictions, provide financial support to its VIEs through loans to the shareholder of the VIEs or entrustment loans to the VIEs.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (a) Basis of presentation The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). (b) Going concern The Group incurred operating losses and had negative operating cash flows and may continue to generate negative cash flows as the Group implements its business plan for 2018. There can be no assurance that the continuing efforts to execute the business plan will be successful and that the Group will be able to continue as a going concern. The Group incurred losses from operations of $89,812 and $178,804 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the Group had accumulated deficit of $172,318. The Group had negative cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the net cash used in operating activities was $103,610 and $58,570 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Group intends to meet the cash requirements for the next 12 months from the issuance date of this report through a combination of debt, equity financing by way of private placements, friends, family and business associates and management financial support. The Group will focus on the following activities: 1. The Group plans to pledge the residual 20.18% shares of equity interest of AM Advertising in Bank of Beijing to acquire the long-term borrowing amounted to $30,739 (RMB 200,000), the pledge plan is in process of Bank of Beijing’s approval. 2. The Group is in the process of selling the residual 20.18% shares of AM Advertising to third parties. 3. The Group plans to issue one of its subsidiary’s shares to finance $23,055 (RMB 150,000) from potential investor. 4. The Group is focusing on improving operation efficiency and cost reduction to standardize operations, enhance internal controls, and create synergy of the Company’s resources. The Group has also acquired the financial support letter from Mr. Man Guo and Mr. Qing Xu, Mr. Man Guo and Mr. Qing Xu express their willingness and intent to provide the necessary financial support to the Group, so as to enable the Group to meet its liabilities as and when it falls due and to carry on its business without a significant curtailment of operations for the next 12 months from the issuance date of this report As a result, management prepared the consolidated financial statements assuming the Group will continue as a going concern. However, there is no assurance that the measures above can be achieved as planned. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. (c) Basis of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs' subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. (d) Discontinued operations A disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity shall be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations. Classification as a discontinued operation occurs upon disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, if earlier. Where an operation is classified as discontinued, a single amount is presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. The amount of total current assets, total non-current assets, total current liabilities and total non-current liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets. (e) Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period and accompanying notes, including allowance for doubtful accounts, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, impairment of long-term investments, impairment of long-lived assets, share-based compensation and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates. (f) Significant risks and uncertainties The Group participates in a dynamic industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Group's future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows: net losses in the past and futures; failure in launching new business; a significant or prolonged economic downturn; contraction in the air travel advertising industry in China; competition from other competitors; regulatory or other PRC related factors; fluctuations in the demand for air travel; past and future acquisitions; failure to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting and effective disclosure controls and procedures; risks associated with the Group's ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth; risks associated with the Group's growth strategies; and general risks associated with the industry. (g) Fair value Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Group considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Authoritative literature provides a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as follows: Level 1 Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. Level 3 Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. (h) Fair value of financial instruments The Group's financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, amount due from related parties and accounts payable. The Group did not have any other financial assets and liabilities or nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. The Group's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include certain assets in connection with an equity share exchange transaction based on level 2 inputs and acquired assets and liabilities based on level 3 inputs in connection with business combinations. (i) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid deposits which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less when purchased. (j) Restricted cash Restricted cash relates to amount required by the bank as the deposits for the purpose of commercial notes issuance. (k) Property and equipment net Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: Network equipment 5 years Office property 40 years Furniture and fixture 5 years Computer and office equipment 3-5 years Vehicle 5 years Software 5 years Leasehold improvement Shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred and asset improvements that extend the useful life are capitalized. The gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized in the consolidated income statement. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period. (l) Impairment of long-lived assets Long-lived assets held and used by the Group are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. It is possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology, economy or other industry changes. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group to be tested for possible impairment, the Group first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, relief from royalty income approach, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. The Group makes various assumptions and estimates regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective assets. The assumptions and estimates used to determine future values and remaining useful lives of long-lived assets are complex and subjective. They can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as the Group’s business strategy and its forecasts for specific market expansion. (m) Long-term investments Equity method investments Investee companies over which the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have a controlling interest are accounted for using the equity method. Significant influence is generally considered to exist when the Group has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee between 20% and 50%, and other factors, such as representation on the investee's Board of Directors, voting rights and the impact of commercial arrangements, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Cost method investments For investments in an investee over which the Group does not have significant influence, the Group carries the investment at cost and recognizes income as any dividends declared from distribution of investee's earnings. The Group reviews the cost method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may no longer be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized in earnings equal to the difference between the investment's carrying amount and its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value of the investment would then become the new cost basis of the investment. Impairment for long-term investments The Group assesses its long-term investments for other-than-temporary impairment by considering factors including, but not limited to, current economic and market conditions, operating performance of the companies, including current earnings trends and undiscounted cash flows, and other company-specific information. The fair value determination, particularly for investments in privately-held companies, requires significant judgment to determine appropriate estimates and assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could affect the calculation of the fair value of the investments and determination of whether any identified impairment is other-than-temporary. Other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income equal to the excess of the investment’s carrying value over its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value would then become the new cost basis of such investment. (n) Acquired intangible assets Acquired intangible assets with definite lives are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Customer relationships intangible assets are amortized using the estimated attrition pattern of the acquired customers. Amortization of other definite-lived intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated economic lives: Audio-vision programming & broadcasting qualification 19.5 years Customer relationships 3-3.4 years Contract backlog 1.2-3 years Concession agreements 3.8-10 years Non-compete agreements 4.4 years Due to the continuing losses and significant reduced revenue from operations, the Group recognized a fully impairment loss of $1,228 for the year ended December 31, 2017. (o) Revenue recognition The Group's revenues are derived from selling advertising time slots on the Group's advertising networks. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the advertising revenues were generated from TV-attached digital frames in airports, digital TV screens in airports, digital TV screens on airlines, trains and buses WIFI network and gas station media network. The Group typically signs standard contracts with its advertising customers, who require the Group to run the advertiser's advertisements on the Group's network in airports, airlines, and through WIFI network for a period of time. The Group recognizes advertising revenues ratably over the performance period for which the advertisements are displayed, so long as collection of the fees remains probable. The Group also wholesales the advertising platforms such as scrolling light boxes and billboards in the gas stations located in some major cities, with the exception of Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, to advertising agents, and signs fixed fee contracts with the agents for a specified period. The revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the specified period. The Group also provides programs like movie to each airline company, which are broadcasted in digital TV screens on airlines. The Group typically signs standard contracts with its airline companies, who require the Group to provide the programs which would play on the Group's digital TV screens on airlines for a specified period. The revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the specified period. Deferred revenue Prepayments from customers for advertising service are deferred and recognized as revenue when the advertising services are rendered. (p) Revenue recognition Nonmonetary exchanges The Group occasionally exchanges advertising time slots and locations with other entities for assets or services, such as equipment and other assets. The amount of assets and revenue recognized is based on the fair value of the advertising provided or the fair value of the transferred assets, whichever is more readily determinable. The amounts of revenues recognized for nonmonetary transactions were $473, nil and nil for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. No direct costs are attributable to the revenues. (q) Value Added Tax ("VAT") The Company's PRC subsidiaries are subject to value-added taxes at a rate of 6% on revenues from advertising services and paid after deducting input VAT on purchases. The net VAT balance between input VAT and output VAT is reflected in the account as input VAT receivable or other taxes payable. In July 2012, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued a circular regarding the pilot collection of VAT in lieu of business tax in certain areas and industries in the PRC, including Beijing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Tianjin, Zhejiang, and Hubei between September and December 2012. Also a circular issued in May 2013 provided that such VAT pilot program is rolled out nationwide since August 2013. Since then, certain subsidiaries and VIEs became subject to VAT at the rates of 6% or 3%, on certain service revenues which were previously subject to business tax. The Company’s gross revenue is presented net of VAT. (r) Concession fees The Group enters concession right agreements with vendors such as airports, airlines, railway bureaus and a petroleum company, under which the Group obtains the right to use the spaces or equipment of the vendors to display the advertisements. The concession right agreements are treated as operating lease arrangements. Fees under concession right agreements are usually due every three, six or twelve months. Payments made are recorded as current assets and current liabilities according to the respective payment terms. Most of the concession fees with airports, airlines and railway bureaus are fixed with escalation, which means a fixed increase over each year of the agreements. The total concession fee under the concession right agreements with airports and airlines is charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the agreement periods, which is generally between three to five years. The fee structure of the concession right agreement with the petroleum company is based on the actual number of developed gas stations and associated standard annual concession fee for each developed gas station. Each gas station has its specific lease term starting from the time when it is actually put into operation. The calculation of rental payments is based on how many months the gas stations are actually put into operation during the year and the standard annual concession fee determined based on the location of the gas station. Accordingly, each gas station is treated as a separate lease and rental payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over its lease term. The amount of annual concession fee to-be-paid is determined by an actual incurred concession fee or a fixed minimum payment, if any, based on negotiation with the petroleum company. (s) Agency fees The Group pays fees to advertising agencies based on a certain percentage of revenues made through the advertising agencies upon receipt of payment from advertisers. The agency fees are charged to cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations ratably over the period in which the advertising is displayed. Prepaid and accrued agency fees are recorded as current assets and current liabilities according to relative timing of payments made and advertising service provided. From time to time, the Group and certain advertising agencies may renegotiate and mutually agree, as permitted by applicable laws, to reduce existing agency fee liabilities as calculated under the terms of existing contracts. Such reductions in the accrued agency fees are recorded as a reduction in cost of sales in the period the renegotiations are finalized. (t) Operating leases Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating lease. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease periods. (u) Advertising costs The Group expenses advertising costs as incurred. Total advertising expenses were $350, $720 and $1,209 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, and have been included as part of selling and marketing expenses. (v) Foreign currency translation The functional and reporting currency of the Company and the Company's subsidiaries domiciled in BVI and Hong Kong are the United States dollar ("U.S. dollar"). The financial records of the Company's other subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries located in the PRC are maintained in their local currency, the Renminbi ("RMB"), which are the functional currency of these entities. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency during the year are converted into functional currency at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the statements of operations. The Group's entities with functional currency of RMB translate their operating results and financial position into the U.S. dollar, the Company's reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average rate for the year. Retained earnings and equity are translated using the historical rate. Translation adjustments are reported as cumulative translation adjustments and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income. (w) Income taxes Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the Group as enacted by the relevant tax authorities. The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authorities. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, the Group classifies the interest and penalties, if any, as a component of the income tax expense. According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances, where the underpayment of taxes is more than RMB 100,000. In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion. According to Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department, the statute of limitation is six years if any company chargeable with tax has not been assessed or has been assessed at less than the proper amount, the statute of limitation is extend to 10 years if the underpayment of taxes is due to fraud or willful evasion. The Company does not expect that its assessment regarding unrecognized tax positions will materially change over the next 12 months. he Company is not currently under examination by an income tax authority, nor has been notified that an examination is contemplated. (x) Share-based payments Share-based payment transactions with employees are measured based on the grant date fair value of the equity instrument issued, and recognized as compensation expenses over the requisite service periods based on a straight-line method, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional paid-in capital. Share-based payment transactions with non-employees are measured based on the fair value of the options as of each reporting date through the measurement date, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional paid-in capital. (y) Comprehensive income (loss) Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments and is presented net of tax. The tax effect is nil for the three years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). (z) Allowance of doubtful accounts The Group conducts credit evaluations of clients and generally does not require collateral or other security from clients. The Group establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon estimates, historical experience and other factors surrounding the credit risk of specific clients and utilizes both specific identification and a general reserve to calculate allowance for doubtful accounts. The amount of receivables ultimately not collected by the Group has generally been consistent with expectations and the allowance established for doubtful accounts. If the frequency and amount of customer defaults change due to the clients' financial condition or general economic conditions, the allowance for uncollectible accounts may require adjustment. As a result, the Group continuously monitors outstanding receivables and adjusts allowances for accounts where collection may be in doubt. (aa) Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Group places their cash with financial institutions with high-credit rating and quality in China. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, no individual customer accounted for over 10% of total revenue. There is no customer accounting for 10% or more of total accounts receivables as of December 31, 2016, and there is a customer accounting for 10% of total accounts receivables as of December 31, 2017. (bb) Net income (loss) per share Basic net income (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net income (loss) reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised or converted into ordinary shares. Potential common shares in the diluted net loss per share computation are excluded in periods of losses from continuing operations, as their effect would be anti-dilutive. (cc) Government subsidies The Group primarily receives tax refund and development supporting bonus from tax bureau and local government without any condition or restriction. The government subsidies are recorded in other income on the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which the amounts of such subsidies are received without future performance requirement. The recognized government subsidies as other income are $513, $86 and nil for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. (dd) Recent issued accounting standards In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenuefrom Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. The core principle of Topic 606 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Topic 606 also impacts certain other areas, such as the accounting for costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. The standard also requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Management has adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified-retrospective approach, in which case the cumulative effect of applying the standard would be recognized at the date of initial application. The Company also estimates there were no material impact to the beginning balance of retained earnings. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, "Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" This guidance revises the accounting related to the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities as well as the presentation for certain fair value changes in financial liabilities measured at fair value, and amends certain disclosure requirements. The guidance requires that all equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those resulting in the consolidation of the investee, be accounted for at fair value with all fair value changes recognized in income. For financial liabilities measured using the fair value option, the guidance requires that any change in fair value caused by a change in instrument-specific credit risk be presented separately in other comprehensive income until the liability is settled or reaches maturity. The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for certain provisions. A reporting entity would generally record a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. The Group estimated that the adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 will not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases with the main difference being that operating leases are to be recorded in the statement of financial position as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For operating leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application of the guidance is permitted. In transition, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10 and No. 2018-11, Leases (ASC 842). ASU 2018-10 provides narrow amendments that clarify how to apply certain aspects of the guidance in ASU 2016-02. ASU 2018-11 provides entities with an option of an additional transition method, by allowing entities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. It also provides lessors an option to not separate lease and non-lease components when certain criteria are met. The Group is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses”, which will require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating this statement and its impact on its results of operations or financial position. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-1

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	3. DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION The disposal of Target Business described in Note 1 was completed in December 2015. According to the Equity Interest Transfer Agreement, the Buyers may require the Company to repurchase the equity interest of AM Advertising upon the occurrence of certain events. As these events are considered improbable, no fair value was allocated to the associated put option. The Equity Interest Transfer Agreement also contains an earn out structure, in the event that the net profit (before or after adjustment for non-recurring gains and losses, whichever is less) of restructured AM Advertising in each of the fiscal years of 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 (collectively, the “Covered Period”) is less than the profit target of RMB1,059,200 (the “Profit Target”) (being RMB200,000, RMB240,000, RMB288,000 and RMB331,200, equivalent to $30,875, $37,050, $44,459 and $51,128, for the fiscal years of 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 respectively), other shareholders of AM Advertising, excluding the Buyers, will be obligated to compensate the Buyers for the deficiency by transferring their equity interest in AM Advertising to the Buyers for nil consideration and/or by cash, based on a pre-determined formula with such compensations in aggregate being subject to a cap equal to the amount of the consideration. As of December 31, 2016, the Group treated the provision for earn out commitment of $23,549 as contingent liability (Note 23-c). On March 29, 2018 and August 31, 2018, a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Beijing Longde Wenchuang Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of RMB304,554 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the RMB152,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of RMB88,000 in principal balance and RMB7,840 in interests; and (iii) the payment of RMB56,714 in cash after the sale of the 20.32% equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20% equity interests hold by the Group and 0.32% equity interests hold by Mr. Man Guo, and following the completion of the foregoing arrangements, our obligations with respect to the profit target for 2015, the earnout provision for the first nine months of 2015 and the shareholder loans between AM Advertising and AirMeia Shengshi shall be deem completed. According to the aforesaid MoU, after Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu transfer all the equity interest of AM Advertising, they will cease to be shareholders of AM Advertising and will not be able to continuously assume the obligations in connection with the profit commitment and earn out provision as a matter of fact. The Group is negotiating for further extension of MoU. The disposal represents a strategic shift and has a major effect on the Group’s results of operations. The disposed entities are accounted as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015. A gain of $244,164 was recognized on the disposal, which is determined based on the total consideration of $324,183, the fair value of the remaining 25% equity interest in AM Advertising of $79,718 that continues to be held by the Group, the net book value of the Target Business of $134,497 and the fair value of the earnout commitment of $25,240. Upon the Group’s disposal of its 75% interest in AM Advertising, the Group continues to hold 25% of the equity of AM Advertising, which is accounted for as an equity method investment. The Group’s share of earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 amounted to $2,491 and was recorded within the (loss) income on equity method investments within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The financial results of the disposed business lines are set out below. For the year 2015 Net revenues $ 166,843 Cost of revenues (126,745 ) Gross profit 40,098 Operating expenses (13,239 ) Income from operations 26,859 Gain from disposal of 75% equity interest in AM Advertising 244,164 Interest income 298 Other income, net 1,293 Income on equity method investments 265 Net income before income tax 272,879 Income taxes benefit/(expense) (51,696 ) Income from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company $ 221,183 Details of related party transactions for the years ended December 31, 2015 were as follows: Concession cost purchased from: Name of related parties Relationship For the year Guangxi Dingyuan (1) Equity method investee $ 1,107 Qingdao AM Equity method investee 1,230 $ 2,337 Equity transaction with a related party: Name of related parties Relationship For the year Beijing Dayun Culture Communication Co., Ltd. ("Dayun Culture") (3) Invested by management of the Group $ 8,605 $ 8,605 (1) The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames, LED and lightbox concession in Nanning airport from Guangxi Dingyuan amounting to $1,107 for the years ended December 31, 2015. (2) The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames concession in Qingdao airport from Qingdao AM amounting to $1,230 for the year ended December 31, 2015. (3) In November 2015, AM Advertising purchased 20% equity interest in Beijing AirMedia Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (“AirMedia Lianhe”) from Dayun Culture with consideration of $8,605. After the transaction, AM Advertising held 100% equity interest in AirMedia Lianhe.

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS	4. SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS The Group is mainly engaged in selling advertising time slots on their network, primarily air travel advertising network, trains and buses WIFI network, throughout PRC. The Group chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Group; hence, the Group has only one operating segment. Geographic information The Group primarily operates in the PRC and substantially all of the Group's long-lived assets are located in the PRC. Revenue by service categories For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Revenues from continuing operations: Air Travel Media Network $ 38,917 $ 12,178 $ 18,702 Gas Station Media Network 9,840 4,009 4,093 Other Media 2,109 410 1,533 $ 50,866 $ 16,597 $ 24,328

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET	5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET As of December 31, 2016 2017 Accounts receivable, gross $ 13,596 $ 15,571 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,815) (4,591) Accounts receivable, net $ 9,781 $ 10,980 Balance at Balance at beginning Charge to Exchange end of the of the year expenses Write off adjustment year 2015 $ 4,458 (2,661) - (70) 1,727 2016 1,727 2,248 - (160) 3,815 2017 3,815 1,403 (883) 256 4,591

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets [Abstract]
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET	6. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET Other current assets, net, consist of the following: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Input VAT receivable $ 16,249 $ 20,670 Prepaid selling and marketing fees 368 1,708 Short-term deposits 74 129 Prepaid income tax 417 273 Prepaid individual income tax and other employee advances 290 435 Loans to third parties (i) 17,080 41,733 Receivable from third party (ii) 7,106 4,317 Receivable from a non-controlling interest holders 6,377 3,170 Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries (iii) 23,550 26,160 Receivables from ADS depositary 468 - Other prepaid expenses (iv) 2,732 7,346 Others - 1,166 74,711 107,107 Allowance for doubtful amounts (5,861 ) (47,282 ) $ 68,850 $ 59,825 (i) These third parties provide outdoor advertising services to their customers. Loans to third parties are in order to secure them to provide advertising services at prime locations to the Group. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the Group entered into various loan agreements with third parties amounting with aggregated amount of $17,080 and $41,733, respectively with the terms of one year. The interest rates were from 4.35% to 8% without any assets pledged for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the management conducted a review on the outstanding loans, and the review discovered that market conditions under which the third parties competed deteriorated unexpectedly in 2017, which imposed adverse constraints on their ability to repay the loans. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance for loan to third parties amounted to $864 and $40,748 respectively. (ii) Receivable from third party mainly represented the receivable from the disposal of investment and property. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance was $1,031 and $257, respectively. (iii) On March 29, 2018 and August 23, 2018, we entered into a MoU and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Longde Wenchuang and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of RMB304,553,900 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the RMB152,000,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of RMB88,000,000 in principal balance and RMB7,840,000 in interests; and (iii) the payment of RMB56,713,900 in cash after the sale of the 20.32% equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20% equity interests hold by the Group and 0.32% equity interests hold by Mr. Man Guo, and following the completion of the foregoing arrangements, our obligations with respect to the profit target for 2015, the earnout provision for the first nine months of 2015 and the shareholder loans between AM Advertising and AirMeia Shengshi shall be deem completed. According to the aforesaid MoU, after Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu transfer all the equity interest of AM Advertising, they will cease to be shareholders of AM Advertising and will not be able to continuously assume the obligations in connection with the profit commitment and earnout provision as a matter of fact. However, we cannot assure you that the Buyers will not bring up any claim with respect to the above arrangements and if there is any dispute or legal proceedings initiated, our business and financial position may be adversely affected. Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries balance amounted to $19,021 and $26,160 as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, $3,499 and $3,734 of bad debt allowance was made for the receivable balance, respectively. The balance $26,160 as of December 31, 2017 will be deem settled if the MoU is effective. (iv) As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance was $461 and $2,543, respectively.

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	7. ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET As of December 31, 2016 2017 Gross Net Gross Net carrying Accumulated Accumulated carrying carrying Accumulated Accumulated carrying amount amortization impairment amount amount amortization impairment amount Audio-vision programming and broadcasting qualification $ 200 $ (35) $ (165) $ - $ 213 $ (37) $ (176) $ - Customer relationships 689 (689) - - 735 (735) - - Contract backlog 1,441 (1,441) - - 1,536 (1,536) - - Concession agreements 9,758 (7,513) (563) 1,682 10,404 (8,529) (1,875) - Non-compete agreements 170 (161) (9) - 182 (172) (10) - $ 12,258 $ (9,839) $ (737) $ 1,682 $ 13,070 $ (11,009) $ (2,061) - The amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were $ 505 510 501 1,228

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET As of December 31, 2016 2017 Digital display network equipment $ 6,314 $ 6,548 WIFI and network equipment 27,719 36,431 Gas station display network equipment 38,615 43,079 Software 9,174 9,764 Office property 5,805 11,506 Computer and office equipment 2,828 3,264 Vehicle 938 817 Leasehold improvement 607 2,262 Construction in progress 1,422 514 Furniture and fixture 1,123 994 Total original costs 94,545 115,179 Less: impairment (826) (52,216) Less: accumulated depreciation (32,714) (47,521) Total property and equipment, net $ 61,005 $ 15,442 Depreciation expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were $ 5,266 12,461 11,547 826 22,741 26,727

PREPAID EQUIPMENT COST

PREPAID EQUIPMENT COST	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Prepaid Equipment Cost [Abstract]
PREPAID EQUIPMENT COST	9. PREPAID EQUIPMENT COST On May 12, 2013, the Group entered into an agreement with Elec-Tech International Co., Ltd. ("Elec-Tech") to exchange the equity interests of GreatView Media, one of the VIE's subsidiary, with LED screens from Elec-Tech, pursuant to which Elec-Tech would invest $ 104,000 640,000 21.27 16,200 all of which are prepayment for LED screens. For the year ended 16,646 as the ordered equipment was out of dated, of which the increase was due to the exchange rate fluctuation 290 mainly represented the prepayment made for the leasehold improvement

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Long-term Investments [Abstract]
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS	10. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (a) Equity method investments The Group had the following equity method investments, other-than-temporary impairment loss of nil and $1,919 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Name of company Percentage Amount Percentage Amount % % Equity method investments Beijing Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. (“BEMC “) (1) 49 $ 1,461 49 $ 1,618 Beijing Hezhong Chuangjin Investment Co., Ltd. ("Hezhong Chuangjin") (2) 15 1,944 15 1,993 Lanmeihangbiao Tiandi Internet Investment Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("LMHB") (3) 40 256 40 223 Beijing Yuyue Film Culture Co., Ltd (“Yuyue Film”) (4) 25 432 25 362 Beijing Yunxing Chuangrong Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd (“Yunxing”) (5) 50 2,083 - - Unicom AirMedia (Beijing) Network Co., Ltd. ("Unicom AirMedia") (6) - - 39 17,422 Less: impairment loss on equity method investments (2) - (1,993) $ 6,176 $ 19,625 (1) In March 2008, the Group entered into a definitive agreement with China Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd., a subsidiary of China Eastern Group and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited operating the media resources of China Eastern Group, to establish a joint venture, BEMC. BEMC was incorporated on March 18, 2008 in the PRC with China Eastern Media Corporation and the Group holding 51 49 198 57 (2) In May 2015, AM Advertising, Beijing Financial Technology Investment Management Center (limited partnership), Beijing Hongdeshengzheng Investment Co., Ltd., and Beijing Hongyuan Zhixin Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd. established Hezhong Chuangjin, which mainly focuses on internet financing. In July 2015, AM Advertising transferred its investment in Hezhong Chuangjin to AM Online, a subsidiary of the Group at carrying value. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Hezhong Chuangjin. $59 and $78 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. The operation has been ceased from December 2017, the investment has been provided fully impairment of $ 1,919 (3) In September 2015, AM Online entered into an agreement with BlueFocus wireless Internet (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd. and two individual investors to establish a joint venture, LMHB. LMHB was incorporated on September 25, 2015. LMHB is mainly engaged in investment management of Wi-Fi platform marketing and other mobile internet industries. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of LMHB. $175 and $48 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. (4) In June 2016, AM Film entered into an agreement with two individual investors to establish a joint venture, Yuyue Film. Yuyue Film is mainly engaged in investment management of film investment and marketing. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Yuyue Film. Nil and $95 loss on investment were pick up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. (5) In February 2016, AM Online entered into an agreement with Haihang Wenhua Holding Group to invest in Yunxing. Yunxing was incorporated on December 17, 2013. Yunxing is mainly engaged in information technology investments in the Hainan Airline. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Yunxing. In November 2016, AM Online transferred all the equity interest of Yunxing to Haihang Wenhua Holding Group with the consideration of $ 2,305 1,480 and gain of $58 on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively (6) On February 22, 2017, AM Online established Unicom AirMedia, jointly with Unicom Broadband Online Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of China Unicom, and Chengdu Haite Kairong Aeronautical Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of a listed company providing aeronautical technical services. Pursuant to a capital contribution agreement entered into by the relevant parties, AM Online invested approximately RMB 117,900 39 (b) Cost method investments The Group had the following cost method investments, other-than-temporary impairment loss of nil and nil was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Name of company Percentage Amount Percentage Amount % % Zhangshangtong Air Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Zhangshangtong") (1) 20 $ 388 20 $ 415 Qingdao Jinshi Zhixing Investment Centre LLP (“Qingdao Jinshi”) (2) 3 22 - - Beijing Zhongjiao Huineng Information Technology Co., Ltd (“Zhongjiao Huineng”) (3) 13 541 13 577 AM Advertising ( Refer to Note 23-c) 20 76,734 20 81,817 $ 77,685 $ 82,809 (1) In June 2010, the Group acquired 20 (2) In January 2016, the Group acquired 3.35 22 (3) In January 2016, the Group acquired 13.3 The investment in AM Advertising was accounted for using the cost method of accounting, as the Group does not have the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation.

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets, Noncurrent Disclosure [Abstract]
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS	11. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS As of December 31, 2016 2017 Investment in film and TV series (i) $ 1,854 $ 1,407 Prepaid office space and leasehold improvement fees (ii) 4,917 798 $ 6,771 $ 2,205 (i) The Group enters into agreements with other investors to invest together on certain film and TV series, which are produced by other third parties, and shares profit of the invested films and TV series based on its investment as a percentage of the total investment for a film or TV series. (ii) As the office spaces legal title had not been transferred to the Group, the prepaid amounts were recognized as other non-current assets as of December 31, 2016. All the prepaid office space fees as of December 31, 2016 have been transferred to property in 2017. The prepaid amounts mainly represented the prepaid platform service fee as of December 31, 2017

LONG-TERM DEPOSITS

LONG-TERM DEPOSITS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Deposit Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
LONG-TERM DEPOSITS	12. LONG-TERM DEPOSITS As of December 31, 2016 2017 Concession fee deposits $ 5,547 $ 5,516 Office rental deposits 880 523 $ 6,427 $ 6,039 Concession fee deposits normally have terms of three to five years and are refundable at the end of the concession terms. Office rental deposits normally have terms of one to three years and are refundable at the end of the lease term. The long term deposits are not within the scope of the accounting guidance regarding interests on receivables and payables, because they are intended to provide security for the counterparty to the concession rights or office rental agreements. Therefore, the deposits are recorded at cost.

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURR

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES	13. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES As of December 31, 2016 2017 Accrued payroll and welfare $ 2,848 $ 2,249 Other tax payable 1,366 1,314 Accrued staff disbursement 1,447 1,460 Deposit payable 266 613 Accrued professional fees 290 166 Other current liabilities 1,288 868 Payable to non-controlling interest holders 135 - Payable to AM Advertising and its subsidiaries (i) 25,956 5,566 $ 33,596 $ 12,236 (i) The amounts due to AM Advertising and its subsidiaries mainly represent the concession fee payables for using concessions owned by AM Advertising and its subsidiaries, which will be settled while the MoU is effective

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	14. INCOME TAXES AirMedia is a tax-exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Broad Cosmos is tax-exempted company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. AN China did not have any assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and accordingly no provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax was made in these years. The Group's subsidiaries in the PRC are all subject to PRC Enterprise Income Tax ("EIT") on the taxable income in accordance with the relevant PRC income tax laws and regulations. The EIT rate for the Group's operating in PRC was 25 Chuangyi Technology qualified for the High and New-Tech Enterprise ("HNTE") status that would allow for a reduced 15 Xi’an Shengshi qualified as a "Software Enterprise" in August 2008 by Technology Information Bureau of Shaanxi province, and therefore is entitled to a two-year exemption from the EIT commencing from its first profitable year and a 50% deduction of 25 12.5 15 2014, 2015 and 2016, and Xi’an AM is subject to EIT at a rate of 25 Income tax expenses are as follows: For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Income tax expenses: Current $ 480 $ 50 $ 633 Deferred 5,941 4,433 - 6,421 4,483 633 As of December 31, 2016 2017 Deferred tax assets: Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 4,083 $ 12,270 Amortization of intangible assets and concession fees 1,606 1,163 Net operating loss carry forwards 30,697 51,769 Valuation allowance (36,386) (65,202) Total deferred tax assets - - Deferred tax liabilities: - - Total deferred tax assets, net $ - $ - The valuation allowance provided as of December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 relates to the deferred tax assets generated by the Group’s VIE. The Group periodically evaluates the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets, and reduces the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance to the extent it believes that either it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets for these entities will not be realized as it does not expect to generate sufficient taxable income in future, or the amount involved is not significant. The Group's subsidiaries in the PRC had total net operating loss carry forwards approximately of $ 220,456 For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Net loss before provision for income taxes $ (74,202) $ (84,726) $ (175,945) PRC statutory tax rate 25 % 25 % 25 % Income tax at statutory tax rate (18,551) (21,182) (43,986) Expenses not deductible for tax purpose Entertainment expenses exceeded the tax limit 300 158 91 Tax effect of impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets - - 12,539 Tax effect of other permanent differences 330 1,681 1,831 Changes in valuation allowance 9,276 22,200 28,815 Effect of preferential tax rates granted to PRC entities 14,404 642 670 Effect of income tax rate difference in other jurisdictions 662 984 673 Income tax expenses $ 6,421 $ 4,483 $ 633 Effective tax rates (8.7) % (5.3) % (0.4) % A valuation allowance was provided against deferred tax assets in entities where it was determined, it was more likely than not that the benefits of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company had deferred tax assets which consisted of tax loss carry-forwards, accrues and reserves which can be carried forward to offset future taxable income. Management determined it is more likely than not that part of deferred tax assets could not be utilized, so a valuation allowance was provided as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. The net valuation allowance increased 9,276 22,200 28,815 The Group did not identify significant unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Group did not incur any interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income tax expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Since the commencement of operations in August 2005, only Chuangyi Technology and Shenzhen Yuehang have been subjected to a tax examination by the relevant PRC tax authorities. The Group's subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries remain subject to tax examinations at the tax authority's discretion. The Company is not currently under examination by any income taxing authority, nor has it been notified of an impending examination. Uncertainties exist with respect to how the current income tax law in the PRC applies to the Group's overall operations, and more specifically, with regard to tax residency status. New EIT Law includes a provision specifying that legal entities organized outside of China will be considered residents for Chinese income tax purposes if the place of effective management or control is within China. The Implementation Rules to the new EIT Law provide that non-resident legal entities will be considered China residents if substantial and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel, accounting, properties, etc., occurs within China. Additional guidance is expected to be released by the Chinese government in the near future that may clarify how to apply this standard to tax payers. Despite the present uncertainties resulting from the limited PRC tax guidance on the issue, the Group does not believe that its legal entities organized outside of China should be treated as residents for new EIT Law purposes. If the PRC tax authorities subsequently determine that the Company and its subsidiaries registered outside the PRC should be deemed resident enterprises, the Company and its subsidiaries registered outside the PRC will be subject to the PRC income tax at a rate of 25%. However, the Company's subsidiaries located in the PRC were in a loss position and had accumulated deficit as of December 2017, and the tax basis for the investment was greater than the carrying value of this investment. A deferred tax asset should be recognized for this temporary difference only if it is apparent that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future. Absent of evidence of a reversal in the foreseeable future, no deferred tax asset for such temporary difference was recorded. The Company did not record any tax on any of the undistributed earnings because the relevant subsidiaries do not intend to declare dividends and the Company intends to permanently reinvest it within the PRC. Additionally, no deferred tax liability was recorded for taxable temporary differences attributable to the undistributed earnings of VIEs because the Company believes the undistributed earnings can be distributed in a manner that would not be subject to income tax. Aggregate undistributed earnings of the Company's subsidiaries located in the PRC that are available for distribution to the Company are considered to be indefinitely reinvested and accordingly, no provision has been made for the Chinese dividend withholding taxes that would be payable upon the distribution of those amounts to the Company. The Chinese tax authorities have also clarified that distributions made out of pre January 1, 2008 retained earnings will not be subject to the withholding tax.

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE	15. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Numerator: Net income (loss) attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s ordinary shareholders $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) - Continuing operations (70,651) (65,625) (156,476) - Discontinued operations 220,298 - - Denominator: Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per ordinary share - basic 121,740,194 125,277,056 125,629,779 - diluted 129,372,158 125,277,056 125,629,779 Weighted average shares used in calculating income (loss) per ordinary shares Basic Continuing operations 121,740,194 125,277,056 125,629,779 Discontinued operations 121,740,194 - - Diluted Continuing operations (i) 121,740,194 125,277,056 125,629,779 Discontinued operations (ii) 129,372,158 - - Net (loss) income per ordinary share -basic $ 1.23 $ (0.52) $ (1.25) -diluted 1.16 (0.52) (1.25) Net (loss) income per ordinary share from continuing operations -basic $ (0.58) $ (0.52) $ (1.25) -diluted (0.58) (0.52) (1.25) Net income per ordinary share from discontinued operations -basic $ 1.81 $ - $ - -diluted 1.70 - - (i) The effect of options was excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. (ii) An incremental weighted average number of 7,631,964

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
SHARE BASED PAYMENTS	16. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 2007 Share incentive plan On July 2, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted the 2007 share incentive plan (the "2007 Option Plan"), which allows the Group to grant options to its employees and directors to purchase up to 12,000,000 On December 29, 2008, the Board of Directors amended 2007 Option Plan to allow the Group to grant options to its employees and directors to purchase up to 17,000,000 On September 1, 2012, the Board of Directors approved to grant options to the employees under 2007 Share Incentive Plan to purchase an aggregate of 1,857,538 0.72 5 On June 9, 2014, the Board of Directors approved to extend the expiration date of the options granted on July 10, 2009 from July 11, 2014 to July 11, 2016. Modified awards are viewed as an exchange of the original award for a new award. The fair value were $ 0.22 0.12 1.15 1.57 686 5 On June 9, 2014, Board of Directors of the Group approved to extend the expiration date of the options granted on November 1, 2012 from November 11, 2014 to November 11, 2016. Modified award is viewed as an exchange of the original award for a new award. The fair value of the stock options, which was $ 0.25 4 2011 Share incentive plan On March 18, 2011, the Board of Directors adopted 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "2011 Option Plan"), which allows the Group to grant options to its employees and directors to purchase up to 2,000,000 On March 22, 2011, the Board of Directors granted options to Group's employees to purchase an aggregate of 2,180,000 2.3 5 10 1.57 0.75 314 On August 23, 2011, the Board of Directors approved the adjustment of the exercise price of certain stock options that were granted on July 2, 2007, July 20, 2007, November 29, 2007, July 10, 2009 and March 22, 2011, which were subsequently modified from $ 1.57 1.15 0.21 0.22 0.26 0.39 0.53 1,259 950 2012 Share incentive plan On November 30, 2012, the Board of Directors adopted 2012 Share Incentive Plan (the "2012 Option Plan"), which allows the Group to grant options to its employees and directors to purchase up to 6,000,000 On June 1 and August 1, 2014, the Group granted 2,376,620 140,000 1.025 1.045 5 On October 13, 2014, an employee terminated his employment with the Group but continued to provide service as a nonemployee consultant. 50,000 50,000 20,830 January 31, 2016 29,170 On May 12, 2015, the Group granted 660,000 1.675 On June 15, 2015, an employee terminated his employment with the Group but continued to provide service as a nonemployee consultant. 200,000 On October 31, 2015, an employee terminated his employment with the Group but continued to provide service as a nonemployee consultant. 100,000 On December 31, 2015, two consultants resigned. Of the 200,000 3,332 166,668 150,002 1.12 100,000 16,664 January 31, 2016 83,336 On March 10, 2016, Board of Directors approved to extend the expiration dates of the 685,000 December 31, 2016 1.67 On July 10, 2016, Board of Directors approved to extend the expiration dates of the 2,139,918 December 31, 2016 0.38 79 For the year ended December 31, 2016, four employees terminated their employments with the Group, but continued to provide service as nonemployee consultant. The options were not modified in connection with the change in status, but future service is still necessary to earn the award. The compensation cost was measured as if the options were newly granted at the date of the change of status. The incremental share-based compensation expense of $ 179 Outstanding Options Weighted Weighted Weighted Aggregate Number of price grant-date contractual intrinsic options per option fair value terms value Outstanding as of January 1, 2017 7,710,176 $ 1.15 $ 1.05 1.57 $ 1,552 Exercised - - - - - Forfeited or expired (1,841,648) - - - - Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 5,868,528 $ 1.15 $ 1.05 0.75 $ - Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017 5,860,255 1.15 1.05 0.75 - Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017 5,839,190 $ 1.15 $ 1.12 0.75 $ - The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were $ 7,039 1,928 649 694 567 773 343 390 0.5 0 (1) Volatility The volatility of the underlying ordinary shares during the life of the options was estimated based on the historical stock price volatility of the Company's ordinary shares and listed shares of comparable companies over a period comparable to the expected term of the options. From March 2011, the volatility was estimated based on the historical volatility of the Company's share price as the Company has accumulated sufficient history of stock price for a period comparable to the expected term of the options. (2) Risk-free rate Risk-free rate is based on yield of US Treasury bill as of valuation date with maturity date close to the expected term of the options. (3) Expected term The expected term is estimated based on a consideration of factors including the original contractual term and the vesting term. (4) Dividend yield The dividend yield was estimated by the Group based on its expected dividend policy over the expected term of the options. The Group has no plan to pay any dividend in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Group considers the dividend yield to be zero. (5) Exercise price The exercise price of the options was determined by the Group's Board of Directors. (6) Fair value of underlying ordinary shares The closing market price of the ordinary shares of the Company as of the grant/modification date was used as the fair value of the ordinary shares on that date.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT	17. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT Measured on recurring basis The Group measured its financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, amounts due from related parties, prepaid equipment costs and accounts payable on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued based on the quoted market price in an active market. The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, amounts due from related parties, prepaid equipment cost and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturity. Measured on non-recurring basis The Group measured intangible assets and property and equipment at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The fair value was determined using models with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). This was based on a number of key assumptions, including, but not limited to, undiscounted future cash flows and the annual net revenue projections based on the projected levels of advertising activities during the forecast periods, all of which were classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. As a result, the Group recorded nil, $ 826 50,695 The Group measured its long-term investment in AM Advertising at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as result of the disposal transaction of Target Business as set forth in Note 1. The fair value was determined using the market approach (AM Advertising’s recent capital transaction announced to the public) with quoted price for the assets in active markets (Level 1 inputs). No impairment was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, due to disputes, the Company considered the provision for earn out commitment as contingent liability and disclosed in Note 23. On March 29, 2018, an MoU regarding the continuing performance of the parties’ respective obligations under the Equity Interest Transfer Agreement and Supplemental Agreement was entered into, all parties to the MoU agree that all current disputes including litigation and arbitration among the parties shall be withdrew or deem completed

SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN

SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN [Abstract]
SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN	18. SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN On March 21, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $ 20,000 40,000 Up to December 31, 2017, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 6,532,429 17,400 2,190,685 4,341,744 3,325,605

MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLA

MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions [Abstract]
MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN	19. MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN Full time employees of the Group in the PRC participate in a government-mandated multiemployer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. PRC labor regulations require the Group to accrue for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees' income. The total contribution for such employee benefits were $ 2,202 4,029 3,256

STATUTORY RESERVES

STATUTORY RESERVES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
STATUTORY RESERVES [Abstract]
STATUTORY RESERVES	STATUTORY RESERVES As stipulated by the relevant law and regulations in the PRC, the Group's subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries in the PRC are required to maintain non-distributable statutory surplus reserve. Appropriations to the statutory surplus reserve are required to be made at not less than 10 17,542

RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

RESTRICTED NET ASSETS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS [Abstract]
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS	21. RESTRICTED NET ASSETS Relevant PRC laws and regulations restrict the WFOEs, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries from transferring a portion of their net assets, equivalent to the balance of their statutory reserves and their paid-in-capital, to the Group in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations restrict the payments of dividends by the Group's PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries from their respective retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. As of December 31, 2016, the balance of restricted net assets was $ 342,860 138,496 204,364 376,835 159,565 217,270

COMMITMENTS

COMMITMENTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
COMMITMENTS [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS	22. COMMITMENTS (a) Operating leases The Group has entered into operating lease agreements principally for its office spaces in the PRC. These leases expire through 2021 and are renewable upon negotiation. Rental expenses under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were $ 1,507 1,988 2,854 Year 2018 $ 2,494 2019 401 2020 138 2021 35 $ 3,068 (b) Concession fees The Group has entered into concession right agreements with vendors, such as airports, airlines, trains and a petroleum company. The contract terms of such concession rights are usually three to five years. The concession rights expire through 2022 and are renewable upon negotiation. Concession fees charged into statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were $ 64,752 17,264 18,156 Future minimum concession fee payments under non-cancellable concession right agreements were as follows, which is not included the early termination of concession right agreements in fiscal year 2018 Year 2018 $ 25,935 2019 22,529 2020 21,448 2021 2,160 2022 2,225 $ 74,297

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES [Abstract]
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES	23. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (a) Approval for non-advertising content A majority of the digital frames and digital TV screens in the Group's network include programs that consist of both advertising content and non-advertising content. On December 6, 2007, the State Administration of Radio, Film or Television, or the SARFT, a governmental authority in the PRC, issued the Circular regarding Strengthening the Management of Public Audio-Video in Automobiles, Buildings and Other Public Areas, or the SARFT Circular. According to the SARFT Circular, displaying audio-video programs such as television news, films and television shows, sports, technology and entertainment through public audio-video systems located in automobiles, buildings, airports, bus or train stations, shops, banks and hospitals and other outdoor public systems must be approved by the SARFT. The Group intends to obtain the requisite approval of the SARFT for the Group's non-advertising content, but the Group cannot assure that the Group will obtain such approval in compliance with this new SARFT Circular, or at all. In January 2014, the Group entered into a strategic alliance with China Radio International Oriental Network (Beijing) Co., Ltd ("CRION"), which manages the internet TV business of China International Broadcasting Network, to operate the CIBN-AirMedia channel for broadcast network TV programs to air travellers in China. According to the terms of the cooperation arrangement with CRION, during the cooperation period from March 28, 2014 to March 27, 2024, CRION shall obtain and, from time to time, be responsible for obtaining any approval, license and consent regarding the regulation of broadcasting and television from relevant authorities. There is no assurance that CRION will be able to obtain or maintain the requisite approval or the Group will be able to renew the contract with CRION when they expire. If the requisite approval is not obtained, the Group will be required to eliminate non-advertising content from the programs included in the Group's digital frames and digital TV screens and advertisers may find the Group's network less attractive and be unwilling to purchase advertising time slots on the Group's network. As of December 31, 2017, the Group did not record a provision for this matter as management believes the possibility of adverse outcome of the matter is remote and any liability it may incur would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements. However, it is not possible for the Group to predict the ultimate outcome and the possible range of the potential impact of failure to obtain such disclosed registrations and approvals primarily due to the lack of relevant data and information in the market in this industry in the past. (b) Class action The Company and two of its officers were named as defendants in a putative securities class action filed on June 25, 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York: Huang v. AirMedia Group Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:15-CV-04966-ALC (S.D.N.Y.). The complaint in this putative class action alleges that certain of the defendants' financial statements and other public statements and disclosures contained misstatements or omissions, including with respect to the alleged sale of an equity interest in the Company's advertising subsidiary, in violation the U.S. securities laws. The complaint states that plaintiffs seek to represent a class of persons who allegedly suffered damages as a result of their trading activities related to the Company's ADRs between April 15 and June 15, 2015, and alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. On November 10, 2015, the Court appointed China Xiayuan Transportation Co. Ltd. as the lead plaintiff and appointed a lead counsel. On January 15, 2016, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint, advancing similar allegations and claims as the previously filed complaint and seeking to represent a class of persons who allegedly suffered damages as a result of their trading activities related to the Company's ADRs between April 7 and June 15, 2015. On March 10, 2016, the Company and one of its officers filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint. On March 27, 2017, the Court granted the motion to dismiss and entered a judgment dismissing the Amended Complaint with prejudice. As of December 31, 2017, the Group did not record a provision for this matter as management believes the possibility of adverse outcome of the matter is remote and any liability it may incur would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements. (c) AM Advertising Dispute Linghang Shengshi had served a legal letter, dated June 29, 2016 (the “Legal Letter”), on Longde Wenchuang to challenge the proposed transfers by Longde Wenchuang of their equity interests in AM Advertising to Shanghai Golden Bridge InfoTech Co., Ltd. (stock code: 603918), a PRC company with its shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (“Golden Bridge”). As of the date of the Legal Letter, Linghang Shengshi held 24.84% of the equity interests in AM Advertising. Longde Wenchuang and Culture Center held 28.57% and 46.43%, respectively, of the equity interests in AM Advertising. On June 14, 2016, Longde Wenchuang entered into an equity interest transfer agreement with Golden Bridge to transfer 75% equity interests in AM Advertising to Golden Bridge in consideration for shares in Golden Bridge (the “Transfer”). Neither of Longde Wenchuang sought consent from Linghang Shengshi with respect to the Transfer in accordance with the provisions of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Company Law”). In the Legal Letter, Linghang Shengshi challenges the validity of the Transfer on the ground that it violated the statutory right of first refusal of Linghang Shengshi under the Company Law. Subsequent to the Company’s legal letter, Golden Bridge ceased acquisition of 75% equity interest of AM Advertising from Longde Wenchuang and Culture Center. Longde Wenchuang and Culture Center further dismissed the Group’s representative from Co-CEO position of AM Advertising. On September 2, 2016, the Group received notice (the “September 2, 2016 Notice”) from the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the “CIETAC”) that the Company, Chuangyi Technology, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Herman Man Guo (collectively, the “Respondents”) were named as respondents by the Culture Center in an arbitration proceeding submitted by the Culture Center to the CIETAC in connection with the sale by the Company of 75% equity interests in AM Advertising to Culture Center and Longde Wenchuang in June 2015. Culture Center seeks specific performance by the Respondents of certain obligations under the transaction documents, which include, among other things, (i) the pledge by Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo of their respective equity interests in AM Advertising to Culture Center as security for their obligations under the transaction documents, (ii) the use of best efforts by the Respondents to cooperate with the Culture Center and Longde Wenchuang to procure the listing of AM Advertising in China and (iii) the performance by the Company and Mr. Guo of their respective non-compete obligations to refrain from holding, operating, or otherwise participating in any business that is the same or substantially the same as that of AM Advertising. The Company believes the arbitration request is without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously. However, no assurances can be provided that the Company will prevail in this arbitration proceeding. In response to the September 2, 2016 Notice, the Group filed a notice against Culture Center to CIETAC for their breach of contract. As a result of the above disputes, the Group is no longer able to exercise significant influence in operating and strategic decision of AM Advertising and cannot access to AM Advertising’s financial information. Accordingly, the Group accounted its investment in AM Advertising using cost method (see Note 5) as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. AM Advertising and its subsidiaries are no longer related parties to the Group. As of December 31, 2016, the Group treated the provision for earnout commitment of $23,549 as contingent liability and did not record any additional provision for this matter as management believes the possibility of adverse outcome of the matter is remote and any liability it may incur would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements. On March 29, 2018 and August 31, 2018, a MoU and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Longde Wenchuang and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of RMB304,554 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the RMB152,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of RMB88,000 in principal balance and RMB7,840 in interests; and (iii) the payment of RMB56,714 in cash after the sale of the 20.32% equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20% equity interests hold by the Group and 0.32% equity interests hold by Mr. Man Guo, and following the completion of the foregoing arrangements, our obligations with respect to the profit target for 2015, the earnout provision for the first nine months of 2015 and the shareholder loans between AM Advertising and AirMeia Shengshi shall be deem completed. According to the aforesaid MoU, after Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu transfer all the equity interest of AM Advertising, they will cease to be shareholders of AM Advertising and will not be able to continuously assume the obligations in connection with the profit commitment and earn out provision as a matter of fact. (d) Linghang Shengshi Equity Transfer Mr. Xiaoya Zhang, a former shareholder of Linghang Shengshi, had initiated legal proceedings against Mr. Qing Xu, a director and the executive president of the Company, with respect to the transfers by Mr. Zhang of his equity interests in the company to Mr. Xu. In December 2015, Linghang Shengshi received an equity interest transfer agreement (the “ Linghang Shengshi SPA ”), dated December 4, 2015, by and between Mr. Xiaoya Zhang and Mr. Qing Xu, pursuant to which Mr. Zhang agrees to transfer 8.2% equity interests in Linghang Shengshi to Mr. Xu for RMB82,000 (the “ Linghang Shengshi Equity Transfer ”). The Linghang Shengshi Equity Transfer was completed in December 2015. In February 2016, Mr. Zhang initiated legal proceedings in a court in China against Mr. Xu, challenging the authenticity of his signatures to the Linghang Shengshi SPA and consequently the validity of Linghang Shengshi Equity Transfer. On February 14, 2017, the court’s final decision supported Mr. Xiaoya Zhang’s claim. However, none of the Company or Linghang Shengshi is a party to the Linghang Shengshi SPA. As of the date of this Report, none of the Company or Linghang Shengshi is named as a party in those legal proceedings. As of December 31, 2017, the Group did not record a provision for this matter as management believes the possibility of adverse outcome of the matter is remote and any liability it may incur would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	24. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (a) Details of outstanding balances with the Group's related parties as of December 31, 2016 and 2017 were as follows: Amount due from related parties: As of December 31, Name of related parties Relationship 2016 2017 Mr. Qing Xu (1) Shareholder of the Company $ 835 $ 968 Mrs. Guo Rong (2) Vice president of the Company - 14 Mrs. Li Hong (2) Vice president of the Company - 5 Wealthy Environment Limited (2) Shareholder of the Company - 22 Global Earning Pacific Ltd. (2) Shareholder of the Company - 37 AirMedia Holding Ltd. (2) Entity controlled by Mr. Guo - 540 AirMedia Merger Company Ltd. (2) Entity controlled by Mr. Guo - 665 $ 835 $ 2,251 (1) The amounts due from Mr. Qing Xu represents interest free advances to the related party for personal purpose, which violated Sarbanes-Oxley Act section 402 due to the lack of internal control in term of related party borrowings, however, all the balance has been collected in May 2018, there was no gain or loss upon settlement. (2) The amounts represent interest free advances to the related parties in a short term basis for operation purpose. (b) Revenues earned from: For the years ended December 31 Name of related parties Relationship 2015 2016 2017 AM Jinshi (1) Wholly-owned subsidiary of AM Advertising 278 - - AM Advertising (1) Long term investment 2 - - $ 280 $ - $ - Concession cost purchased from: For the years ended December 31 Name of related parties Relationship 2015 2016 2017 AM Jinshi (1) Wholly-owned subsidiary of AM Advertising 2 - - AM Advertising (1) Long term investment 142 - - $ 144 $ - $ - (1) Entities in continuing operations sold some concession in certain airports to discontinued operation. Also continuing operations purchased some concession in certain airports from discontinued operation after the disposal.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	25. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Group has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements, and except for the following events with material financial impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements, no other subsequent event is identified that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. On March 28, 2018, the Group announced that Mr. Herman Man Guo, the chairman of the Company’s board of directors and chief executive officer, intends to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares (“ADS”) with an aggregate value of up to $ 5,000 during the next six months. Mr. Guo expects to fund the purchase with his own resources. On September 28, 2018, the Group announced that Mr. Herman Man Guo would proceed with purchase announced on March 28, 2018 once the Company regains its disclosure compliance On May 24, 2018, Wangfan Tianxia Network Technology Co.,Ltd., together with two third parties companies, set up Beijing Dahangfeng Culture Advertising Co., Ltd. (“Dahangfeng”) with registered capital of RMB 1,000 154 40 Early 2018, the management noticed unexpected operational underperformance from Wi-Fi services on trains, long-halt buses and gas station media service. An immediate assessment indicated that the underperformance could be ascribed to i) the wide spread of 4G technology and affordable data plans; and ii) a depleting marketing budget from some of our advertisers. In order to prevent further losses while broadening our comprehension of the impacts of the technologies and market situation imposed on our business components, the management ceased operations in Wi-Fi service on long-halt buses and gas station media services, scaled down operations in Wi-Fi service on trains, and commissioned a comprehensive review to determine the sustainability of these business components. As of August 31, 2018, the management has negotiated an early termination of Wi-Fi services on trains managed by five local railroad administrative authorities without incurring any penalty On March 29, 2018 and August 23, 2018, the Group entered into a MoU and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Beijing Longde Wenchuang Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of 304,553,900 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the 152,000,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of 88,000,000 in principal balance and 7,840,000 in interests; and (iii) the payment of 56,713,900 in cash after the sale of 20.32 equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20 0.32 On July 9, 2018, the Company entered a framework agreement with SenseGain Asset Management Co. Ltd. (“SenseGain”), which SenseGain promised to inject AM Online with an amount no more than RMB 150,000

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY	AIRMEDIA GROUP INC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS (In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) As of December 31, 2016 2017 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 139 $ 89 Amount due from subsidiaries 178,083 145,850 Other current assets 3,825 1,919 Total current assets 182,047 147,858 Non-current assets Investment in subsidiaries 86,896 - TOTAL ASSETS 268,943 147,858 Liabilities Current liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 206 209 Total liabilities 206 209 Equity Ordinary Shares ($0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized in 2016 and 2017; 127,662,057 shares and 127,662,057 shares issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2017; 125,629,779 shares and 125,629,779 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively) 128 128 Additional paid-in capital 287,094 286,739 Treasury stock (2,032,278 and 2,032,278 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively) (2,351) (2,351) Accumulated deficits (15,842) (172,318) Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (292) 35,451 Total equity 268,737 147,649 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 268,943 $ 147,858 AIRMEDIA GROUP INC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In U.S. dollars in thousands) For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Operating expenses Selling and marketing $ - $ (8) $ - General and administrative (2,070) (2,356) (468) Total operating expenses (2,070) (2,364) (468) Other income (loss), net - 548 (5) Investment income (loss) in subsidiaries 151,717 (63,809) (156,003) Net income (loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) AIRMEDIA GROUP INC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (In U.S. dollars in thousands) For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Net income (loss) $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment (10,887) (23,220) 35,743 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Parent Company $ 138,760 $ (88,845) $ (120,733) AIRMEDIA GROUP INC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) Accumulated Additional (Accumulated deficits) other Ordinary shares paid-in Treasury retained comprehensive Total Shares Amount capital stock earnings Income (loss) equity Balance as of January 1, 2015 119,942,413 $ 128 $ 323,167 $ (9,236) $ (99,138) $ 33,815 $ 248,736 Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation 4,453,232 - 5,458 (663) - 4,825 Share-based compensation - - 598 - - - 598 Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - - (10,887) (10,887) Net income - - - - 149,647 - 149,647 Capital contribution from non-controlling interests - - 271 - - - 271 Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng - - (459) - - - (459) Acquisition of non-controlling interests - - (6,163) - - - (6,163) Balance as of December 31, 2015 124,395,645 $ 128 317,414 (3,778) 49,876 22,928 386,568 Stock option exercised 1,234,134 - - 1,427 (93) - 1,334 Share-based compensation - - 773 - - - 773 Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - - (23,220) (23,220) Net (loss) - - - - (65,625) - (65,625) Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling shareholders - - (34,570) - - - (34,570) Capital contribution from non-controlling interests - - 3,477 - - - 3,477 Balance as of December 31, 2016 125,629,779 $ 128 $ 287,094 $ (2,351) $ (15,842) $ (292) $ 268,737 Share-based compensation - - 343 - - - 343 Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - - 35,743 35,743 Net (loss) - - - - (156,476) - (156,476) Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests - - (1,414) - - - (1,414) Capital contribution from non-controlling interests - - 716 - - - 716 Balance as of December 31, 2017 125,629,779 $ 128 $ 286,739 $ (2,351) $ (172,318) $ 35,451 $ 147,649 AIRMEDIA GROUP INC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In U.S. dollars in thousands) For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income (loss) $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) Investment loss (income) in subsidiaries (151,717) 63,809 156,003 Share-based compensation 598 773 343 CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Other current assets (813) (2,456) 1,907 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 169 (47) 3 Amount due to subsidiaries (3,135) 483 (2,024) Amount due from subsidiaries (1,272) 1,536 194 Net cash (used in) operating activities (6,523) (1,527) (50) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from exercises of stock options 4,826 1,334 - Net cash provided by financing activities 4,826 1,334 - Net increase (decrease) in cash (1,697) (193) (50) Cash, at beginning of year 2,029 332 139 Cash, at end of year $ 332 $ 139 $ 89 AIRMEDIA GROUP INC. NOTES TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY (In U.S. dollars in thousands) Notes: 1. BASIS FOR PREPARATION The condensed financial information of the parent company, AirMedia Group Inc., only has been prepared using the same accounting policies as set out in the Group's consolidated financial statements except that the parent company has used equity method to account for its investment in its subsidiaries. 2. INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES The Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements where the inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation. For the purpose of the Company's stand-alone financial statements, its investments in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries are reported using the equity method of accounting. The Company's share of income and losses from its subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries is reported as earnings from subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries in the accompanying condensed financial information of parent company. 3. INCOME TAXES The Company is a tax exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of presentation	Basis of presentation The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP").
Going concern	(b) Going concern The Group incurred operating losses and had negative operating cash flows and may continue to generate negative cash flows as the Group implements its business plan for 2018. There can be no assurance that the continuing efforts to execute the business plan will be successful and that the Group will be able to continue as a going concern. The Group incurred losses from operations of $ 89,812 178,804 172,318 103,610 58,570 The Group intends to meet the cash requirements for the next 12 months from the issuance date of this report through a combination of debt, equity financing by way of private placements, friends, family and business associates and management financial support. The Group will focus on the following activities: 1. The Group plans to pledge the residual 20.18 30,739 200,000 2. The Group is in the process of selling the residual 20.18% shares of AM Advertising to third parties. 3. The Group plans to issue one of its subsidiary’s shares to finance $ 23,055 150,000 4. The Group is focusing on improving operation efficiency and cost reduction to standardize operations, enhance internal controls, and create synergy of the Company’s resources. The Group has also acquired the financial support letter from Mr. Man Guo and Mr. Qing Xu, Mr. Man Guo and Mr. Qing Xu express their willingness and intent to provide the necessary financial support to the Group, so as to enable the Group to meet its liabilities as and when it falls due and to carry on its business without a significant curtailment of operations for the next 12 months from the issuance date of this report As a result, management prepared the consolidated financial statements assuming the Group will continue as a going concern. However, there is no assurance that the measures above can be achieved as planned. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis of consolidation	(c) Basis of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs' subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Discontinued operations	(d) Discontinued operations A disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity shall be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations. Classification as a discontinued operation occurs upon disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, if earlier. Where an operation is classified as discontinued, a single amount is presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. The amount of total current assets, total non-current assets, total current liabilities and total non-current liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets.
Use of estimates	(e) Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period and accompanying notes, including allowance for doubtful accounts, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, impairment of long-term investments, impairment of long-lived assets, share-based compensation and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant risks and uncertainties	(f) Significant risks and uncertainties The Group participates in a dynamic industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Group's future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows: net losses in the past and futures; failure in launching new business; a significant or prolonged economic downturn; contraction in the air travel advertising industry in China; competition from other competitors; regulatory or other PRC related factors; fluctuations in the demand for air travel; past and future acquisitions; failure to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting and effective disclosure controls and procedures; risks associated with the Group's ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth; risks associated with the Group's growth strategies; and general risks associated with the industry.
Fair value	(g) Fair value Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Group considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Authoritative literature provides a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as follows: Level 1 Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. Level 3 Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Fair value of financial instruments	(h) Fair value of financial instruments The Group's financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, amount due from related parties and accounts payable. The Group did not have any other financial assets and liabilities or nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. The Group's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include certain assets in connection with an equity share exchange transaction based on level 2 inputs and acquired assets and liabilities based on level 3 inputs in connection with business combinations.
Cash and cash equivalents	(i) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid deposits which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less when purchased.
Restricted cash	(j) Restricted cash Restricted cash relates to amount required by the bank as the deposits for the purpose of commercial notes issuance.
Property and equipment, net	(k) Property and equipment net Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: Network equipment 5 Office property 40 Furniture and fixture 5 Computer and office equipment 3 5 Vehicle 5 Software 5 Leasehold improvement Shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred and asset improvements that extend the useful life are capitalized. The gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized in the consolidated income statement. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period.
Impairment of long-lived assets	(l) Impairment of long-lived assets Long-lived assets held and used by the Group are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. It is possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology, economy or other industry changes. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group to be tested for possible impairment, the Group first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, relief from royalty income approach, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. The Group makes various assumptions and estimates regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective assets. The assumptions and estimates used to determine future values and remaining useful lives of long-lived assets are complex and subjective. They can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as the Group’s business strategy and its forecasts for specific market expansion.
Long-term investments	(m) Long-term investments Equity method investments Investee companies over which the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have a controlling interest are accounted for using the equity method. Significant influence is generally considered to exist when the Group has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee between 20 50 Cost method investments For investments in an investee over which the Group does not have significant influence, the Group carries the investment at cost and recognizes income as any dividends declared from distribution of investee's earnings. The Group reviews the cost method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may no longer be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized in earnings equal to the difference between the investment's carrying amount and its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value of the investment would then become the new cost basis of the investment. Impairment for long-term investments The Group assesses its long-term investments for other-than-temporary impairment by considering factors including, but not limited to, current economic and market conditions, operating performance of the companies, including current earnings trends and undiscounted cash flows, and other company-specific information. The fair value determination, particularly for investments in privately-held companies, requires significant judgment to determine appropriate estimates and assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could affect the calculation of the fair value of the investments and determination of whether any identified impairment is other-than-temporary. Other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income equal to the excess of the investment’s carrying value over its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value would then become the new cost basis of such investment.
Acquired intangible assets	(n) Acquired intangible assets Acquired intangible assets with definite lives are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Customer relationships intangible assets are amortized using the estimated attrition pattern of the acquired customers. 19.5 Customer relationships 3 3.4 Contract backlog 1.2 3 Concession agreements 3.8 10 Non-compete agreements 4.4 Due to the continuing losses and significant reduced revenue from operations, the Group recognized a fully impairment loss of $ 1,228
Revenue recognition	(o) Revenue recognition The Group's revenues are derived from selling advertising time slots on the Group's advertising networks. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the advertising revenues were generated from TV-attached digital frames in airports, digital TV screens in airports, digital TV screens on airlines, trains and buses WIFI network and gas station media network. The Group typically signs standard contracts with its advertising customers, who require the Group to run the advertiser's advertisements on the Group's network in airports, airlines, and through WIFI network for a period of time. The Group recognizes advertising revenues ratably over the performance period for which the advertisements are displayed, so long as collection of the fees remains probable. The Group also wholesales the advertising platforms such as scrolling light boxes and billboards in the gas stations located in some major cities, with the exception of Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, to advertising agents, and signs fixed fee contracts with the agents for a specified period. The revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the specified period. The Group also provides programs like movie to each airline company, which are broadcasted in digital TV screens on airlines. The Group typically signs standard contracts with its airline companies, who require the Group to provide the programs which would play on the Group's digital TV screens on airlines for a specified period. The revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the specified period. Deferred revenue Prepayments from customers for advertising service are deferred and recognized as revenue when the advertising services are rendered. Nonmonetary exchanges The Group occasionally exchanges advertising time slots and locations with other entities for assets or services, such as equipment and other assets. The amount of assets and revenue recognized is based on the fair value of the advertising provided or the fair value of the transferred assets, whichever is more readily determinable. The amounts of revenues recognized for nonmonetary transactions were $ 473
Value Added Tax ("VAT")	(q) Value Added Tax ("VAT") The Company's PRC subsidiaries are subject to value-added taxes at a rate of 6% on revenues from advertising services and paid after deducting input VAT on purchases. The net VAT balance between input VAT and output VAT is reflected in the account as input VAT receivable or other taxes payable. In July 2012, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued a circular regarding the pilot collection of VAT in lieu of business tax in certain areas and industries in the PRC, including Beijing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Tianjin, Zhejiang, and Hubei between September and December 2012. Also a circular issued in May 2013 provided that such VAT pilot program is rolled out nationwide since August 2013. Since then, certain subsidiaries and VIEs became subject to VAT at the rates of 6 3
Concession fees	(r) Concession fees The Group enters concession right agreements with vendors such as airports, airlines, railway bureaus and a petroleum company, under which the Group obtains the right to use the spaces or equipment of the vendors to display the advertisements. The concession right agreements are treated as operating lease arrangements. Fees under concession right agreements are usually due every three, six or twelve months. Payments made are recorded as current assets and current liabilities according to the respective payment terms. Most of the concession fees with airports, airlines and railway bureaus are fixed with escalation, which means a fixed increase over each year of the agreements. The total concession fee under the concession right agreements with airports and airlines is charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the agreement periods, which is generally between three to five years. The fee structure of the concession right agreement with the petroleum company is based on the actual number of developed gas stations and associated standard annual concession fee for each developed gas station. Each gas station has its specific lease term starting from the time when it is actually put into operation. The calculation of rental payments is based on how many months the gas stations are actually put into operation during the year and the standard annual concession fee determined based on the location of the gas station. Accordingly, each gas station is treated as a separate lease and rental payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over its lease term. The amount of annual concession fee to-be-paid is determined by an actual incurred concession fee or a fixed minimum payment, if any, based on negotiation with the petroleum company.
Agency fees	(s) Agency fees The Group pays fees to advertising agencies based on a certain percentage of revenues made through the advertising agencies upon receipt of payment from advertisers. The agency fees are charged to cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations ratably over the period in which the advertising is displayed. Prepaid and accrued agency fees are recorded as current assets and current liabilities according to relative timing of payments made and advertising service provided. From time to time, the Group and certain advertising agencies may renegotiate and mutually agree, as permitted by applicable laws, to reduce existing agency fee liabilities as calculated under the terms of existing contracts. Such reductions in the accrued agency fees are recorded as a reduction in cost of sales in the period the renegotiations are finalized.
Operating leases	(t) Operating leases Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating lease. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease periods.
Advertising costs	(u) Advertising costs The Group expenses advertising costs as incurred. Total advertising expenses were $ 350 720 1,209
Foreign currency translation	(v) Foreign currency translation The functional and reporting currency of the Company and the Company's subsidiaries domiciled in BVI and Hong Kong are the United States dollar ("U.S. dollar"). The financial records of the Company's other subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries located in the PRC are maintained in their local currency, the Renminbi ("RMB"), which are the functional currency of these entities. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency during the year are converted into functional currency at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the statements of operations. The Group's entities with functional currency of RMB translate their operating results and financial position into the U.S. dollar, the Company's reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average rate for the year. Retained earnings and equity are translated using the historical rate. Translation adjustments are reported as cumulative translation adjustments and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income.
Income taxes	(w) Income taxes Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the Group as enacted by the relevant tax authorities. The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authorities. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, the Group classifies the interest and penalties, if any, as a component of the income tax expense. According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances, where the underpayment of taxes is more than RMB 100,000. In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion. According to Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department, the statute of limitation is six years if any company chargeable with tax has not been assessed or has been assessed at less than the proper amount, the statute of limitation is extend to 10 years if the underpayment of taxes is due to fraud or willful evasion. The Company does not expect that its assessment regarding unrecognized tax positions will materially change over the next 12 months. he Company is not currently under examination by an income tax authority, nor has been notified that an examination is contemplated
Share-based payments	(x) Share-based payments Share-based payment transactions with employees are measured based on the grant date fair value of the equity instrument issued, and recognized as compensation expenses over the requisite service periods based on a straight-line method, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional paid-in capital. Share-based payment transactions with non-employees are measured based on the fair value of the options as of each reporting date through the measurement date, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional paid-in capital.
Comprehensive (loss) income	(y) Comprehensive income (loss) Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments and is presented net of tax. The tax effect is nil for the three years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
Allowance of doubtful accounts	(z) Allowance of doubtful accounts The Group conducts credit evaluations of clients and generally does not require collateral or other security from clients. The Group establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon estimates, historical experience and other factors surrounding the credit risk of specific clients and utilizes both specific identification and a general reserve to calculate allowance for doubtful accounts. The amount of receivables ultimately not collected by the Group has generally been consistent with expectations and the allowance established for doubtful accounts. If the frequency and amount of customer defaults change due to the clients' financial condition or general economic conditions, the allowance for uncollectible accounts may require adjustment. As a result, the Group continuously monitors outstanding receivables and adjusts allowances for accounts where collection may be in doubt.
Concentration of credit risk	(aa) Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Group places their cash with financial institutions with high-credit rating and quality in China. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, no individual customer accounted for over 10% of total revenue. There is no customer accounting for 10% or more of total accounts receivables as of December 31, 2016, and there is a customer accounting for 10% of total accounts receivables as of December 31, 2017.
Net (loss) income per share	(bb) Net income (loss) per share Basic net income (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net income (loss) reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised or converted into ordinary shares. Potential common shares in the diluted net loss per share computation are excluded in periods of losses from continuing operations, as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Government subsidies	(cc) Government subsidies The Group primarily receives tax refund and development supporting bonus from tax bureau and local government without any condition or restriction. The government subsidies are recorded in other income on the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which the amounts of such subsidies are received without future performance requirement. The recognized government subsidies as other income are $ 513 86
Recent issued accounting standards	(dd) Recent issued accounting standards In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenuefrom Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. The core principle of Topic 606 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Topic 606 also impacts certain other areas, such as the accounting for costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. The standard also requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Management has adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified-retrospective approach, in which case the cumulative effect of applying the standard would be recognized at the date of initial application. The Company also estimates there were no material impact to the beginning balance of retained earnings. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, "Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" This guidance revises the accounting related to the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities as well as the presentation for certain fair value changes in financial liabilities measured at fair value, and amends certain disclosure requirements. The guidance requires that all equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those resulting in the consolidation of the investee, be accounted for at fair value with all fair value changes recognized in income. For financial liabilities measured using the fair value option, the guidance requires that any change in fair value caused by a change in instrument-specific credit risk be presented separately in other comprehensive income until the liability is settled or reaches maturity. The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for certain provisions. A reporting entity would generally record a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. The Group estimated that the adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 will not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases with the main difference being that operating leases are to be recorded in the statement of financial position as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For operating leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application of the guidance is permitted. In transition, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10 and No. 2018-11, Leases (ASC 842). ASU 2018-10 provides narrow amendments that clarify how to apply certain aspects of the guidance in ASU 2016-02. ASU 2018-11 provides entities with an option of an additional transition method, by allowing entities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. It also provides lessors an option to not separate lease and non-lease components when certain criteria are met. The Group is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses”, which will require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating this statement and its impact on its results of operations or financial position. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, to provide guidance on the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. The guidance specifically addresses cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the diversity in practice. The guidance will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2018, but early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Group's consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash". The amendments address diversity in practice that exists in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. The amendment is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Group elected to early adopt this guidance on a retrospective basis and have applied the changes to the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09 (“ASU 2017-09”) to provide guidance to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the changes in terms or conditions. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted and application is prospective. The Group estimated that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). The amendments in this Update allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. However, because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. The amendments in this Update also require certain disclosures about stranded tax effects. Public business entities should apply the amendments in ASU 2018-02 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this Update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, (1) for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) for all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2018-02 on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance to address the income tax accounting treatment of the tax effects within other comprehensive income due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). This guidance allows entities to elect to reclassify the tax effects of the change in the income tax rates from other comprehensive income to retained earnings. The guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2018 although early adoption is permitted. In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-05, Income Tax (Topic 740) - Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118. This update adds SEC paragraphs pursuant to the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which expresses the view of the staff regarding application of Topic 740, Income Taxes, in the reporting period that includes December 22, 2017 - the date on which the Tax Act was signed into law. The Company has completed the assessment of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements, and the Group does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In June, 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07 to provide guidance to reduce cost and complexity and to improve financial reporting for share-based payments issued to nonemployees (for example, service providers, external legal counsel, suppliers, etc.). The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Group does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Recently issued ASUs by the FASB, except for the ones mentioned above, and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL AC_2

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Schedule of Company's Subsidiaries and VIE's	Date of Percentage incorporation/ Place of of legal Name acquisition incorporation ownership Intermediate Holding Company: Broad Cosmos Enterprises Ltd. (“Broad Cosmos”) June 26, 2006 British Virgin Islands ("BVI") 100 % Air Net International Limited (Formerly AirMedia International Limited ("Air Net International") July 14, 2007 BVI 100 % Air Net (China) Limited (Fomerly AirMedia (China) Limited) ("AN China") August 5, 2005 Hong Kong 100 % Subsidiaries: Yuehang Chuangyi Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Chuangyi Technology") September 19, 2005 the PRC 100 % Shenzhen Yuehang Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Shenzhen AirMedia Information Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Shenzhen Yuehang") June 6, 2006 the PRC 100 % Xi'an Shengshi Dinghong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Xi'an AirMedia Chuangyi Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Xi'an Shengshi") December 31, 2007 the PRC 100 % VIEs: Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Linghang Shengshi ") August 7, 2005 the PRC N/A Beijing Wangfan Jiaming Advertising Co.,Ltd. (Formerly Beijing AirMedia Jiaming Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Jiaming Advertising") January 1, 2007 the PRC N/A Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Yuehang") January 16, 2008 the PRC N/A AirMedia Online Network Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Online Network Technology Co., Ltd.) ("AM Online") April 30, 2015 the PRC N/A Date of Percentage incorporation/ Place of of legal Name acquisition incorporation ownership VIEs' subsidiaries: Beijing Airnet Pictures Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing AirMedia Film & TV Culture Co., Ltd.) ("Airnet Pictures") September 13, 2007 the PRC N/A Beijing Zhihe Xianglong Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Flying Dragon" ) August 1, 2008 the PRC N/A Wenzhou Yuehang Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Wenzhou AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Wenzhou Yuehang") October 17, 2008 the PRC N/A Beijing Dongding Gongyi Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Dongding") February 1, 2010 the PRC N/A Beijing GreatView Media Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing Weimei Shengjing Media Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("GreatView Media") April 28, 2011 the PRC N/A Guangzhou Meizheng Online Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Guangzhou Meizheng Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("Guangzhou Meizheng") May 17, 2013 the PRC N/A Beijing Yuehang Tianyi Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd.(Formerly Beijing AirMedia Tianyi Information Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Yuehang Tianyi") September 25, 2013 the PRC N/A Wangfan Linghang Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Linghang") April 23, 2015 the PRC N/A Guangzhou Meizheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guangzhou Tech") June 18, 2015 the PRC N/A AirMedia Henglong Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("AMHL Mobile") April 27, 2015 the PRC N/A Beijing Wangfan Jiaming Pictures Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing AirMedia Jiaming Film & TV Culture Co., Ltd.) ("Wangfan Jiaming") December 31, 2015 the PRC N/A Meizheng Network Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Meizheng Network”) August 8, 2016 the PRC N/A Wangfan Network Technology Co., Ltd.(“Iwanfan”) May 6, 2016 the PRC N/A Shandong Airmedia Cheweishi Network Technology Co., Ltd.(Formerly Shandong Airmedia Car Safety Technology Co.,Ltd.) (“Shangdong Cheweishi”) July 21, 2016 the PRC N/A Dingsheng Ruizhi (Beiing) Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Dingsheng Ruizhi”) May 25, 2016 the PRC N/A Wangfan Tongda Culture Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Tongda Culture”) May 11, 2018 the PRC N/A Yuehang Zhongying E-commerce Co., Ltd. (“Zhongying”) May 17, 2018 the PRC N/A Beijing Airport United Culture Media Co., Ltd. (“Airport United”) June 19, 2018 the PRC N/A
Schedule of VIE's Income Statement Amounts	For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Net revenues $ 46,237 $ 16,311 $ 23,759 Net loss (60,117) (81,659) (173,516)
AirMedia's VIEs [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Schedule of VIE's Balance Sheet Amounts	The following financial statement information for AirMedia's VIEs were included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, presented net of intercompany eliminations, as of and for the years ended December 31: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Total current assets $ 177,425 $ 73,362 Total non-current assets 127,486 122,489 Total assets 304,911 195,851 Total current liabilities 71,535 63,302 Total non-current liabilities 24,384 25,528 Total liabilities $ 95,919 $ 89,294

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_3

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment	Network equipment 5 Office property 40 Furniture and fixture 5 Computer and office equipment 3 5 Vehicle 5 Software 5 Leasehold improvement Shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets
Schedule of Estimated Economic Lives of Intangible Assets	Amortization of other definite-lived intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated economic lives: 19.5 Customer relationships 3 3.4 Contract backlog 1.2 3 Concession agreements 3.8 10 Non-compete agreements 4.4

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Tables

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations
Schedule of reclassification of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses under "Discontinued Operations"	The financial results of the disposed business lines are set out below. For the year 2015 Net revenues $ 166,843 Cost of revenues (126,745 ) Gross profit 40,098 Operating expenses (13,239 ) Income from operations 26,859 Gain from disposal of 75% equity interest in AM Advertising 244,164 Interest income 298 Other income, net 1,293 Income on equity method investments 265 Net income before income tax 272,879 Income taxes benefit/(expense) (51,696 ) Income from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company $ 221,183 Details of related party transactions for the years ended December 31, 2015 were as follows: Concession cost purchased from: Name of related parties Relationship For the year Guangxi Dingyuan (1) Equity method investee $ 1,107 Qingdao AM Equity method investee 1,230 $ 2,337 Equity transaction with a related party: Name of related parties Relationship For the year Beijing Dayun Culture Communication Co., Ltd. ("Dayun Culture") (3) Invested by management of the Group $ 8,605 $ 8,605 (1) The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames, LED and lightbox concession in Nanning airport from Guangxi Dingyuan amounting to $1,107 for the years ended December 31, 2015. (2) The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames concession in Qingdao airport from Qingdao AM amounting to $1,230 for the year ended December 31, 2015. (3) In November 2015, AM Advertising purchased 20% equity interest in Beijing AirMedia Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (“AirMedia Lianhe”) from Dayun Culture with consideration of $8,605. After the transaction, AM Advertising held 100% equity interest in AirMedia Lianhe.

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVEN_2

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenues by Service Categories	For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Revenues from continuing operations: Air Travel Media Network $ 38,917 $ 12,178 $ 18,702 Gas Station Media Network 9,840 4,009 4,093 Other Media 2,109 410 1,533 $ 50,866 $ 16,597 $ 24,328

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Table

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]
Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Net	Accounts receivable, net, consists of the following: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Accounts receivable, gross $ 13,596 $ 15,571 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,815) (4,591) Accounts receivable, net $ 9,781 $ 10,980
Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows: Balance at Balance at beginning Charge to Exchange end of the of the year expenses Write off adjustment year 2015 $ 4,458 (2,661) - (70) 1,727 2016 1,727 2,248 - (160) 3,815 2017 3,815 1,403 (883) 256 4,591

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Tabl

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Current Assets Net	Other current assets, net, consist of the following: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Input VAT receivable $ 16,249 $ 20,670 Prepaid selling and marketing fees 368 1,708 Short-term deposits 74 129 Prepaid income tax 417 273 Prepaid individual income tax and other employee advances 290 435 Loans to third parties (i) 17,080 41,733 Receivable from third party (ii) 7,106 4,317 Receivable from a non-controlling interest holders 6,377 3,170 Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries (iii) 23,550 26,160 Receivables from ADS depositary 468 - Other prepaid expenses (iv) 2,732 7,346 Others - 1,166 74,711 107,107 Allowance for doubtful amounts (5,861 ) (47,282 ) $ 68,850 $ 59,825 (i) These third parties provide outdoor advertising services to their customers. Loans to third parties are in order to secure them to provide advertising services at prime locations to the Group. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the Group entered into various loan agreements with third parties amounting with aggregated amount of $17,080 and $41,733, respectively with the terms of one year. The interest rates were from 4.35% to 8% without any assets pledged for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the management conducted a review on the outstanding loans, and the review discovered that market conditions under which the third parties competed deteriorated unexpectedly in 2017, which imposed adverse constraints on their ability to repay the loans. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance for loan to third parties amounted to $864 and $40,748 respectively. (ii) Receivable from third party mainly represented the receivable from the disposal of investment and property. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance was $1,031 and $257, respectively. (iii) On March 29, 2018 and August 23, 2018, we entered into a MoU and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Longde Wenchuang and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of RMB304,553,900 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the RMB152,000,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of RMB88,000,000 in principal balance and RMB7,840,000 in interests; and (iii) the payment of RMB56,713,900 in cash after the sale of the 20.32% equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20% equity interests hold by the Group and 0.32% equity interests hold by Mr. Man Guo, and following the completion of the foregoing arrangements, our obligations with respect to the profit target for 2015, the earnout provision for the first nine months of 2015 and the shareholder loans between AM Advertising and AirMeia Shengshi shall be deem completed. According to the aforesaid MoU, after Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu transfer all the equity interest of AM Advertising, they will cease to be shareholders of AM Advertising and will not be able to continuously assume the obligations in connection with the profit commitment and earnout provision as a matter of fact. However, we cannot assure you that the Buyers will not bring up any claim with respect to the above arrangements and if there is any dispute or legal proceedings initiated, our business and financial position may be adversely affected. Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries balance amounted to $19,021 and $26,160 as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, $3,499 and $3,734 of bad debt allowance was made for the receivable balance, respectively. The balance $26,160 as of December 31, 2017 will be deem settled if the MoU is effective. (iv) As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance was $461 and $2,543, respectively.

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, N_2

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets, Net	Acquired intangible assets, net, consist of the following: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Gross Net Gross Net carrying Accumulated Accumulated carrying carrying Accumulated Accumulated carrying amount amortization impairment amount amount amortization impairment amount Audio-vision programming and broadcasting qualification $ 200 $ (35) $ (165) $ - $ 213 $ (37) $ (176) $ - Customer relationships 689 (689) - - 735 (735) - - Contract backlog 1,441 (1,441) - - 1,536 (1,536) - - Concession agreements 9,758 (7,513) (563) 1,682 10,404 (8,529) (1,875) - Non-compete agreements 170 (161) (9) - 182 (172) (10) - $ 12,258 $ (9,839) $ (737) $ 1,682 $ 13,070 $ (11,009) $ (2,061) -

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Ta

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Property and Equipment, Net	Property and equipment, net, consist of the following: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Digital display network equipment $ 6,314 $ 6,548 WIFI and network equipment 27,719 36,431 Gas station display network equipment 38,615 43,079 Software 9,174 9,764 Office property 5,805 11,506 Computer and office equipment 2,828 3,264 Vehicle 938 817 Leasehold improvement 607 2,262 Construction in progress 1,422 514 Furniture and fixture 1,123 994 Total original costs 94,545 115,179 Less: impairment (826) (52,216) Less: accumulated depreciation (32,714) (47,521) Total property and equipment, net $ 61,005 $ 15,442

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables)

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Long-term Investments [Abstract]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments	The Group had the following equity method investments, other-than-temporary impairment loss of nil and $1,919 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Name of company Percentage Amount Percentage Amount % % Equity method investments Beijing Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. (“BEMC “) (1) 49 $ 1,461 49 $ 1,618 Beijing Hezhong Chuangjin Investment Co., Ltd. ("Hezhong Chuangjin") (2) 15 1,944 15 1,993 Lanmeihangbiao Tiandi Internet Investment Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("LMHB") (3) 40 256 40 223 Beijing Yuyue Film Culture Co., Ltd (“Yuyue Film”) (4) 25 432 25 362 Beijing Yunxing Chuangrong Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd (“Yunxing”) (5) 50 2,083 - - Unicom AirMedia (Beijing) Network Co., Ltd. ("Unicom AirMedia") (6) - - 39 17,422 Less: impairment loss on equity method investments (2) - (1,993) $ 6,176 $ 19,625 (1) In March 2008, the Group entered into a definitive agreement with China Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd., a subsidiary of China Eastern Group and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited operating the media resources of China Eastern Group, to establish a joint venture, BEMC. BEMC was incorporated on March 18, 2008 in the PRC with China Eastern Media Corporation and the Group holding 51 49 198 57 (2) In May 2015, AM Advertising, Beijing Financial Technology Investment Management Center (limited partnership), Beijing Hongdeshengzheng Investment Co., Ltd., and Beijing Hongyuan Zhixin Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd. established Hezhong Chuangjin, which mainly focuses on internet financing. In July 2015, AM Advertising transferred its investment in Hezhong Chuangjin to AM Online, a subsidiary of the Group at carrying value. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Hezhong Chuangjin. $59 and $78 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. The operation has been ceased from December 2017, the investment has been provided fully impairment of $ 1,919 (3) In September 2015, AM Online entered into an agreement with BlueFocus wireless Internet (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd. and two individual investors to establish a joint venture, LMHB. LMHB was incorporated on September 25, 2015. LMHB is mainly engaged in investment management of Wi-Fi platform marketing and other mobile internet industries. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of LMHB. $175 and $48 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. (4) In June 2016, AM Film entered into an agreement with two individual investors to establish a joint venture, Yuyue Film. Yuyue Film is mainly engaged in investment management of film investment and marketing. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Yuyue Film. Nil and $95 loss on investment were pick up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. (5) In February 2016, AM Online entered into an agreement with Haihang Wenhua Holding Group to invest in Yunxing. Yunxing was incorporated on December 17, 2013. Yunxing is mainly engaged in information technology investments in the Hainan Airline. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Yunxing. In November 2016, AM Online transferred all the equity interest of Yunxing to Haihang Wenhua Holding Group with the consideration of $ 2,305 1,480 and gain of $58 on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively (6) On February 22, 2017, AM Online established Unicom AirMedia, jointly with Unicom Broadband Online Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of China Unicom, and Chengdu Haite Kairong Aeronautical Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of a listed company providing aeronautical technical services. Pursuant to a capital contribution agreement entered into by the relevant parties, AM Online invested approximately RMB 117,900 39
Schedule of Cost Method Investments	The Group had the following cost method investments, other-than-temporary impairment loss of nil and nil was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Name of company Percentage Amount Percentage Amount % % Zhangshangtong Air Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Zhangshangtong") (1) 20 $ 388 20 $ 415 Qingdao Jinshi Zhixing Investment Centre LLP (“Qingdao Jinshi”) (2) 3 22 - - Beijing Zhongjiao Huineng Information Technology Co., Ltd (“Zhongjiao Huineng”) (3) 13 541 13 577 AM Advertising ( Refer to Note 23-c) 20 76,734 20 81,817 $ 77,685 $ 82,809 (1) In June 2010, the Group acquired 20 (2) In January 2016, the Group acquired 3.35 22 (3) In January 2016, the Group acquired 13.3

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Table

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Non-current Assets
Schedule of Other non-current assets	As of December 31, 2016 2017 Investment in film and TV series (i) $ 1,854 $ 1,407 Prepaid office space and leasehold improvement fees (ii) 4,917 798 $ 6,771 $ 2,205 (i) The Group enters into agreements with other investors to invest together on certain film and TV series, which are produced by other third parties, and shares profit of the invested films and TV series based on its investment as a percentage of the total investment for a film or TV series. (ii) As the office spaces legal title had not been transferred to the Group, the prepaid amounts were recognized as other non-current assets as of December 31, 2016. All the prepaid office space fees as of December 31, 2016 have been transferred to property in 2017. The prepaid amounts mainly represented the prepaid platform service fee as of December 31, 2017

LONG-TERM DEPOSITS (Tables)

LONG-TERM DEPOSITS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Deposit Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long Term Deposits	Long-term deposits consist of the following: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Concession fee deposits $ 5,547 $ 5,516 Office rental deposits 880 523 $ 6,427 $ 6,039

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CU_2

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	As of December 31, 2016 2017 Accrued payroll and welfare $ 2,848 $ 2,249 Other tax payable 1,366 1,314 Accrued staff disbursement 1,447 1,460 Deposit payable 266 613 Accrued professional fees 290 166 Other current liabilities 1,288 868 Payable to non-controlling interest holders 135 - Payable to AM Advertising and its subsidiaries (i) 25,956 5,566 $ 33,596 $ 12,236 (i) The amounts due to AM Advertising and its subsidiaries mainly represent the concession fee payables for using concessions owned by AM Advertising and its subsidiaries, which will be settled while the MoU is effective

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Income Tax (Expenses)/Benefits	Income tax expenses are as follows: For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Income tax expenses: Current $ 480 $ 50 $ 633 Deferred 5,941 4,433 - 6,421 4,483 633
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities	The principal components of the Group's deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows: As of December 31, 2016 2017 Deferred tax assets: Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 4,083 $ 12,270 Amortization of intangible assets and concession fees 1,606 1,163 Net operating loss carry forwards 30,697 51,769 Valuation allowance (36,386) (65,202) Total deferred tax assets - - Deferred tax liabilities: - - Total deferred tax assets, net $ - $ -
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation	Reconciliation between the provision for income taxes computed by applying the PRC EIT rate of 25% to income before income taxes and the actual provision of income taxes is as follows: For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Net loss before provision for income taxes $ (74,202) $ (84,726) $ (175,945) PRC statutory tax rate 25 % 25 % 25 % Income tax at statutory tax rate (18,551) (21,182) (43,986) Expenses not deductible for tax purpose Entertainment expenses exceeded the tax limit 300 158 91 Tax effect of impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets - - 12,539 Tax effect of other permanent differences 330 1,681 1,831 Changes in valuation allowance 9,276 22,200 28,815 Effect of preferential tax rates granted to PRC entities 14,404 642 670 Effect of income tax rate difference in other jurisdictions 662 984 673 Income tax expenses $ 6,421 $ 4,483 $ 633 Effective tax rates (8.7) % (5.3) % (0.4) %

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (Ta

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of the Calculation of Net Loss per Share	For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Numerator: Net income (loss) attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s ordinary shareholders $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) - Continuing operations (70,651) (65,625) (156,476) - Discontinued operations 220,298 - - Denominator: Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per ordinary share - basic 121,740,194 125,277,056 125,629,779 - diluted 129,372,158 125,277,056 125,629,779 Weighted average shares used in calculating income (loss) per ordinary shares Basic Continuing operations 121,740,194 125,277,056 125,629,779 Discontinued operations 121,740,194 - - Diluted Continuing operations (i) 121,740,194 125,277,056 125,629,779 Discontinued operations (ii) 129,372,158 - - Net (loss) income per ordinary share -basic $ 1.23 $ (0.52) $ (1.25) -diluted 1.16 (0.52) (1.25) Net (loss) income per ordinary share from continuing operations -basic $ (0.58) $ (0.52) $ (1.25) -diluted (0.58) (0.52) (1.25) Net income per ordinary share from discontinued operations -basic $ 1.81 $ - $ - -diluted 1.70 - - (i) The effect of options was excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. (ii) An incremental weighted average number of 7,631,964

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of Stock Option Activities	Outstanding Options Weighted Weighted Weighted Aggregate Number of price grant-date contractual intrinsic options per option fair value terms value Outstanding as of January 1, 2017 7,710,176 $ 1.15 $ 1.05 1.57 $ 1,552 Exercised - - - - - Forfeited or expired (1,841,648) - - - - Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 5,868,528 $ 1.15 $ 1.05 0.75 $ - Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017 5,860,255 1.15 1.05 0.75 - Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017 5,839,190 $ 1.15 $ 1.12 0.75 $ -

COMMITMENTS (Tables)

COMMITMENTS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
COMMITMENTS [Abstract]
Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Under Operating Leases	Future minimum rental lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases agreements were as follows: Year 2018 $ 2,494 2019 401 2020 138 2021 35 $ 3,068
Schedule of Future Minimum Concession Fee Payments	Future minimum concession fee payments under non-cancellable concession right agreements were as follows, which is not included the early termination of concession right agreements in fiscal year 2018 Year 2018 $ 25,935 2019 22,529 2020 21,448 2021 2,160 2022 2,225 $ 74,297

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tab

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Schedule of Amount Due From/To Related Parties	As of December 31, Name of related parties Relationship 2016 2017 Mr. Qing Xu (1) Shareholder of the Company $ 835 $ 968 Mrs. Guo Rong (2) Vice president of the Company - 14 Mrs. Li Hong (2) Vice president of the Company - 5 Wealthy Environment Limited (2) Shareholder of the Company - 22 Global Earning Pacific Ltd. (2) Shareholder of the Company - 37 AirMedia Holding Ltd. (2) Entity controlled by Mr. Guo - 540 AirMedia Merger Company Ltd. (2) Entity controlled by Mr. Guo - 665 $ 835 $ 2,251 (1) The amounts due from Mr. Qing Xu represents interest free advances to the related party for personal purpose, which violated Sarbanes-Oxley Act section 402 due to the lack of internal control in term of related party borrowings, however, all the balance has been collected in May 2018, there was no gain or loss upon settlement. (2) The amounts represent interest free advances to the related parties in a short term basis for operation purpose.
Schedule of Revenue Earned	Revenues earned from: For the years ended December 31 Name of related parties Relationship 2015 2016 2017 AM Jinshi (1) Wholly-owned subsidiary of AM Advertising 278 - - AM Advertising (1) Long term investment 2 - - $ 280 $ - $ - Concession cost purchased from: For the years ended December 31 Name of related parties Relationship 2015 2016 2017 AM Jinshi (1) Wholly-owned subsidiary of AM Advertising 2 - - AM Advertising (1) Long term investment 142 - - $ 144 $ - $ - (1) Entities in continuing operations sold some concession in certain airports to discontinued operation. Also continuing operations purchased some concession in certain airports from discontinued operation after the disposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANC_2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Parent's Condensed Balance Sheets	As of December 31, 2016 2017 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 139 $ 89 Amount due from subsidiaries 178,083 145,850 Other current assets 3,825 1,919 Total current assets 182,047 147,858 Non-current assets Investment in subsidiaries 86,896 - TOTAL ASSETS 268,943 147,858 Liabilities Current liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 206 209 Total liabilities 206 209 Equity Ordinary Shares ($0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized in 2016 and 2017; 127,662,057 shares and 127,662,057 shares issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2017; 125,629,779 shares and 125,629,779 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively) 128 128 Additional paid-in capital 287,094 286,739 Treasury stock (2,032,278 and 2,032,278 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively) (2,351) (2,351) Accumulated deficits (15,842) (172,318) Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (292) 35,451 Total equity 268,737 147,649 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 268,943 $ 147,858
Schedule of Parent's Condensed Statements of Operations	For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Operating expenses Selling and marketing $ - $ (8) $ - General and administrative (2,070) (2,356) (468) Total operating expenses (2,070) (2,364) (468) Other income (loss), net - 548 (5) Investment income (loss) in subsidiaries 151,717 (63,809) (156,003) Net income (loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476)
Schedule of Parents' Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss	For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 Net income (loss) $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment (10,887) (23,220) 35,743 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Parent Company $ 138,760 $ (88,845) $ (120,733)
Schedule of Parent's Condensed Statements of Changes in Equity	Accumulated Additional (Accumulated deficits) other Ordinary shares paid-in Treasury retained comprehensive Total Shares Amount capital stock earnings Income (loss) equity Balance as of January 1, 2015 119,942,413 $ 128 $ 323,167 $ (9,236) $ (99,138) $ 33,815 $ 248,736 Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation 4,453,232 - 5,458 (663) - 4,825 Share-based compensation - - 598 - - - 598 Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - - (10,887) (10,887) Net income - - - - 149,647 - 149,647 Capital contribution from non-controlling interests - - 271 - - - 271 Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng - - (459) - - - (459) Acquisition of non-controlling interests - - (6,163) - - - (6,163) Balance as of December 31, 2015 124,395,645 $ 128 317,414 (3,778) 49,876 22,928 386,568 Stock option exercised 1,234,134 - - 1,427 (93) - 1,334 Share-based compensation - - 773 - - - 773 Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - - (23,220) (23,220) Net (loss) - - - - (65,625) - (65,625) Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling shareholders - - (34,570) - - - (34,570) Capital contribution from non-controlling interests - - 3,477 - - - 3,477 Balance as of December 31, 2016 125,629,779 $ 128 $ 287,094 $ (2,351) $ (15,842) $ (292) $ 268,737 Share-based compensation - - 343 - - - 343 Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - - 35,743 35,743 Net (loss) - - - - (156,476) - (156,476) Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests - - (1,414) - - - (1,414) Capital contribution from non-controlling interests - - 716 - - - 716 Balance as of December 31, 2017 125,629,779 $ 128 $ 286,739 $ (2,351) $ (172,318) $ 35,451 $ 147,649
Schedule of Parent's Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	For the years ended December 31, 2015 2016 2017 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income (loss) $ 149,647 $ (65,625) $ (156,476) Investment loss (income) in subsidiaries (151,717) 63,809 156,003 Share-based compensation 598 773 343 CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Other current assets (813) (2,456) 1,907 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 169 (47) 3 Amount due to subsidiaries (3,135) 483 (2,024) Amount due from subsidiaries (1,272) 1,536 194 Net cash (used in) operating activities (6,523) (1,527) (50) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from exercises of stock options 4,826 1,334 - Net cash provided by financing activities 4,826 1,334 - Net increase (decrease) in cash (1,697) (193) (50) Cash, at beginning of year 2,029 332 139 Cash, at end of year $ 332 $ 139 $ 89

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL AC_3

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Sep. 30, 2015$ / shares

Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2015CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Jul. 31, 2017USD ($)$ / shares

May 23, 2017$ / shares

Jun. 29, 2016

Jun. 19, 2015$ / shares

Jun. 18, 2015$ / shares

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Sale of equity interest, percentage

46.43%

75.00%

75.00%

Equity interest retained

28.57%

28.57%

Premium on Closing Share Price , Percentage

70.50%

Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs | $

$ 5,320

Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Transaction Additional Costs | $

$ 10,640

Ordinary shares [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Proposed price per share

$ 3

Business Acquisition, Share Price

$ 2.05

$ 2

American depositary share [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Proposed price per share

$ 6

$ 3.52

Business Acquisition, Share Price

$ 4.10

$ 4

AM Advertising [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Sale of equity interest, percentage

20.18%

Longde Wenchuang the Buyer [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Sale of equity interest, amount

$ 302,400

¥ 2,100,000,000

Longde Wenchuang the Buyer [Member] | AM Advertising [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Equity interest retained

28.57%

Mr. Herman Man Guo [Member] | Proposal [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Proposed price per share

$ 3

Mr. Herman Man Guo [Member] | Proposal [Member] | American depositary share [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Proposed price per share

$ 6

Yuehang Chuanyi Technology Beijing Co., Ltd. Chuanyi Technology [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage

100.00%

AirMedia Online Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("AM Online") [Member] | Yuehang Chuanyi Technology Beijing Co., Ltd. Chuanyi Technology [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Loan to shareholders | ¥

¥ 40,000

Term of loan

15 days

Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd. Linghang Shengshi [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Minimum Annual Service Fee Percentage

0.50%

AM Yuehang [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Minimum Annual Service Fee Percentage

1.00%

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]

Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage

100.00%

Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated Net Revenue Percentage

100.00%

98.80%

98.00%

Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated Total Assets Percentage

85.60%

80.00%

Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated Total Liabilities Percentage

85.60%

83.70%

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL AC_4

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Schedule of Companies Subsidiaries and VIE's) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Beijing Dongding Gongyi Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Dongding") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Feb. 1, 2010
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing GreatView Media Advertising Co., Ltd. (Formerly Beijing Weimei Shengjing Media Advertising Co., Ltd.) ("GreatView Media")
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Apr. 28, 2011
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Guangzhou Meizheng Online Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guangzhou Meizheng") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	May 17, 2013
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Yuehang Tianyi Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd.(Formerly Beijing AirMedia Tianyi Information Technology Co., Ltd.) ("Yuehang Tianyi")
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Sep. 25, 2013
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Wangfan Jiaming Pictures Co., Ltd.. ("Wangfan Jiaming") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Dec. 31, 2015
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Meizheng Network Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Meizheng Network”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Aug. 8, 2016
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Wangfan Linghang Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Linghang”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Apr. 23, 2015
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Shandong Airmedia Cheweishi Network Technology Co.,Ltd.(“Shangdong Cheweishi ”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jul. 21, 2016
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Dingsheng Ruizhi (Beiing) Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Dingsheng Ruizhi”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	May 25, 2016
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Wangfan Tongda Culture Development Beijing Co., Ltd. Tongda Culture” [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	May 11, 2018
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Yuehang Zhongying E-commerce Co., Ltd. Zhongying” [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	May 17, 2018
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Airport United Culture Media Co., Ltd. (“Airport United”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jun. 19, 2018
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Linghang Shengshi Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Linghang Shengshi ") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Aug. 7, 2005
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Wangfan Jiaming Advertising Co.,Ltd.("Jiaming Advertising") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jan. 1, 2007
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Yuehang") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jan. 16, 2008
Place of incorporation	the PRC
AirMedia Online Network Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Formerly AirMedia Online Network Technology Co., Ltd.) ("AM Online") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Apr. 30, 2015
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Airnet Pictures Co., Ltd. ("Airnet Pictures") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Sep. 13, 2007
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Beijing Zhihe Xianglong Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Flying Dragon") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Aug. 1, 2008
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Wenzhou Yuehang Advertising Co., Ltd. ("Wenzhou Yuehang") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Oct. 17, 2008
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Yuehang Chuangyi Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Chuangyi Technology") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Sep. 19, 2005
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Percentage of economic ownership	100.00%
Shenzhen Yuehang Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Yuehang") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jun. 6, 2006
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Percentage of economic ownership	100.00%
Xi'an Shengshi Dinghong Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Xi'an Shengshi") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Dec. 31, 2007
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Percentage of economic ownership	100.00%
Broad Cosmos Enterprises Ltd. (“Broad Cosmos”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jun. 26, 2006
Place of incorporation	British Virgin Islands ("BVI")
Percentage of economic ownership	100.00%
Air Net International Limited ("Air Net International") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jul. 14, 2007
Place of incorporation	BVI
Percentage of economic ownership	100.00%
Air Net (China) Limited ("AN China") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Aug. 5, 2005
Place of incorporation	Hong Kong
Percentage of economic ownership	100.00%
Guangzhou Meizheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guangzhou Tech") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Jun. 18, 2015
Place of incorporation	the PRC
AirMedia Henglong Mobile Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("AMHL Mobile") [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	Apr. 27, 2015
Place of incorporation	the PRC
Wangfan Network Technology Co., Ltd.(“Iwanfan”) [Member]
Organization And Principal Activities [Line Items]
Date of incorporation/acquisition	May 6, 2016
Place of incorporation	the PRC

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL AC_5

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Schedule of VIE's Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total current assets	$ 98,592	$ 205,244
Total assets	225,002	381,190
Total current liabilities	75,795	90,209
Total liabilities	101,323	114,593
AirMedia's VIEs [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total current assets	73,362	177,425
Total non-current assets	122,489	127,486
Total assets	195,851	304,911
Total current liabilities	63,302	71,535
Total non-current liabilities	25,528	24,384
Total liabilities	$ 89,294	$ 95,919

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL AC_6

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Schedule of VIE's Consolidated Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 23,759	$ 16,513	$ 50,233
Net income (loss)	(179,181)	(89,242)	142,912
AirMedia's VIEs [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Net revenues	23,759	16,311	46,237
Net income (loss)	$ (173,516)	$ (81,659)	$ (60,117)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_4

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue from nonmonetary transactions	$ 0	$ 0	$ 473
Advertising expenses	1,209	720	350
Government subsidies	0	86	513
Operating Income (Loss)	(178,804)	(89,812)	(76,057)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(172,318)	(15,842)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	(58,570)	(103,610)	(69,062)
Value of Stock to be Issued	23,055			¥ 150,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ 22,741	$ 826	$ 0
PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Limitations on Use	According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances, where the underpayment of taxes is more than RMB 100,000. In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion.
Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Limitations on Use	According to Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department, the statute of limitation is six years if any company chargeable with tax has not been assessed or has been assessed at less than the proper amount, the statute of limitation is extend to 10 years if the underpayment of taxes is due to fraud or willful evasion.
AM Advertising [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Percentage	20.18%			20.18%
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	$ 30,739			¥ 200,000
Customer A [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ 1,228
Revenues [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%
Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
VAT rate	3.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	20.00%			20.00%
Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
VAT rate	6.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%			50.00%

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_5

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Network equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Office property [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	40 years
Furniture and fixture [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Computer and office equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Computer and office equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Vehicle[Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Leasehold improvement [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	Shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_6

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Estimated Economic Lives of Intangible Assets) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Audio-vision programming & broadcasting qualification [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	19 years 6 months
Customer relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Customer relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years 4 months 24 days
Contract backlog [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	1 year 2 months 12 days
Contract backlog [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Concession agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years 9 months 18 days
Concession agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	10 years
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	4 years 4 months 24 days

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Narrat

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands

1 Months Ended

5 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015USD ($)

Aug. 31, 2018CNY (¥)

Aug. 23, 2018CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2018CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2015CNY (¥)

May 24, 2018

Profit Target

$ 44,459

¥ 288,000

$ 37,050

¥ 240,000

$ 30,875

¥ 200,000

Earnout commitment recorded at fair value

25,240

Gain recognized on the disposal

244,164

Total consideration

$ 324,183

Equity interest retained

28.57%

Net book value of the target business

$ 134,497

(Loss) income on equity method investments

(2,603)

(33)

2,352

Equity transaction with a related party

8,605

Concession cost purchased

2,337

Contingent Liability

23,549

$ 23,549

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability

$ 0

Beijing Dayun Culture Communication Co., Ltd. ("Dayun Culture") [Member]

Equity transaction with a related party

$ 8,605

8,605

[1]

Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent

100.00%

Qingdao Airport AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd ("Qingdao AM") [Member]

Concession cost purchased

[2]

1,230

Guangxi Dingyuan Media Ltd. ("Guangxi Dingyuan") [Member]

Concession cost purchased

[3]

$ 1,107

Beijing AirMedia Lianhe Advertising Company ( AirMedia Lianhe ) [Member]

Equity interest retained

20.00%

Maximum [Member]

Profit Target | ¥

¥ 1,059,200

Ownership percentage

50.00%

Scenario, Forecast [Member]

Profit Target

$ 51,128

¥ 331,200

Ownership percentage

40.00%

Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Operating Income or Loss | ¥

¥ 152,000,000

¥ 152,000,000

Interest Expense, Debt | ¥

7,840,000

7,840,000

Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Shareholder Loan [Member]

Debt Instrument, Face Amount | ¥

88,000,000

¥ 88,000,000

AM Advertising [Member]

Equity interest retained

25.00%

Fair value of the remaining equity interest

$ 79,718

(Loss) income on equity method investments

$ 2,491

Ownership percentage

75.00%

AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]

Total consideration | ¥

304,554,000

Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investments | ¥

¥ 56,714,000

Cost Method Investment, Sale of Ownership Percentage

20.32%

AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Mr. Man Guo [Member]

Cost Method Investment, Sale of Ownership Percentage

0.32%

AirMedia Group Inc [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]

Cost Method Investment, Sale of Ownership Percentage

20.00%

[1]

In November 2015, AM Advertising purchased 20% equity interest in Beijing AirMedia Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (“AirMedia Lianhe”) from Dayun Culture with consideration of $8,605. After the transaction, AM Advertising held 100% equity interest in AirMedia Lianhe.

[2]

The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames concession in Qingdao airport from Qingdao AM amounting to $1,230 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

[3]

The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames, LED and lightbox concession in Nanning airport from Guangxi Dingyuan amounting to $1,107 for the years ended December 31, 2015.

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Schedu

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Schedule of result of operations of the Target Businesses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net income before income tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 272,879
Income taxes benefit/(expense)	0	0	51,696
Income from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company	$ 0	$ 0	220,298
AM Advertising [Member]
Net revenues			166,843
Cost of revenues			(126,745)
Gross profit			40,098
Operating expenses			(13,239)
Income from operations			26,859
Gain from disposal of 75% equity interest in AM Advertising			244,164
Interest income			298
Other income, net			1,293
Income on equity method investments			265
Net income before income tax			272,879
Income taxes benefit/(expense)			(51,696)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company			$ 221,183

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Sche_2

DISCOUNTINUED OPERATION (Schedule of related party transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Concession cost purchased			$ 2,337
Equity transaction with a related party			8,605
Guangxi Dingyuan Media Ltd. ("Guangxi Dingyuan") [Member]
Concession cost purchased	[1]		1,107
Qingdao Airport AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd ("Qingdao AM") [Member]
Concession cost purchased	[2]		1,230
Beijing Dayun Culture Communication Co., Ltd. ("Dayun Culture") [Member]
Equity transaction with a related party		$ 8,605	$ 8,605	[3]
[1]	The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames, LED and lightbox concession in Nanning airport from Guangxi Dingyuan amounting to $1,107 for the years ended December 31, 2015.
[2]	The Group purchased stand-alone digital frames concession in Qingdao airport from Qingdao AM amounting to $1,230 for the year ended December 31, 2015.
[3]	In November 2015, AM Advertising purchased 20% equity interest in Beijing AirMedia Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (“AirMedia Lianhe”) from Dayun Culture with consideration of $8,605. After the transaction, AM Advertising held 100% equity interest in AirMedia Lianhe.

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVEN_3

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Product Or Service [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	$ 24,328	$ 16,597	$ 50,866
Air Travel Media Network [Member]
Product Or Service [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	18,702	12,178	38,917
Gas Station Media Network [Member]
Product Or Service [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	4,093	4,009	9,840
Other Media [Member]
Product Or Service [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	$ 1,533	$ 410	$ 2,109

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Sched

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Net) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts receivable, gross	$ 15,571	$ 13,596
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,591)	(3,815)	$ (1,727)	$ (4,458)
Accounts receivable, net	$ 10,980	$ 9,781

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Sch_2

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of the year	$ 3,815	$ 1,727	$ 4,458
Charge to expenses	1,403	2,248	(2,661)
Write off	(883)	0	0
Exchange adjustment	256	(160)	(70)
Balance at end of the year	$ 4,591	$ 3,815	$ 1,727

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Deta

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Input VAT receivable		$ 20,670	$ 16,249
Prepaid selling and marketing fees		1,708	368
Short-term deposits		129	74
Prepaid income tax		273	417
Prepaid individual income tax and other employee advances		435	290
Loans to third parties	[1]	41,733	17,080
Receivable from third party	[2]	4,317	7,106
Receivable from a non-controlling interest holders		3,170	6,377
Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries	[3]	26,160	23,550
Receivables from ADS depositary		0	468
Other prepaid expenses	[4]	7,346	2,732
Others		1,166	0
Other Assets Current, Gross		107,107	74,711
Allowance for doubtful amounts		(47,282)	(5,861)
Total other current assets		$ 59,825	$ 68,850
[1]	These third parties provide outdoor advertising services to their customers. Loans to third parties are in order to secure them to provide advertising services at prime locations to the Group. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the Group entered into various loan agreements with third parties amounting with aggregated amount of $17,080 and $41,733, respectively with the terms of one year. The interest rates were from 4.35% to 8% without any assets pledged for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the management conducted a review on the outstanding loans, and the review discovered that market conditions under which the third parties competed deteriorated unexpectedly in 2017, which imposed adverse constraints on their ability to repay the loans. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance for loan to third parties amounted to $864 and $40,748 respectively.
[2]	Receivable from third party mainly represented the receivable from the disposal of investment and property. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance was $1,031 and $257, respectively.
[3]	On March 29, 2018 and August 23, 2018, we entered into a MoU and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Longde Wenchuang and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of RMB304,553,900 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the RMB152,000,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of RMB88,000,000 in principal balance and RMB7,840,000 in interests; and (iii) the payment of RMB56,713,900 in cash after the sale of the 20.32% equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20% equity interests hold by the Group and 0.32% equity interests hold by Mr. Man Guo, and following the completion of the foregoing arrangements, our obligations with respect to the profit target for 2015, the earnout provision for the first nine months of 2015 and the shareholder loans between AM Advertising and AirMeia Shengshi shall be deem completed. According to the aforesaid MoU, after Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu transfer all the equity interest of AM Advertising, they will cease to be shareholders of AM Advertising and will not be able to continuously assume the obligations in connection with the profit commitment and earnout provision as a matter of fact. However, we cannot assure you that the Buyers will not bring up any claim with respect to the above arrangements and if there is any dispute or legal proceedings initiated, our business and financial position may be adversely affected. Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries balance amounted to $19,021 and $26,160 as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, $3,499 and $3,734 of bad debt allowance was made for the receivable balance, respectively. The balance $26,160 as of December 31, 2017 will be deem settled if the MoU is effective.
[4]	As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance was $461 and $2,543, respectively.

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET (De_2

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Details) (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands		5 Months Ended
		Aug. 31, 2018CNY (¥)	Aug. 23, 2018CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Loans to third parties	[1]			$ 41,733	$ 17,080
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance				257	1,031
Am Advertising And Its Subsidiaries Current Assets	[2]			26,160	23,550
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration						$ 324,183
Bad Debt Allowance Included in Other Prepaid Expense				2,543	461
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Operating Income or Loss | ¥		¥ 152,000,000	¥ 152,000,000
Interest Expense, Debt | ¥		7,840,000	7,840,000
AM Advertising [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance				3,734	3,499
AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration | ¥		304,554,000	304,553,900
Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investments | ¥		¥ 56,714,000	¥ 56,713,900
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage		20.32%	20.32%
AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | AirMedia Group Inc [Member]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage		20.00%
AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Mr. Man Guo [Member]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage		0.32%
Maximum [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | AirMedia Group Inc [Member]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage		20.00%
Maximum [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | Mr. Man Guo [Member]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage		0.32%
Third Parties Loan [Member]
Loans to third parties				41,733	17,080
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance				$ 40,748	$ 864
Third Parties Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument interest rate				4.35%	4.35%
Third Parties Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument interest rate				8.00%	8.00%
Shareholder Loan [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | ¥		¥ 88,000,000	¥ 88,000,000
[1]	These third parties provide outdoor advertising services to their customers. Loans to third parties are in order to secure them to provide advertising services at prime locations to the Group. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the Group entered into various loan agreements with third parties amounting with aggregated amount of $17,080 and $41,733, respectively with the terms of one year. The interest rates were from 4.35% to 8% without any assets pledged for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the management conducted a review on the outstanding loans, and the review discovered that market conditions under which the third parties competed deteriorated unexpectedly in 2017, which imposed adverse constraints on their ability to repay the loans. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, the bad debt allowance for loan to third parties amounted to $864 and $40,748 respectively.
[2]	On March 29, 2018 and August 23, 2018, we entered into a MoU and its supplemental agreement respectively, with, among others, Longde Wenchuang and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund (Limited Partnership), under which, among other things, Linghang Shengshi and Mr. Guo have agreed to pay or make available to AM Advertising on or prior to May 30, 2018 and furhter extended to September 30, 2018 an aggregate of RMB304,553,900 which was to be discounted by the following amounts (i) the RMB152,000,000 profits attributable to Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu for the first nine months of 2015, based on a third-party pro forma audit report on the Target Business; (ii) the shareholder loan of RMB88,000,000 in principal balance and RMB7,840,000 in interests; and (iii) the payment of RMB56,713,900 in cash after the sale of the 20.32% equity interests in AM Advertising, which consisted of 20% equity interests hold by the Group and 0.32% equity interests hold by Mr. Man Guo, and following the completion of the foregoing arrangements, our obligations with respect to the profit target for 2015, the earnout provision for the first nine months of 2015 and the shareholder loans between AM Advertising and AirMeia Shengshi shall be deem completed. According to the aforesaid MoU, after Linghang Shengshi, Mr. Guo and Mr. Xu transfer all the equity interest of AM Advertising, they will cease to be shareholders of AM Advertising and will not be able to continuously assume the obligations in connection with the profit commitment and earnout provision as a matter of fact. However, we cannot assure you that the Buyers will not bring up any claim with respect to the above arrangements and if there is any dispute or legal proceedings initiated, our business and financial position may be adversely affected. Receivable from AM Advertising and its subsidiaries balance amounted to $19,021 and $26,160 as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, $3,499 and $3,734 of bad debt allowance was made for the receivable balance, respectively. The balance $26,160 as of December 31, 2017 will be deem settled if the MoU is effective.

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, N_3

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 13,070	$ 12,258
Accumulated amortization	(11,009)	(9,839)
Accumulated impairment	(2,061)	(737)
Net carrying amount	0	1,682
Amortization expense	501	510	$ 505
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	1,228
Audio-vision programming and broadcasting qualification [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	213	200
Accumulated amortization	(37)	(35)
Accumulated impairment	(176)	(165)
Net carrying amount	0	0
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	735	689
Accumulated amortization	(735)	(689)
Accumulated impairment	0	0
Net carrying amount	0	0
Contract backlog [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	1,536	1,441
Accumulated amortization	(1,536)	(1,441)
Accumulated impairment	0	0
Net carrying amount	0	0
Concession agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	10,404	9,758
Accumulated amortization	(8,529)	(7,513)
Accumulated impairment	(1,875)	(563)
Net carrying amount	0	1,682
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	182	170
Accumulated amortization	(172)	(161)
Accumulated impairment	(10)	(9)
Net carrying amount	$ 0	$ 0

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (De

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	$ 115,179	$ 94,545
Less: impairment	(52,216)	(826)
Less: accumulated depreciation	(47,521)	(32,714)
Total property and equipment, net	15,442	61,005
Depreciation	11,547	12,461	$ 5,266
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	22,741	826	0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	(52,216)	(826)
Digital display network equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	6,548	6,314
Gas station display network equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	43,079	38,615
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	9,764	9,174
Computer and office equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	3,264	2,828
Vehicle[Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	817	938
Leasehold improvement [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	2,262	607
Furniture and fixture [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	994	1,123
Wifi And Network Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	36,431	27,719
Office property [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	11,506	5,805
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	514	1,422
Wifi Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Less: impairment	26,727	0	0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	$ 26,727	$ 0	$ 0

PREPAID EQUIPMENT COST (Narrati

PREPAID EQUIPMENT COST (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	May 12, 2013USD ($)	May 12, 2013CNY (¥)
Schedule Of Prepaid Equipment Cost [Line Items]
Equity interest retained			28.57%
Prepaid equipment costs	$ 290	$ 16,200
Impairment Loss On Prepaid Equipment Cost	$ 16,646
Elec Tech [Member] | Beijing GreatView Media Advertising Co., Ltd. [Member]
Schedule Of Prepaid Equipment Cost [Line Items]
Investment commitment				$ 104,000	¥ 640,000
Equity interest retained				21.27%	21.27%

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedule

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedule of Equity Method Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment	[1]	$ (1,993)	$ 0
Amount		$ 19,625	$ 6,176
Beijing Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. ("BEMC") [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	[2]	49.00%	49.00%
Amount	[2]	$ 1,618	$ 1,461
Lanmeihangbiao Tiandi Internet Investment Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("LMHB") [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	[3]	40.00%	40.00%
Amount	[3]	$ 223	$ 256
Beijing Hezhong Chuangjin Investment Co., Ltd. ("Hezhong Chuangjin") [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	[1]	15.00%	15.00%
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment		$ (1,919)	$ (1,919)
Amount	[1]	$ 1,993	$ 1,944
Beijing Yuyue Film Culture Co., Ltd (“Yuyue Film”) [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	[4]	25.00%	25.00%
Amount	[4]	$ 362	$ 432
Beijing Yunxing Chuangrong Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd (“Yunxing”) [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	[5]	0.00%	50.00%
Amount	[5]	$ 0	$ 2,083
Unicom AirMedia Beijing Network Co., Ltd. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	[6]	39.00%	0.00%
Amount	[6]	$ 17,422	$ 0
[1]	In May 2015, AM Advertising, Beijing Financial Technology Investment Management Center (limited partnership), Beijing Hongdeshengzheng Investment Co., Ltd., and Beijing Hongyuan Zhixin Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd. established Hezhong Chuangjin, which mainly focuses on internet financing. In July 2015, AM Advertising transferred its investment in Hezhong Chuangjin to AM Online, a subsidiary of the Group at carrying value. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Hezhong Chuangjin. $59 and $78 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. The operation has been ceased from December 2017, the investment has been provided fully impairment of $1,919 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
[2]	In March 2008, the Group entered into a definitive agreement with China Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd., a subsidiary of China Eastern Group and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited operating the media resources of China Eastern Group, to establish a joint venture, BEMC. BEMC was incorporated on March 18, 2008 in the PRC with China Eastern Media Corporation and the Group holding 51% and 49% equity interest, respectively. BEMC obtained concession rights of certain media resources from China Eastern Group, including the digital TV screens on airplanes of China Eastern Airlines, and paid concession fees to its shareholders as consideration. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of BEMC. $198 and $57 gain on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
[3]	In September 2015, AM Online entered into an agreement with BlueFocus wireless Internet (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd. and two individual investors to establish a joint venture, LMHB. LMHB was incorporated on September 25, 2015. LMHB is mainly engaged in investment management of Wi-Fi platform marketing and other mobile internet industries. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of LMHB. $175 and $48 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
[4]	In June 2016, AM Film entered into an agreement with two individual investors to establish a joint venture, Yuyue Film. Yuyue Film is mainly engaged in investment management of film investment and marketing. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Yuyue Film. Nil and $95 loss on investment were pick up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
[5]	In February 2016, AM Online entered into an agreement with Haihang Wenhua Holding Group to invest in Yunxing. Yunxing was incorporated on December 17, 2013. Yunxing is mainly engaged in information technology investments in the Hainan Airline. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Yunxing. In November 2016, AM Online transferred all the equity interest of Yunxing to Haihang Wenhua Holding Group with the consideration of $2,305, the equity interest registration was completed in March 2017. Proceed of $1,480 has been collected, nil and gain of $58 on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
[6]	On February 22, 2017, AM Online established Unicom AirMedia, jointly with Unicom Broadband Online Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of China Unicom, and Chengdu Haite Kairong Aeronautical Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of a listed company providing aeronautical technical services. Pursuant to a capital contribution agreement entered into by the relevant parties, AM Online invested approximately RMB117,900 in Unicom AirMedia. After this transaction, AM Online currently holds 39% of equity interests in Unicom AirMedia. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Unicom AirMedia. $661 loss on investment was picked up for the years ended December 31, 2017.

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedu_2

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedule of Equity Method Investments) (Details) (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2017CNY (¥)	Mar. 18, 2008
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment loss on equity method investments	[1]		$ 1,993	$ 0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			0	0	$ 200,685
Equity Method Investments			19,625	6,176
Beijing Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. (“BEMC “) [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investment			57	198
Beijing Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. (“BEMC “) [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage							49.00%
Beijing Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. (“BEMC “) [Member] | China Eastern Media Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage							51.00%
Beijing Hezhong Chuangjin Investment Co., Ltd. ("Hezhong Chuangjin") [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investment			$ (78)	$ (59)
Ownership percentage	[1]		15.00%	15.00%
Impairment loss on equity method investments			$ 1,919	$ 1,919
Equity Method Investments	[1]		1,993	1,944
Lanmeihangbiao Tiandi Internet Investment Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("LMHB") [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investment			(48)	(175)
Beijing Yuyue Film Culture Co., Ltd (“Yuyue Film”) [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investment			(95)	0
Beijing Yunxing Chuangrong Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd (“Yunxing”) [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investment			58	0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		$ 2,305
Proceeds from Sale, Maturity and Collection of Investments			1,480	$ 1,480
Unicom AirMedia (Beijing) Network Co., Ltd. ("Unicom AirMedia") [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investment			$ (661)
Ownership percentage						39.00%
Equity Method Investments | ¥						¥ 117,900
[1]	In May 2015, AM Advertising, Beijing Financial Technology Investment Management Center (limited partnership), Beijing Hongdeshengzheng Investment Co., Ltd., and Beijing Hongyuan Zhixin Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd. established Hezhong Chuangjin, which mainly focuses on internet financing. In July 2015, AM Advertising transferred its investment in Hezhong Chuangjin to AM Online, a subsidiary of the Group at carrying value. The investment was accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence to the operation of Hezhong Chuangjin. $59 and $78 loss on investment were picked up for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. The operation has been ceased from December 2017, the investment has been provided fully impairment of $1,919 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedu_3

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedule of Cost method investment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 82,809	$ 77,685
Zhangshangtong Air Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Zhangshangtong") [Member]
Ownership percentage, cost method	[1]	20.00%	20.00%
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	[1]	$ 415	$ 388
Qingdao Jinshi Zhixing Investment Centre LLP (“Qingdao Jinshi”) [Member]
Ownership percentage, cost method	[2]	0.00%	3.00%
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	[2]	$ 0	$ 22
Beijing Zhongjiao Huineng Information Technology Co., Ltd [Member]
Ownership percentage, cost method	[3]	13.00%	13.00%
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	[3]	$ 577	$ 541
AM Advertising [Member]
Ownership percentage, cost method		20.00%	20.00%
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 81,817	$ 76,734
[1]	In June 2010, the Group acquired 20% equity interest in Zhangshangtong Air Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Zhangshangtong"), a company established in the PRC that is mainly engaged in air tickets agency services.
[2]	In January 2016, the Group acquired 3.35% equity interest in Qingdao Jinshi Zhixing Investment Centre LLP. ("Qingdao Jinshi "), a limited partnership established in the PRC that is mainly engaged in fund management and investment. The investment is disposed in year 2017. Proceed of $22 has been collected and gain/loss of nil has been incurred from the disposal for the year ended December 31, 2017.
[3]	In January 2016, the Group acquired 13.3% equity interest in Zhongjiao Huineng, a company established in the PRC that is mainly engaged in providing WIFI and GPS service to logistic industry.

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedu_4

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Schedule of Cost method investment) (Details) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2010
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Impairment loss on cost method investments	$ 0	$ 0
Qingdao Jinshi Zhixing Investment Centre Co., Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale, Maturity and Collection of Investments	$ 22
Parent Company [Member] | Zhangshangtong [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, cost method				20.00%
Parent Company [Member] | Qingdao Jinshi Zhixing Investment Centre Co., Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, cost method			3.35%
Parent Company [Member] | Beijing Zhongjiao Huineng Information Technology Co., Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, cost method			13.30%

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Detai

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investment in film and TV series	[1]	$ 1,407	$ 1,854
Prepaid office space and leasehold improvement fees	[2]	798	4,917
Other non-current assets		$ 2,205	$ 6,771
[1]	The Group enters into agreements with other investors to invest together on certain film and TV series, which are produced by other third parties, and shares profit of the invested films and TV series based on its investment as a percentage of the total investment for a film or TV series.
[2]	As the office spaces legal title had not been transferred to the Group, the prepaid amounts were recognized as other non-current assets as of December 31, 2016. All the prepaid office space fees as of December 31, 2016 have been transferred to property in 2017. The prepaid amounts mainly represented the prepaid platform service fee as of December 31, 2017.

LONG-TERM DEPOSITS (Details)

LONG-TERM DEPOSITS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Long Term Deposits [Line Items]
Concession fee deposits	$ 5,516	$ 5,547
Office rental deposits	523	880
Total long-term deposits	$ 6,039	$ 6,427

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CU_3

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued payroll and welfare		$ 2,249	$ 2,848
Other tax payable		1,314	1,366
Accrued staff disbursement		1,460	1,447
Deposit payable		613	266
Accrued professional fees		166	290
Other current liabilities		868	1,288
Payable to non-controlling interest holders		0	135
Payable to AM Advertising and its subsidiaries	[1]	5,566	25,956
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$ 12,236	$ 33,596
[1]	The amounts due to AM Advertising and its subsidiaries mainly represent the concession fee payables for using concessions owned by AM Advertising and its subsidiaries, which will be settled while the MoU is effective.

INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Detai

INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items]
PRC statutory tax rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Net operating loss carry forward	$ 220,456
Changes in valuation allowance	$ 28,815	$ 22,200	$ 9,276
PRC Enterprise Income Tax [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
PRC statutory tax rate	25.00%
Chuangyi Technology [Member] | PRC Enterprise Income Tax [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Preferential tax rate	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
Xi'an Shengshi Dinghong Information Technology Co., Ltd. Xi'an Shengshi [Member] | PRC Enterprise Income Tax [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax exempt period	2 years
Preferential tax rate		15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	12.50%	12.50%	12.50%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	25.00%

INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Incom

INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Income Tax (Expenses)/Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income tax expenses:
Current	$ 633	$ 50	$ 480
Deferred	0	4,433	5,941
Income tax expenses, Net	$ 633	$ 4,483	$ 6,421

INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Defer

INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 12,270	$ 4,083
Amortization of intangible assets and concession fees	1,163	1,606
Net operating loss carry forwards	51,769	30,697
Valuation allowance	(65,202)	(36,386)
Deferred tax assets - Non-current
Total deferred tax assets	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities:
Total deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	$ 0	$ 0

INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Recon

INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net loss before provision for income taxes	$ (175,945)	$ (84,726)	$ (74,202)
PRC statutory tax rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Income tax at statutory tax rate	$ (43,986)	$ (21,182)	$ (18,551)
Expenses not deductible for tax purpose
Entertainment expenses exceeded the tax limit	91	158	300
Tax effect of impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets	12,539	0	0
Tax effect of other permanent differences	1,831	1,681	330
Changes in valuation allowance	28,815	22,200	9,276
Effect of preferential tax rates granted to PRC entities	670	642	14,404
Effect of income tax rate difference in other jurisdictions	673	984	662
Income tax expenses	$ 633	$ 4,483	$ 6,421
Effective tax rates	(0.40%)	(5.30%)	(8.70%)

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (De

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to AirMedia Group Inc.'s ordinary shareholders		$ (156,476)	$ (65,625)	$ 149,647
- Continuing operations		(156,476)	(65,625)	(70,651)
- Discontinued operations		$ 0	$ 0	$ 220,298
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per ordinary share
- basic		125,629,779	125,277,056	121,740,194
- diluted		125,629,779	125,277,056	129,372,158
Basic
Continuing operations		125,629,779	125,277,056	121,740,194
Discontinued operations		0	0	121,740,194
Diluted
Continuing operations	[1]	125,629,779	125,277,056	121,740,194
Discontinued operations	[2]	0	0	129,372,158
Net (loss) income per ordinary share
-basic		$ (1.25)	$ (0.52)	$ 1.23
-diluted		(1.25)	(0.52)	1.16
Net (loss) income per ordinary share from continuing operations
-basic		(1.25)	(0.52)	(0.58)
-diluted		(1.25)	(0.52)	(0.58)
Net income per ordinary share from discontinued operations
-basic		0	0	1.81
-diluted		$ 0	$ 0	$ 1.7
[1]	The effect of options was excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
[2]	An incremental weighted average number of 7,631,964, nil and nil ordinary shares from assumed exercise of share option were included in computing the diluted income per share for the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (_2

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (Details) (Parenthetical) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Incremental weighted average shares from assumed exercise of share option	7,631,964	0	0

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Narrative

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

Jul. 10, 2016

Mar. 10, 2016

Feb. 12, 2016

May 12, 2015

May 12, 2015

Aug. 01, 2014

Jun. 09, 2014

Jun. 01, 2014

Sep. 01, 2012

Jun. 07, 2011

Jul. 10, 2009

Jul. 02, 2007

Dec. 31, 2015

Oct. 31, 2015

Jun. 30, 2014

Aug. 23, 2011

Mar. 22, 2011

Nov. 29, 2007

Jul. 20, 2007

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Nov. 30, 2012

Mar. 18, 2011

Dec. 29, 2008

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Options vested and expected to vest

5,860,255

Share-based compensation expense

$ 343

$ 773

$ 567

Intrinsic value of options exercised during the period

0

1,928

7,039

Fair value of options vested

0

694

$ 649

Unrecognized compensation cost

$ 0

$ 390

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

0 years

6 months

Non Employee Options [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Options granted

50,000

2012 stock incentive plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Number of shares authorized

6,000,000

Options granted

140,000

2,376,620

50,000

Exercise price

$ 1.045

$ 1.025

Expiration date of options

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2016

Jan. 31, 2016

Contract life

5 years

Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value

$ 0.38

$ 1.67

Options vested and expected to vest

20,830

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

$ 79

Options cancelled

29,170

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross

2,139,918

685,000

2012 stock incentive plan [Member] | Nonemployee Consultant [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

$ 179

2012 stock incentive plan [Member] | Non Employee Options [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Options granted

660,000

100,000

200,000

Exercise price

$ 1.675

Options vested and expected to vest

16,664

16,664

2012 stock incentive plan [Member] | Two Consultants [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Options granted

200,000

Exercise price

$ 1.12

Expiration date of options

Jan. 31, 2016

Options vested

3,332

Options cancelled

83,336

150,002

Unvested options

$ 166,668

2012 stock incentive plan [Member] | Consultants [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Options granted

100,000

2007 stock incentive plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Number of shares authorized

12,000,000

17,000,000

Options granted

1,857,538

Exercise price

$ 0.72

Contract life

5 years

Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value

$ 0.25

2007 stock incentive plan [Member] | Options Granted on July 2009 [Member] | Exercise Price $1.15 Per Share [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Exercise price

1.15

Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value

0.22

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

$ 686

2007 stock incentive plan [Member] | Options Granted on July 2009 [Member] | Exercise Price $1.57 Per Share [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Exercise price

1.57

Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value

$ 0.12

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

5

2007 stock incentive plan [Member] | Options Granted on November 2012 [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

$ 4

2007 and 2011 stock incentive plans [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Options granted

2,180,000

Exercise price

$ 1.57

$ 1.57

$ 2.3

Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value

$ 0.75

$ 0.53

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

$ 314

2011 stock incentive plan [Member] [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Number of shares authorized

2,000,000

Exercise price

$ 1.15

Granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value

$ 0.39

$ 0.21

$ 0.26

$ 0.22

AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense

$ 1,259

Share-based compensation expense

$ 950

2011 stock incentive plan [Member] [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Contract life

5 years

2011 stock incentive plan [Member] [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Contract life

10 years

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Schedule

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Schedule of Stock Option Activities) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Number of options
Options outstanding as of January 1, 2017	7,710,176
Exercised	0
Forfeited or expired	(1,841,648)
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2017	5,868,528	7,710,176
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	5,860,255
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017	5,839,190
Weighted average exercise price per option
Outstanding at beginning of the year	$ 1.15
Exercised	0
Forfeited or expired	0
Outstanding at end of the year	1.15	$ 1.15
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	1.15
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017	1.15
Weighted average grant-date fair value
Outstanding at the beginning of the year	1.05
Exercised	0
Forfeited or expired	0
Outstanding end of the year	1.05	$ 1.05
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	1.05
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017	$ 1.12
Weighted average remaining contractual terms
Outstanding	9 months	1 year 6 months 25 days
Options vested and expected to vest	9 months
Options exercisable	9 months
Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	$ 0	$ 1,552
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	0
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017	$ 0

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Details

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ 22,741	$ 826	$ 0

SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN (Details)

SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 26, 2012	Mar. 21, 2011
Class of Stock [Line Items]
ADSs authorized for repurchase			$ 40,000	$ 20,000
Number of ADSs repurchased	6,532,429
Shares repurchased, amount	$ 17,400
Shares cancelled, shares	2,190,685
Treasury stock, Number of ADSs	4,341,744
Number of ADSs reissued	3,325,605	3,325,605

MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION P_2

MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Contribution to employee benefits	$ 3,256	$ 4,029	$ 2,202

STATUTORY RESERVES (Narrative)

STATUTORY RESERVES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Provision for Statutory Reserves	$ 0	$ 0	$ 17,542
Description Of General Reserve Limit On Registered Capital	Once the general reserve is accumulated to 50% of the subsidiaries' registered capital
Minimum [Member]
Percentage Of Appropriation To Reserve	10.00%

RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (Narrativ

RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restricted net assets	$ 376,835	$ 342,860
Restricted assets attributable to VIEs	159,565	138,496
Statutory reserves	$ 217,270	$ 204,364

COMMITMENTS (Narrative) (Detail

COMMITMENTS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments [Line Items]
Rent expense	$ 2,854	$ 1,988	$ 1,507
Concession fees	$ 18,156	$ 17,264	$ 64,752

COMMITMENTS (Schedule of Future

COMMITMENTS (Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Lease Payments) (Details) - Rental lease payments [Member] $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
2,018	$ 2,494
2,019	401
2,020	138
2,021	35
Total	$ 3,068

COMMITMENTS (Schedule of Futu_2

COMMITMENTS (Schedule of Future Minimum Concession Fee Payments) (Details) - Concession fee payments [Member] $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
2,018	$ 25,935
2,019	22,529
2,020	21,448
2,021	2,160
2,022	2,225
Total	$ 74,297

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Narrati

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 04, 2015CNY (¥)	Aug. 31, 2018CNY (¥)	Aug. 23, 2018CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2016
Equity interest retained						28.57%
Contingent Liability | $				$ 23,549	$ 23,549
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments | $				$ 1,502	$ 3,014	$ 0
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration | $						$ 324,183
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Operating Income or Loss		¥ 152,000,000	¥ 152,000,000
Interest Expense, Debt		7,840,000	7,840,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Shareholder Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		88,000,000	88,000,000
Linghang Shengshi SPA [Member]
Percentage Of Interest Transferred	8.20%
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments	¥ 82,000,000
AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration		304,554,000	304,553,900
Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investments		¥ 56,714,000	¥ 56,713,900
Cost Method Investment, Sale of Ownership Percentage		20.32%	20.32%
AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | AirMedia Group Inc [Member]
Cost Method Investment, Sale of Ownership Percentage		20.00%
AM Advertising [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Mr. Man Guo [Member]
Cost Method Investment, Sale of Ownership Percentage		0.32%
AM Advertising [Member] | Longde Wenchuang the Buyer [Member]
Equity interest retained							28.57%
AM Advertising [Member] | Linghang Shengshi [Member]
Equity interest retained							24.84%
AM Advertising [Member] | Culture Center [Member]
Equity interest retained							46.43%
AM Advertising [Member] | Shanghai Golden Bridge InfoTech Co., Ltd. [Member]
Equity interest retained							75.00%

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Sch

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Amount Due from Related Parties) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading		$ 2,251	$ 835
Mr. Qing Xu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[1]	968	835
AirMedia Holding Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[2]	540	0
AirMedia Merger Company Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[2]	665	0
Mrs. Li Hong [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[2]	5	0
Wealthy Environment Limited [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[2]	22	0
Global Earning Pacific Ltd. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[2]	37	0
Mrs. Guo Rong [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related parties-trading	[2]	$ 14	$ 0
[1]	The amounts due from Mr. Qing Xu represents interest free advances to the related party for personal purpose, which would violate Sarbanes-Oxley Act section 402 due to the lack of internal control in term of related party borrowings, however, all the balance has been collected at May 2018, there was no gain or loss upon settlement.
[2]	The amounts represent interest free advances to the related parties in a short term basis for operation purpose.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (S_2

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Revenues and Purchases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues earned from		$ 0	$ 0	$ 280
Concession cost purchase from related party		0	0	144
AM Advertising [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues earned from	[1]	0	0	2
Concession cost purchase from related party	[1]	0	0	142
AM Jinshi [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues earned from	[1]	0	0	278
Concession cost purchase from related party	[1]	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2
[1]	Entities in continuing operations sold some concession in certain airports to discontinued operation. Also continuing operations purchased some concession in certain airports from discontinued operation after the disposal.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Narrative) (

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			5 Months Ended
	May 24, 2018USD ($)	May 24, 2018CNY (¥)	Mar. 28, 2018USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018CNY (¥)	Aug. 23, 2018CNY (¥)	Jul. 09, 2018CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration | $								$ 324,183
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	40.00%	40.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Operating Income or Loss				¥ 152,000,000	¥ 152,000,000
Interest Expense, Debt				7,840,000	7,840,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | AM Advertising [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration				304,554,000	304,553,900
Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investments				¥ 56,714,000	¥ 56,713,900
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage				20.32%	20.32%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | Mr. Man Guo [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage				0.32%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | AirMedia Group Inc [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage				20.00%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Shareholder Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				¥ 88,000,000	¥ 88,000,000
Beijing Dahangfeng Culture Advertising Co Ltd [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Registered Capital	$ 154	¥ 1,000
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage							50.00%
Maximum [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | Mr. Man Guo [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage				0.32%
Maximum [Member] | AM Advertising [Member] | AirMedia Group Inc [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment,Sale of Ownership Percentage				20.00%
American Depositary Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock | $			$ 5,000
SenseGain Asset Management Co Ltd [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Investments to be Received						¥ 150,000

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANC_3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,355	$ 117,547	$ 86,960
Other current assets	59,825	68,850
Total current assets	98,592	205,244
Non-current assets
TOTAL ASSETS	225,002	381,190
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	12,236	33,596
Total liabilities	101,323	114,593
Equity
Ordinary Shares ($0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized in 2016 and 2017; 127,662,057 shares and 127,662,057 shares issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2017; 125,629,779 shares and 125,629,779 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively)	128	128
Additional paid-in capital	286,739	287,094
Treasury stock (2,032,278 and 2,032,278 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively)	(2,351)	(2,351)
Accumulated deficits	(172,318)	(15,842)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	35,451	(292)
Total equity	123,679	266,597	397,633	$ 268,872
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	225,002	381,190
Parent Company [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	89	139	332	2,029
Amount due from subsidiaries	145,850	178,083
Other current assets	1,919	3,825
Total current assets	147,858	182,047
Non-current assets
Investments in subsidiaries	0	86,896
TOTAL ASSETS	147,858	268,943
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	209	206
Total liabilities	209	206
Equity
Ordinary Shares ($0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized in 2016 and 2017; 127,662,057 shares and 127,662,057 shares issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2017; 125,629,779 shares and 125,629,779 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively)	128	128
Additional paid-in capital	286,739	287,094
Treasury stock (2,032,278 and 2,032,278 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively)	(2,351)	(2,351)
Accumulated deficits	(172,318)	(15,842)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	35,451	(292)
Total equity	147,649	268,737	$ 386,568	$ 248,736
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 147,858	$ 268,943

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets) (Details) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common stock, par value per share	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	127,662,057	127,662,057
Common stock, shares outstanding	125,629,779	125,629,779
Treasury stock, shares	2,032,278	2,032,278

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing	$ (12,747)	$ (12,056)	$ (9,611)
General and administrative	(63,507)	(44,401)	(27,102)
Total operating expenses	(143,596)	(57,283)	(36,713)
Other income (loss), net	214	4,243	1,383
Parent Company [Member]
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing	0	(8)	0
General and administrative	(468)	(2,356)	(2,070)
Total operating expenses	(468)	(2,364)	(2,070)
Other income (loss), net	(5)	548	0
Investment income (loss) in subsidiaries	(156,003)	(63,809)	151,717
Net income (loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares	$ (156,476)	$ (65,625)	$ 149,647

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)/Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	$ 35,716	$ (24,140)	$ (11,478)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Parent Company	(120,733)	(88,845)	138,760
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(156,476)	(65,625)	149,647
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	35,743	(23,220)	(10,887)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Parent Company	$ (120,733)	$ (88,845)	$ 138,760

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Changes in Equity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 266,597	$ 397,633	$ 268,872
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			4,825
Stock option exercised, shares	0
Stock option exercised		1,334
Share-based compensation	$ 343	773	598
Foreign currency translation adjustment	35,716	(24,140)	(11,478)
Net (loss)	(179,181)	(89,242)	142,912
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	(1,414)	(30,956)	(8,518)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	1,863	11,195	1,313
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Ending Balance	$ 123,679	$ 266,597	$ 397,633
Ordinary shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, shares	125,629,779	124,395,645	119,942,413
Beginning Balance	$ 128	$ 128	$ 128
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation, shares			4,453,232
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			$ 0
Stock option exercised, shares		1,234,134
Stock option exercised		$ 0
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	$ 0	$ 0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			$ 0
Ending Balance, shares	125,629,779	125,629,779	124,395,645
Ending Balance	$ 128	$ 128	$ 128
Additional paid-in capital [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	287,094	317,414	323,167
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			0
Stock option exercised		0
Share-based compensation	343	773	598
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	(1,414)	(34,570)	(6,163)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	716	3,477	271
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			(459)
Ending Balance	286,739	287,094	317,414
Treasury stock [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(2,351)	(3,778)	(9,236)
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			5,458
Stock option exercised		1,427
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Ending Balance	(2,351)	(2,351)	(3,778)
(Accumulated deficits) retained earnings [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(15,842)	49,876	(99,138)
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			(633)
Stock option exercised		(93)
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	(156,476)	(65,625)	149,647
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Ending Balance	(172,318)	(15,842)	49,876
Accumulated other comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(292)	22,928	33,815
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			0
Stock option exercised		0
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	35,743	(23,220)	(10,887)
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Ending Balance	35,451	(292)	22,928
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	268,737	386,568	248,736
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			4,825
Stock option exercised		1,334
Share-based compensation	343	773	598
Foreign currency translation adjustment	35,743	(23,220)	(10,887)
Net (loss)	(156,476)	(65,625)	149,647
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	(1,414)	(34,570)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	716	3,477	271
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			(459)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			(6,163)
Ending Balance	$ 147,649	$ 268,737	$ 386,568
Parent Company [Member] | Ordinary shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, shares	125,629,779	124,395,645	119,942,413
Beginning Balance	$ 128	$ 128	$ 128
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation, shares			4,453,232
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			$ 0
Stock option exercised, shares		1,234,134
Stock option exercised		$ 0
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	$ 0	$ 0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			$ 0
Ending Balance, shares	125,629,779	125,629,779	124,395,645
Ending Balance	$ 128	$ 128	$ 128
Parent Company [Member] | Additional paid-in capital [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	287,094	317,414	323,167
Stock option exercised		0
Share-based compensation	343	773	598
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	(1,414)	(34,570)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	716	3,477	271
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			(459)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			(6,163)
Ending Balance	286,739	287,094	317,414
Parent Company [Member] | Treasury stock [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(2,351)	(3,778)	(9,236)
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			5,458
Stock option exercised		1,427
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			0
Ending Balance	(2,351)	(2,351)	(3,778)
Parent Company [Member] | (Accumulated deficits) retained earnings [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(15,842)	49,876	(99,138)
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			(663)
Stock option exercised		(93)
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0
Net (loss)	(156,476)	(65,625)	149,647
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			0
Ending Balance	(172,318)	(15,842)	49,876
Parent Company [Member] | Accumulated other comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(292)	22,928	33,815
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation			0
Stock option exercised		0
Share-based compensation	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	35,743	(23,220)	(10,887)
Net (loss)	0	0	0
Acquisition of equity interests from non-controlling interests shareholders	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Capital contribution to Guangzhou Meizheng			0
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			0
Ending Balance	$ 35,451	$ (292)	$ 22,928

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)	$ (179,181)	$ (89,242)	$ 142,912
Share-based compensation	343	773	567
CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Other current assets	(821)	(5,369)	(16,045)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(920)	2,030	(6,762)
Amount due to subsidiaries	0	(15,023)	12,803
Amount due from subsidiaries	(1,310)	1,813	(4,873)
Net cash (used in) operating activities	(58,570)	(103,610)	(28,036)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	0	1,334	4,826
Net cash provided by financing activities.	874	11,130	2,141
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year	117,547	86,960
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of year	15,355	117,547	86,960
Parent Company [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)	(156,476)	(65,625)	149,647
Investment loss (income) in subsidiaries	156,003	63,809	(151,717)
Share-based compensation	343	773	598
CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Other current assets	1,907	(2,456)	(813)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	3	(47)	169
Amount due to subsidiaries	(2,024)	483	(3,135)
Amount due from subsidiaries	194	1,536	(1,272)
Net cash (used in) operating activities	(50)	(1,527)	(6,523)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	0	1,334	4,826
Net cash provided by financing activities.	0	1,334	4,826
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(50)	(193)	(1,697)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year	139	332	2,029
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of year	$ 89	$ 139	$ 332