Central European Media Enterprises 10-Q 30 Oct 13 2013 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Jun. 29, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
Entity Central Index Key	925645
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$183.20
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		134,494,810
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$122,880		$140,393
Accounts receivable, net (Note 6)	139,423		184,494
Program rights, net (Note 5)	124,276		120,023
Other current assets (Note 7)	70,466		73,641
Total current assets	457,045		518,551
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 8)	197,452	[1]	206,706	[1]
Program rights, net (Note 5)	331,778		303,708
Goodwill (Note 3)	841,053		836,538
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net (Note 3)	276,739		284,941
Other non-current assets (Note 7)	15,633		24,271
Total non-current assets	1,662,655		1,656,164
Total assets	2,119,700	[2]	2,174,715	[2]
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 9)	275,688		255,681
Current portion of long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 4)	2,034		21,918
Other current liabilities (Note 10)	35,616		13,765
Total current liabilities	313,338		291,364
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt and other financing arrangements (Note 4)	946,030		1,198,873
Other non-current liabilities (Note 10)	56,169		53,211
Total non-current liabilities	1,002,199		1,252,084
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
200,000 shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2012 - nil) (Note 12)	204,032		0
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
One share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $0.08 each (December 31, 2012 – one)	0		0
Additional paid-in capital	1,705,663		1,556,250
Accumulated deficit	-1,157,594		-982,513
Accumulated other comprehensive income	37,384		46,150
Total CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity	596,212		626,061
Noncontrolling interests	3,919		5,206
Total equity	600,131		631,267
Total liabilities and equity	2,119,700		2,174,715
Class A Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
Common stock	10,759		6,174
Class B Common Stock [Member]
CME Ltd. shareholders’ equity (Note 13):
Common stock	$0		$0
[1]	Reflects property, plant and equipment.
[2]	Segment assets exclude any intercompany balances.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1	1
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.08	$0.08
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	200,000	0
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.08	$0.08
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	134,489,185	77,185,129
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.08	$0.08
Common Class B [Member]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.08	$0.08

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$135,838		$140,092		$453,125		$518,747
Operating expenses:
Content costs	90,652		75,584		277,016		252,338
Other operating costs	34,211		33,340		104,597		101,098
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	8,623		11,711		27,806		34,338
Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles (Note 3)	3,900		10,198		11,769		35,396
Cost of revenues	137,386		130,833		421,188		423,170
Selling, general and administrative expenses	39,227		27,660		108,682		100,631
Restructuring costs (Note 14)	4,192		0		8,890		0
Operating loss	-44,967		-18,401		-85,635		-5,054
Interest income	111		213		422		598
Interest expense (Note 15)	-23,859		-32,492		-87,065		-95,445
(Loss) / gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)	0		0		-23,115		448
Foreign currency exchange gain / (loss), net	43,767		16,755		9,010		-163
Change in fair value of derivatives (Note 11)	0		559		104		48,884
Other (expense) / income, net	-298		108		-785		159
Loss before tax	-25,246		-33,258		-187,064		-50,573
Credit for income taxes	1,973		621		13,740		7,264
Net loss	-23,273		-32,637		-173,324		-43,309
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	182		588		995		1,824
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.	-23,091		-32,049		-172,329		-41,485
Currency translation adjustment	70		41,246		-8,874		9,784
Comprehensive (loss) / income	-23,203		8,609		-182,198		-33,525
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	339		605		1,103		1,782
Comprehensive (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd.	($22,864)		$9,214		($181,095)		($31,743)
Net (loss) / income per share:
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Basic	($0.16)		($0.36)		($1.45)		($0.57)
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Diluted	($0.16)		($0.36)		($1.45)		($0.57)
Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000’s):
Basic (in shares)	145,695	[1]	88,134	[1]	118,944	[1]	73,065	[1]
Diluted (in shares)	145,695		88,134		118,944		73,065
[1]	For the purpose of computing basic earnings per share, the 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Share are included in the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic, primarily because the holder of the Series A Preferred Share is entitled to receive any dividends payable when dividends are declared by the Board of Directors with respect to any shares of common stock.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Class A Common Stock [Member]	Class B Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Preferred Class A [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified								Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2011	$1,017,942	$4,551	$600	$1,404,648	($425,702)	$17,595	$16,250	$0
BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		56,892,114	7,500,936
BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011								0
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation	3,197			3,197
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares (in shares)		7,516,936
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares	0	601
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted			-7,516,936
Conversion of Stock, Amount Converted			-601
Share issuance (in shares)		12,776,079						1
Share issuance	128,363	1,022		127,341				0
Repurchase of 2013 Convertible Notes	-868			-868
Reclassification of capped call options	0			21,131	-21,131
Options exercised (in shares)			16,000
Shares issuance, stock-based compensation	33		1
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation and Exercise of Stock Options				32
Dividends	-426						-426
Other	-259			-259
Net loss	-43,309				-41,485		-1,824
Currency translation adjustment	9,784					9,742	42
BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2012	1,114,457	6,174	0	1,555,222	-488,318	27,337	14,042	0
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012		77,185,129	0
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012								1
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2012	631,267	6,174	0	1,556,250	-982,513	46,150	5,206	0
BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		77,185,129	0
BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012								1
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation	3,886			3,886
Share issuance (in shares)		57,132,931
Share issuance	151,653	4,571		147,082
Reclassification of capped call options	0			2,752	-2,752
Shares issuance, stock-based compensation (in shares)		171,125
Shares issuance, stock-based compensation	0	14
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation and Exercise of Stock Options				-14
Preferred dividend paid-in-kind	-4,032			-4,032
Dividends	-445						-445
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	0			-261			261
Net loss	-173,324				-172,329		-995
Currency translation adjustment	-8,874					-8,766	-108
BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2013	$600,131	$10,759	$0	$1,705,663	($1,157,594)	$37,384	$3,919	$0
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2013		134,489,185	0
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2013								1

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	($173,324)	($43,309)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization of program rights	270,454	239,748
Depreciation and other amortization	48,111	86,652
Net loss / (gain) on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)	23,115	-448
Loss / (gain) on disposal of fixed assets	108	-279
Stock-based compensation (Note 16)	3,886	3,197
Change in fair value of derivatives (Note 11)	-104	-48,884
Foreign currency exchange (gain) / loss, net	-9,010	163
Net change in:
Accounts receivable, net	47,538	26,371
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10,545	-26,417
Program rights	-266,650	-300,566
Other assets	-3,513	614
Accrued interest	-9,183	-4,116
Income taxes payable	-6,215	-3,068
Deferred revenue	17,809	21,267
Deferred taxes	-11,392	-10,633
VAT and other taxes payable	1,359	2,808
Net cash used in operating activities	-56,466	-56,900
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	-20,913	-21,382
Disposal of property, plant and equipment	246	301
Net cash used in investing activities	-20,667	-21,081
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments of senior debt	-310,322	-180,087
Debt transactions costs	-785	-4,928
Issuance of senior notes	0	228,890
Change in restricted cash (Note 7)	20,467	-131,020
Proceeds from credit facilities	1,060	195,090
Payment of credit facilities and capital leases	-1,738	-105,847
Issuance of common stock	157,116	15,033
Issuance of preferred stock	200,000	0
Equity issuance costs	-5,410	-2,153
Settlement of forward currency swaps	0	-82
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	33
Dividends paid to holders of noncontrolling interests	-273	-296
Net cash provided by financing activities	60,115	14,633
Impact of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents	-495	2,620
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-17,513	-60,728
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	140,393	186,386
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	122,880	125,658
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Conversion of credit facility to shares of Class A common stock	$0	$165,112

ORGANIZATION_AND_BUSINESS

ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS	ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
	Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., a Bermuda company limited by shares, is a media and entertainment company operating in Central and Eastern Europe. Our assets are held through a series of Dutch and Curaçao holding companies. From January 1, 2013, we manage our business on a geographical basis, with six operating segments, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, which are also our reportable segments and our main operating countries. See Note 18, "Segment Data" for a discussion of the change in segments.
	We operate a total of 35 television channels across our markets as well as a portfolio of websites and the video-on-demand service Voyo. Each country also develops and produces content for their television channels and we license content to third parties, both within our region and globally. We generate advertising revenues in our country operations primarily through entering into agreements with advertisers, advertising agencies and sponsors to place advertising on the television channels that we operate. Our main general entertainment television channels in each country are distributed on a free-to-air basis terrestrially in analog, digital or both, depending on the digitalization status in each country, and are also distributed via cable and satellite. Our other channels are generally distributed via cable and satellite. Unless otherwise indicated, we own 100% of our broadcast operating and license companies in each country.
	Bulgaria
	We operate one general entertainment channel, BTV, and five other channels, BTV CINEMA, BTV COMEDY, RING.BG, BTV ACTION and BTV LADY. We also operate several radio channels. We currently own 94.0% of CME Bulgaria B.V. ("CME Bulgaria"), the subsidiary that owns our Bulgaria operations. Top Tone Media Holdings Limited ("Top Tone Holdings"), the third party that owns the remaining interest in CME Bulgaria, has exercised its right to acquire additional equity in CME Bulgaria, however the closing of this transaction has not yet occurred because the purchaser financing is still pending. Upon consummation of the equity transfer, we will own 90.0% of our Bulgaria operations.
	Croatia
	We operate one general entertainment channel, NOVA TV (Croatia), one female-oriented channel, DOMA (Croatia), an international channel, NOVA WORLD, and a children's channel, MINI TV.
	Czech Republic
	We operate one general entertainment channel, TV NOVA (Czech Republic), and six other channels, NOVA CINEMA, NOVA SPORT, MTV CZECH, FANDA, a male-oriented channel, SMICHOV, a comedy channel and TELKA, a classic channel that was launched on February 22, 2013.
	Romania
	We operate one general entertainment channel, PRO TV, and eight other channels, ACASA, ACASA GOLD, PRO CINEMA, SPORT.RO, MTV ROMANIA, PRO TV INTERNATIONAL, an international channel, PRO TV CHISINAU, a general entertainment channel broadcasting in Moldova, and ACASA MOLDOVA.
	Slovak Republic
	We operate one general entertainment channel, TV MARKIZA, and three other channels, DOMA (Slovak Republic), a female-oriented channel, DAJTO, a male-oriented channel, and FOOOR, a comedy channel that was launched on February 25, 2013.
	Slovenia
	We operate two general entertainment channels, POP TV and KANAL A, and three other channels, KINO, BRIO, and OTO.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	The terms the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” are used in this Form 10-Q to refer collectively to the parent company, Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (“CME Ltd.”), and the subsidiaries through which our various businesses are conducted. Unless otherwise noted, all statistical and financial information presented in this report has been converted into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates. All references to “US$”, “USD” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars, all references to “BGN” are to Bulgarian leva, all references to “HRK” are to Croatian kuna, all references to “CZK” are to Czech korunas, all references to “RON” are to the New Romanian lei and all references to “Euro” or “EUR” are to the European Union Euro.
	Interim Financial Statements
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Amounts as of December 31, 2012 included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 27, 2013 and as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2013. Our significant accounting policies have not changed since December 31, 2012, except as noted below.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with US GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management 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 periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
	Cash receipts were lower in the first nine months of 2013 compared to the prior year, particularly in the Czech Republic, in response to our pricing initiatives. However, this decrease was partly offset by a decrease in programming payments, available proceeds from public and private equity offerings (see Note 12, "Convertible Redeemable Preferred Shares" and Note 13, "Equity") and improvements in working capital. We continue to take steps to conserve cash, including targeted reductions to our operating cost base through cost optimization programs and restructuring efforts, the deferral of programming commitments and capital expenditures and the deferral and cancellation of development projects. Due to the level of negative free cash flow anticipated for 2013, we will need additional capital and we are currently evaluating all options available to us, including debt and equity financings, asset sales and the renegotiation of payment obligations with a number of major suppliers. In this respect, we are in discussion with Time Warner Inc. regarding a possible capital transaction, including debt, to address our liquidity position. These discussions are preliminary and there are no assurances regarding the ultimate outcome. If we are unable to secure additional financing, we will be unable to meet our debt service obligations and generally fund our operations sometime within the next twelve months.
	Basis of Consolidation
	The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CME Ltd. and our subsidiaries, after the elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Entities in which we hold less than a majority voting interest but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for using the equity method. Other investments are accounted for using the cost method.
	Change in Operating Model
	Beginning January 1, 2013, we changed our presentation of certain components of our operating expenses to better reflect how cost centers are managed under our new operating model, with no impact on consolidated operating loss / income or cash flows. We also recast all prior periods presented in Note 18, "Segment Data" to conform to the new segment presentation.
	Reclassifications
	Certain amounts included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. In the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, we reclassified the amortization of production costs from the net change in program rights to amortization of program rights with no impact on net cash used in operating activities. During the second quarter of 2013, we separately presented the gain / loss on the extinguishment of debt in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The gain / loss on extinguishment of debt was previously presented as a component of interest expense.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
	On January 1, 2013, we adopted guidance that was issued in July 2012 which is intended to simplify how entities test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment by providing an option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. If an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then performing the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance may impact how we perform our impairment testing, but not the amount of impairment recognized in the financial statements if indefinite-lived intangible assets are found to be impaired.
	We also adopted guidance that was issued in February 2013 which requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of this guidance did not change the presentation of our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Issued
	There are no recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

GOODWILL_AND_INTANGIBLE_ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS	GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	Goodwill:
	Goodwill by reporting unit as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is summarized as follows:
		Gross Balance, December 31, 2012			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Balance, December 31, 2012			Foreign Currency		Balance, September 30, 2013			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Gross Balance, September 30, 2013
	Bulgaria	$	177,473		$	(127,826	)	$	49,647		$	1,170	$	50,817		$	(127,826	)	$	178,643
	Croatia	11,127			(10,454		)	673			10		683			(10,454		)	11,137
	Czech Republic	902,388			(287,545		)	614,843			24		614,867			(287,545		)	902,412
	Romania	106,028			(11,028		)	95,000			1,511		96,511			(11,028		)	107,539
	Slovak Republic	57,693			—			57,693			1,360		59,053			—			59,053
	Slovenia	18,682			—			18,682			440		19,122			—			19,122
	Total	$	1,273,391		$	(436,853	)	$	836,538		$	4,515	$	841,053		$	(436,853	)	$	1,277,906
	Following the change in segments (see Note 18, "Segment Data"), our reporting units now correspond to our operating segments.
	Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets:
	Changes in the net book value of our broadcast licenses and other intangible assets as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:
						Amortized Intangible Assets
		Trademarks				Broadcast Licenses				Customer Relationships			Other				Total
	BALANCE December 31, 2012	$	121,761			$	119,570			$	39,094		$	4,516			$	284,941
	Additions	—				—				—			608				608
	Amortization	—				(7,509		)		(3,333		)	(927		)		(11,769		)
	Foreign currency movements	2,081				97				690			91				2,959
	BALANCE September 30, 2013	$	123,842			$	112,158			$	36,451		$	4,288			$	276,739
	We amortize the broadcast licenses on a straight-line basis over the following periods, which are generally the remaining contractual life of the license: thirteen years in the Czech Republic and ten years in Slovenia. The license in Croatia was previously written down to a nominal value, and the licenses in Bulgaria, Romania and the Slovak Republic were fully impaired during 2012.
	Customer relationships are deemed to have an economic useful life of, and are amortized on a straight-line basis over, five years to fifteen years. Trademarks have an indefinite life.
	The gross value and accumulated amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangible assets was as follows as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Gross value	$	361,491			$	357,183
	Accumulated amortization	(208,594		)		(194,003		)
	Net book value of amortized intangible assets	152,897				163,180
	Indefinite-lived trademarks	123,842				121,761
	Total broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	$	276,739			$	284,941

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS	LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
	Summary
		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Senior debt	$	940,537			$	1,213,423
	Total credit facilities and capital leases	7,527				7,368
	Total long-term debt and other financing arrangements	948,064				1,220,791
	Less: current maturities	(2,034		)		(21,918		)
	Total non-current long-term debt and other financing arrangements	$	946,030			$	1,198,873
	Senior Debt
	Our senior debt comprised the following as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		Carrying Amount								Fair Value
		September 30,				December 31,				September 30,		December 31,
		2013				2012				2013		2012
	2013 Convertible Notes	$	—			$	20,442			$	—	$	20,552
	2015 Convertible Notes	238,723				231,812				250,593		238,052
	2016 Fixed Rate Notes	371,527				637,408				389,109		666,385
	2017 Fixed Rate Notes	330,287				323,761				347,522		346,200
		$	940,537			$	1,213,423			$	987,224	$	1,271,189
	Improvement of Maturity Profile
	In June 2013, we repurchased EUR 205.6 million (approximately US$ 270.0 million at the transaction date) aggregate principal amount of our 11.625% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "2016 Fixed Rate Notes") for cash consideration of EUR 228.4 million (approximately US$ 300.0 million at the transaction date), including accrued interest of EUR 6.8 million (approximately US$ 9.0 million at the transaction date). In connection with this repurchase, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of US$ 23.1 million, including the write off of US$ 4.5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs, which is separately presented in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
	Convertible Notes
	2013 Convertible Notes
	The outstanding 3.5% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013 (the “2013 Convertible Notes”) were repaid and extinguished at maturity on March 15, 2013 using funds irrevocably deposited in escrow on September 7, 2012 (see Note 7, "Other Assets").
	2015 Convertible Notes
	As at September 30, 2013, the principal amount of our 5.0% Senior Convertible Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Convertible Notes” and collectively with the 2013 Convertible Notes, the “Convertible Notes”), outstanding was US$ 261.0 million. The 2015 Convertible Notes mature on November 15, 2015.
	Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each May 15 and November 15. The fair value of the liability component of the 2015 Convertible Notes as at September 30, 2013 was calculated by multiplying the outstanding debt by the traded market price. This measurement of estimated fair value uses Level 2 inputs as described in Note 11, "Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements".
	The 2015 Convertible Notes are secured senior obligations and rank pari passu with all existing and future senior indebtedness and are effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries. The amounts outstanding are guaranteed by our wholly owned subsidiaries Central European Media Enterprises N.V. (“CME NV”) and CME Media Enterprises B.V. ("CME BV") and are secured by a pledge of shares of those companies.
	Prior to August 15, 2015, the 2015 Convertible Notes are convertible following certain events and from that date, at any time, based on an initial conversion rate of 20 shares of our Class A common stock per US$ 1,000 principal amount of 2015 Convertible Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of US$ 50.00 per share). The conversion rate is subject to adjustment if we make certain distributions to the holders of shares of our Class A common stock, undergo certain corporate transactions or a fundamental change, and in other circumstances specified in the 2015 Convertible Notes. From time to time up to and including August 15, 2015, we will have the right to elect to deliver (i) shares of our Class A common stock, (ii) cash, or (iii) cash and, if applicable, shares of our Class A common stock upon conversion of the 2015 Convertible Notes. At present, we have elected to deliver cash and, if applicable, shares of our Class A common stock. As at September 30, 2013, the 2015 Convertible Notes may not be converted. In addition, the holders of the 2015 Convertible Notes have the right to put the 2015 Convertible Notes to us for cash equal to the aggregate principal amount of the 2015 Convertible Notes plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon following the occurrence of certain specified fundamental changes (including a change of control (which includes the acquisition by a person or group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock), certain mergers, insolvency and a delisting).
	We separately account for the liability and equity components of the 2015 Convertible Notes. The embedded conversion option is not accounted for as a derivative.
		Principal Amount of Liability Component				Unamortized Discount				Net Carrying Amount		Equity Component
	BALANCE December 31, 2012	$	261,034			$	(29,222	)		$	231,812	$	11,907
	Amortization of debt issuance discount	—				6,911				6,911		—
	BALANCE September 30, 2013	$	261,034			$	(22,311	)		$	238,723	$	11,907
	The issuance discount is being amortized over the life of the 2015 Convertible Notes using the effective interest method. The effective interest rate on the liability component was 10.0%.
	Certain other derivative instruments have been identified as being embedded in the 2015 Convertible Notes, but as they are considered to be clearly and closely related to the 2015 Convertible Notes they are not accounted for separately.
	Fixed Rate Notes
	2016 Fixed Rate Notes
	Following the transaction disclosed in "Improvement of Maturity Profile" above, the principal amount of 2016 Fixed Rate Notes outstanding was EUR 273.0 million (approximately US$ 368.6 million) as at September 30, 2013. The 2016 Fixed Rate Notes mature on September 15, 2016.
	Interest on the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15. The fair value of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was calculated by multiplying the outstanding debt by the traded market price. This measurement of estimated fair value uses Level 2 inputs as described in Note 11, "Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements".
	The 2016 Fixed Rate Notes are secured senior obligations and rank pari passu with all existing and future senior indebtedness and are effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries. The amounts outstanding are guaranteed by CME NV and CME BV and are secured by a pledge of shares of those subsidiaries as well as an assignment of certain contractual rights. The terms of our 2016 Fixed Rate Notes restrict the manner in which our business is conducted, including the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the making of investments, the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions, entering into certain affiliate transactions and the sale of assets.
	In the event that (A) there is a change in control by which (i) any party other than certain of our present shareholders becomes the beneficial owner of more than 35.0% of our total voting power; (ii) we agree to sell substantially all of our operating assets; or (iii) there is a change in the composition of a majority of our Board of Directors; and (B) on the 60th day following any such change of control the rating of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes is either withdrawn or downgraded from the rating in effect prior to the announcement of such change of control, we can be required to repurchase the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101.0% of the principal amount of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.
	The 2016 Fixed Rate Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below:
		Fixed Rate Notes
	From	Redemption Price
	September 15, 2013 to September 14, 2014	105.813	%
	September 15, 2014 to September 14, 2015	102.906	%
	September 15, 2015 and thereafter	100	%
	Certain derivative instruments, including redemption call options and change of control and asset disposition put options, have been identified as being embedded in the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes but as they are considered clearly and closely related to the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, they are not accounted for separately. We have included the net issuance premium within the carrying amount of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes and are amortizing it through interest expense using the effective interest method.
	2017 Fixed Rate Notes
	As at September 30, 2013, the principal amount of the 9.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 ("the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes" and collectively with the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, the "Senior Notes") outstanding was EUR 240.0 million (approximately US$ 324.1 million). The 2017 Fixed Rate Notes mature on November 1, 2017.
	Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each May 1 and November 1. The fair value of the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was calculated by multiplying the outstanding debt by the traded market price. This measurement of estimated fair value uses Level 2 inputs as described in Note 11, "Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements".
	The 2017 Fixed Rate Notes are secured senior obligations of our wholly-owned subsidiary CET 21 spol. s r.o. ("CET 21"). The 2017 Fixed Rate Notes rank pari passu with all existing and future senior indebtedness of CET 21 and are effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our other subsidiaries. The amounts outstanding are guaranteed by CME Ltd. and by our wholly-owned subsidiaries CME NV, CME BV, CME Investments B.V., CME Slovak Holdings B.V. (“CME SH”) and MARKÍZA-SLOVAKIA, spol. s r.o. (“Markiza”) and are secured by a pledge of the shares of CME NV, CME BV, CET 21 and CME SH, as well as an assignment of certain contractual rights. The terms of the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes restrict the manner in which the Company’s and CET 21’s business is conducted, including the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the making of investments, the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions, entering into certain affiliate transactions and the sale of assets.
	In the event that (A) there is a change in control by which (i) any party other than certain of our present shareholders becomes the beneficial owner of more than 35% of our total voting power; (ii) we agree to sell substantially all of our operating assets; or (iii) there is a change in the composition of a majority of our Board of Directors; and (B) on the 60th day following any such change of control the rating of the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes is either withdrawn or downgraded from the rating in effect prior to the announcement of such change of control, we can be required to repurchase the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101.0% of the principal amount of the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.
	The 2017 Fixed Rate Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below:
		Fixed Rate Notes
	From	Redemption Price
	November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015	104.5	%
	November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016	102.25	%
	November 1, 2016 and thereafter	100	%
	Prior to November 1, 2013, up to 35.0% of the original principal amount of the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes can be redeemed at a price of 109.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest if certain conditions are met.
	Certain derivative instruments, including redemption call options and change of control and asset disposition put options, have been identified as being embedded in the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes but as they are considered clearly and closely related to the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes, they are not accounted for separately.
	Indenture Covenants
	Under the terms of the indentures governing the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes and the 2017 Fixed Rate Notes (the “2016 Indenture” and the “2017 Indenture”, respectively), we are largely restricted from raising debt at the corporate level or making certain payments or investments if the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense (as defined in the 2016 Indenture and the 2017 Indenture) (the “Coverage Ratio”) is less than 2.0 times. For this purpose, the calculation includes CME Ltd. and its subsidiaries that are "Restricted Subsidiaries," as defined in the indentures. In addition, under the 2017 Indenture, CET 21 and its subsidiaries are restricted from incurring indebtedness if the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA of CET 21 (both as defined in the 2017 Indenture) and its Restricted Subsidiaries would exceed 2.25 times.
	Credit Facilities and Capital Lease Obligations
Credit facilities and capital lease obligations comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
			September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Credit facilities	(a) – (c)		$	3,872			$	3,282
Capital leases			3,655				4,086
Total credit facilities and capital leases			7,527				7,368
Less: current maturities			(2,034		)		(1,476		)
Total non-current credit facilities and capital leases			$	5,493			$	5,892
(a)	We have a cash pooling arrangement with Bank Mendes Gans (“BMG”), a subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. (“ING”), which enables us to receive credit across the group in respect of cash balances which our subsidiaries deposit with BMG. Cash deposited by our subsidiaries with BMG is pledged as security against the drawings of other subsidiaries up to the amount deposited.
As at September 30, 2013, we had deposits of US$ 32.5 million in and drawings of US$ 1.0 million on the BMG cash pool. Interest is earned on deposits at the relevant money market rate and interest is payable on all drawings at the relevant money market rate plus 2.0%. As at December 31, 2012, we had deposits of US$ 30.3 million in and drawings of US$ 0.5 million on the BMG cash pool.
(b)	As at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no drawings outstanding under a CZK 880.0 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) factoring framework agreement with Factoring Ceska Sporitelna (“FCS”). Under this facility up to CZK 880.0 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. The facility bears interest at one-month PRIBOR plus 2.5% for the period that actively assigned accounts receivable are outstanding.
(c)	At September 30, 2013, our operations in Romania had an aggregate principal amount of RON 12.5 million (approximately US$ 3.8 million) (December 31, 2012, RON 11.9 million, approximately US$ 3.6 million based on September 30, 2013 rates) of loans outstanding with the Central National al Cinematografei ("CNC"), a Romanian governmental organization which provides financing for qualifying filmmaking projects. Upon acceptance of a particular project, the CNC awards an agreed level of funding to each project in the form of an interest-free loan. Loans from the CNC are typically advanced for a period of ten years and are repaid through the proceeds from the distribution of the film content. At September 30, 2013, we had 17 loans outstanding with the CNC with maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2023. The carrying amounts at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are net of a fair value adjustment of US$ 1.1 million and US$ 1.0 million, respectively, arising on acquisition.
Total Group
At September 30, 2013, the maturity of our senior debt and credit facilities was as follows:
2013	$	457
2014	820
2015	261,065
2016	368,930
2017	324,118
2018 and thereafter	3,360
Total senior debt and credit facilities	958,750
Net discount	(14,341		)
Carrying amount of senior debt and credit facilities	$	944,409
Capital Lease Commitments
We lease certain of our office and broadcast facilities as well as machinery and equipment under various leasing arrangements. The future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, under capital leases with initial or remaining non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year, consisted of the following at September 30, 2013:
2013	$	281
2014	983
2015	844
2016	601
2017	444
2018 and thereafter	889
Total undiscounted payments	4,042
Less: amount representing interest	(387		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	3,655

PROGRAM_RIGHTS

PROGRAM RIGHTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
PROGRAM RIGHTS [Abstract]
PROGRAM RIGHTS	PROGRAM RIGHTS
	Program rights comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Program rights:
	Acquired program rights, net of amortization	$	306,884		$	295,051
	Less: current portion of acquired program rights	(124,276		)	(120,023		)
	Total non-current acquired program rights	182,608			175,028
	Produced program rights – Feature Films:
	Released, net of amortization	6,348			4,601
	Completed and not released	589			1,405
	In production	1,419			2,297
	Development and pre-production	715			552
	Produced program rights – Television Programs:
	Released, net of amortization	87,931			80,830
	Completed and not released	29,600			23,158
	In production	16,966			11,294
	Development and pre-production	5,602			4,543
	Total produced program rights	149,170			128,680
	Total non-current acquired program rights and produced program rights	$	331,778		$	303,708

ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
	Accounts receivable comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Unrelated customers	$	159,759		$	199,494
	Less: allowance for bad debts and credit notes	(21,509		)	(16,784		)
	Related parties	1,500			1,919
	Less: allowance for bad debts and credit notes	(327		)	(135		)
	Total accounts receivable	$	139,423		$	184,494
	At September 30, 2013, there were CZK 6.0 million (approximately US$ 0.3 million) (December 31, 2012: CZK 132.4 million, approximately US$ 6.9 million based on September 30, 2013 rates) of receivables subject to the factoring framework agreement (see Note 4, "Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements").

OTHER_ASSETS

OTHER ASSETS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Other Assets [Abstract]
OTHER ASSETS	OTHER ASSETS
	Other current and non-current assets comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Current:
	Prepaid acquired programming	$	20,757	$	21,122
	Other prepaid expenses	9,519		7,998
	Deferred tax	16,626		2,204
	Capitalized debt costs	3,758		4,741
	VAT recoverable	5,221		4,366
	Inventory	6,897		6,194
	Income taxes recoverable	3,817		1,428
	Restricted cash	2,001		23,350
	Other	1,870		2,238
	Total other current assets	$	70,466	$	73,641
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Non-current:
	Capitalized debt costs	$	10,174	$	16,887
	Deferred tax	813		5,539
	Other	4,646		1,845
	Total other non-current assets	$	15,633	$	24,271
	Capitalized debt costs are being amortized over the term of the related debt instruments using either the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, or the effective interest method.
	The restricted cash balance at December 31, 2012 included US$ 21.0 million deposited in escrow with the trustee of the 2013 Convertible Notes that was used to settle the aggregate principal and interest payable when the 2013 Convertible Notes matured in March 2013.

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
	Property, plant and equipment comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Land and buildings	$	167,629		$	164,395
	Machinery, fixtures and equipment	220,763			215,776
	Other equipment	44,610			38,091
	Software licenses	56,011			49,466
	Construction in progress	13,407			14,954
	Total cost	502,420			482,682
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(304,968		)	(275,976		)
	Total net book value	$	197,452		$	206,706
	Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)
	Land and buildings	$	4,726		$	6,042
	Machinery, fixtures and equipment	3,782			3,792
	Total cost	8,508			9,834
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(3,551		)	(3,077		)
	Total net book value	$	4,957		$	6,757
	The movement in the net book value of property, plant and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is comprised of:
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012
	Opening balance	$	206,706		$	217,367
	Cash additions	20,913			21,382
	Disposals	(354		)	(22		)
	Depreciation	(27,806		)	(34,338		)
	Foreign currency movements	2,621			(2,212		)
	Other movements	(4,628		)	1,015
	Ending balance	$	197,452		$	203,192

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_L

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Accounts payable	$	46,690	$	55,422
	Related party accounts payable	588		827
	Programming liabilities	76,708		56,560
	Related party programming liabilities	60,653		52,863
	Duties and other taxes payable	14,335		11,912
	Accrued staff costs	21,594		16,506
	Accrued interest payable	18,988		28,255
	Income taxes payable	1,250		5,089
	Accrued services and other supplies	24,228		18,283
	Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	3,392		4,807
	Authors’ rights	4,578		3,391
	Other accrued liabilities	2,684		1,766
	Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	275,688	$	255,681

OTHER_LIABILITIES

OTHER LIABILITIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Other Liabilities [Abstract]
OTHER LIABILITIES	OTHER LIABILITIES
	Other current and non-current liabilities comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Current:
	Deferred revenue	$	30,148	$	11,862
	Deferred tax	847		1,366
	Derivative liabilities	—		144
	Restructuring provision (Note 14)	2,895		—
	Other	1,726		393
	Total other current liabilities	$	35,616	$	13,765
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Non-current:
	Deferred tax	$	50,810	$	52,068
	Related party programming liabilities	95		761
	Programming liabilities	5,134		—
	Other	130		382
	Total other non-current liabilities	$	56,169	$	53,211

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_FAIR

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure”, establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to those valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
	Basis of Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted instruments.
	Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
	Level 3	Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
	A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
	We evaluate the position of each financial instrument measured at fair value in the hierarchy individually based on the valuation methodology we apply. The carrying amount of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. The fair value of our Senior Debt (as defined therein) is included in Note 4, "Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements".
	The change in fair value of derivatives comprised the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Share subscription agreement	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	22,836
	Company option	—		486		—		24,953
	Interest rate swap	—		73		104		430
	Currency swap	—		—		—		665
	Change in fair value of derivatives	$	—	$	559	$	104	$	48,884
	Interest Rate Risk
	On February 9, 2010, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with UniCredit Bank Czech Republic, a.s. and Ceska Sporitelna, a.s. to minimize interest rate risk related to our previously outstanding floating rate debt that was denominated in CZK. The interest rate swap expired on April 15, 2013. It was considered to be an economic hedge but was not designated as a hedging instrument, so changes in the fair value of the derivative were recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and in the consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities.
	We valued the interest rate swap agreement using a valuation model which calculated the fair value on the basis of the net present value of the estimated future cash flows. The most significant input used in the valuation model was the expected PRIBOR-based yield curve. This instrument was allocated to level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the critical inputs to this model, including current interest rates, relevant yield curves and the known contractual terms of the instrument, were readily observable.
	The fair value of the interest rate swap as at April 15, 2013, the settlement date, was a US$ 35 thousand liability. There has been no impact on earnings from this instrument subsequent to April 15, 2013.

CONVERTIBLE_REDEEMABLE_PREFERR

CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK	CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES
	On June 25, 2013, we issued and sold 200,000 shares of our Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value US$ 0.08 per share (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), a newly designated series of our preferred stock, to Time Warner Media Holdings B.V. ("TW Investor"), an affiliate of Time Warner Inc., for an aggregate purchase price of US$ 200.0 million.
	The initial stated value of the Series B Preferred Shares of $1,000 per share will accrete at an annual rate of 7.5%, compounded quarterly, from and including the date of issuance to but excluding the third anniversary of the date of issuance, and at an annual rate of 3.75%, compounded quarterly, from and including the third anniversary of the date of issuance to but excluding the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance. We have the right from the third anniversary of the date of issuance to pay cash to the holder in lieu of any further accretion. From the third anniversary of the date of issuance, each Series B Preferred Share may, at the holder's option, be converted into the number of shares of our Class A common stock determined by dividing (i) the accreted stated value plus accrued but unpaid dividends, if any, in each case as of the conversion date, by (ii) the conversion price, which was US$ 3.1625 at the date of issuance but is subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to customary weighted-average anti-dilution provisions with respect to our issuances of equity or equity-linked securities at a price below the then-applicable conversion price (excluding any securities issued under our benefit plans at or above fair market value). We have the right to redeem the Series B Preferred Shares in whole or in part from the third anniversary of the date of issuance, upon 30 days' written notice. The redemption price of each outstanding Series B Preferred Share is equal to its accreted stated value plus accrued but unpaid dividends, if any, in each case as of the redemption date specified in the redemption notice. After receipt of a redemption notice, each holder of Series B Preferred Shares will have the right to convert, prior to the date of redemption, all or part of such Series B Preferred Shares to be redeemed by us into shares of our Class A common stock in accordance with the terms of conversion described above. Holders of the Series B Preferred Shares will have no voting rights on any matter presented to holders of any class of our capital stock, with the exception that they may vote with holders of shares of our Class A common stock (i) with respect to a change of control event or (ii) as provided by our Bye-laws or applicable Bermuda law. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares will participate in any dividends declared or paid on our Class A common stock on an as-converted basis. The Series B Preferred Shares will rank pari passu with our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and senior to all other equity securities of the Company in respect of payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation. The Series B Preferred Shares have such other rights, powers and preferences as are set forth in the Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Shares.
	We concluded that the Series B Preferred Shares were not considered a liability and that the embedded conversion feature in the Series B Preferred Shares was clearly and closely related to the host contract and therefore did not need to be bifurcated. The Series B Preferred Shares are required to be classified outside of permanent equity because such shares can be redeemed for cash in certain circumstances. These shares are not currently redeemable and thus have been recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet based on fair value at the time of issuance. We have determined that it is probable that the Series B Preferred Shares will become redeemable and thus have accreted changes in the redemption value since issuance. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized accretion on the Series B Preferred Shares of US$ 3.8 million and US$ 4.0 million, respectively, with a corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital.

EQUITY

EQUITY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract]
EQUITY	EQUITY
	Preferred Stock
	5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock were authorized as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
	One share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Share") was issued and outstanding as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Series A Preferred Share is convertible into 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock on the date that is 61 days after the date on which the ownership of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock by a group that includes TW Investor and its affiliates would not be greater than 49.9%. The Series A Preferred Share is entitled to one vote per each share of Class A common stock into which it is convertible and has such other rights, powers and preferences, including potential adjustments to the number of shares of Class A common stock to be issued upon conversion, as are set forth in the Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Share.
	200,000 shares of Series B Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding as at September 30, 2013 (see Note 12, "Convertible Redeemable Preferred Shares"). Assuming conversion three years from issuance and no adjustments to the conversion price under the Certificate of Designations for the Series B Preferred Shares, TW Investor would be issued 79.0 million shares of Class A common stock upon conversion.
	Class A and Class B Common Stock
	300,000,000 and 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock were authorized as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and 15,000,000 shares of Class B common stock were authorized as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The rights of the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except for voting rights. The shares of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and the shares of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis for no additional consideration. Holders of each class of shares are entitled to receive dividends and upon liquidation or dissolution are entitled to receive all assets available for distribution to holders of our common stock. Under our bye-laws, the holders of each class have no preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares.
	On May 8, 2013, we issued and sold pursuant to a public offering 54,436,582 shares of our Class A common stock at a price of US$ 2.75 per share, including 27,163,854 shares of Class A common stock sold to TW Investor in connection with its preexisting contractual right to purchase 49.9% of the number of shares of Class A common stock sold in the public offering. On May 10, 2013, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,696,349 shares of Class A common stock, including 1,345,478 shares acquired by TW Investor pursuant to its preexisting contractual right. The net proceeds to the Company from these offerings were approximately US$ 151.7 million.
	There were 134.5 million and 77.2 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and no shares of Class B common stock outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
	As at September 30, 2013, TW Investor owns 45.7% of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock and has a 49.8% voting interest in the Company due to its ownership of the Series A Preferred Share.
	Warrants to purchase up to 600,000 and 250,000 shares of Class A common stock for a six-year period terminating December 2015 at a price of US$ 21.75 per share are held by Alerria Management Company S.A. and Metrodome B.V., respectively, each of which is controlled by Adrian Sarbu, our former President and Chief Executive Officer and former member of our Board of Directors.

RESTRUCTURING_COSTS

RESTRUCTURING COSTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
RESTRUCTURING COSTS	RESTRUCTURING COSTS
	In the first quarter of 2013, the Company changed the composition of its operating segments. From January 1, 2013, the Broadcast, Media Pro Entertainment and New Media operating segments were reorganized to streamline central resources and create six new operating segments: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. In connection with this change in segments, we have incurred restructuring costs to reorganize our businesses through these geographic segments. The restructuring charges are primarily related to employee termination benefits. We expect to incur total restructuring charges of approximately US$ 20.0 million in 2013. Payments related to restructuring charges are expected to be substantially complete by the end of December 2013. Information relating to restructuring by type of cost is as follows:
		Employee Termination Costs			Other Exit Costs			Total
	BALANCE December 31, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	—
	Costs incurred	8,724			166			8,890
	Non-cash settled (1)	(742		)	—			(742		)
	Cash paid	(5,058		)	(181		)	(5,239		)
	Foreign currency movements	(29		)	15			(14		)
	BALANCE September 30, 2013	$	2,895		$	—		$	2,895
	(1)    Reflects restructuring charges due to acceleration of stock-based compensation awards. See Note 16, "Stock-based Compensation".
	A summary of restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 by operating segment is as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013									For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Employee Termination Costs			Other Exit Costs			Total			Employee Termination Costs		Other Exit Costs		Total
	Bulgaria	$	414		$	—		$	414		$	414	$	—	$	414
	Croatia	62			—			62			62		—		62
	Czech Republic	353			9			362			813		68		881
	Romania	162			2			164			162		2		164
	Slovak Republic	—			—			—			204		—		204
	Slovenia	203			—			203			615		—		615
	Corporate	2,981			6			2,987			6,454		96		6,550
	Total restructuring costs	$	4,175		$	17		$	4,192		$	8,724	$	166	$	8,890

INTEREST_EXPENSE

INTEREST EXPENSE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Interest Expense [Abstract]
INTEREST EXPENSE	INTEREST EXPENSE
	Interest expense comprised the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Interest on Senior Notes	$	17,733	$	21,223	$	68,146	$	62,396
	Interest on Convertible Notes	3,263		3,444		9,938		11,919
	Interest on capital leases and other financing arrangements	140		1,042		445		4,211
		21,136		25,709		78,529		78,526
	Amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs	902		4,667		3,192		12,835
	Amortization of debt issuance discount and premium, net	1,821		2,116		5,344		4,084
		2,723		6,783		8,536		16,919
	Total interest expense	$	23,859	$	32,492	$	87,065	$	95,445
	We paid interest of US$ 87.2 million on our Senior Notes, Convertible Notes and credit facilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to US$ 83.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	7,500,000 shares have been authorized for issuance in respect of equity awards under our Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, awards are made to employees at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and to non-employee directors pursuant to an annual automatic grant under the Plan or at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
	The charge for stock-based compensation in our consolidated statements of operations was as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	964		$	1,106		$	3,144		$	3,197
	Restructuring costs (Note 14)	742			—			742			—
	Total stock-based compensation charge	1,706			1,106			3,886			3,197
	Stock Options
	A summary of option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented below:
		Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	Outstanding at January 1, 2013	2,219,625		$	31.51		4.06		$	—
	Exchanged	(1,618,000	)	31.54
	Forfeited	(78,125	)	37.49
	Expired	(70,000	)	$	51.45
	Outstanding at September 30, 2013	453,500		$	27.3		1.61		$	—
	Vested or expected to vest	453,500		27.3			1.61		—
	Exercisable at September 30, 2013	453,500		$	27.3		1.61		$	—
	At the annual general meeting of CME Ltd. held on June 13, 2012, the shareholders approved an employee option exchange program whereby employees would be given the opportunity to exchange certain outstanding stock options for a lesser number of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The exchange program was completed on June 25, 2013, at which time 1,618,000 outstanding stock options were exchanged for 545,136 RSUs. The unrecognized compensation expense related to the exchanged options is being recognized ratably over the requisite service period of the replacement RSUs.
	The fair value of stock options is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and recognized ratably over the requisite service period.
	The aggregate intrinsic value (the difference between the stock price on the last day of trading of the third quarter of 2013 and the exercise prices multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) represents the total intrinsic value that would have been received by the option holders had they exercised all in-the-money options as at September 30, 2013. This amount changes based on the fair value of our Class A common stock. As at September 30, 2013, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options.
	Restricted Stock Units
	Pursuant to the Plan, we may grant RSUs to our employees and non-employee directors. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Company for each RSU that vests in accordance with the vesting schedule, generally between one to four years from the date of grant. Upon vesting, shares of Class A common stock are issued from authorized but unissued shares. Holders of RSU awards are not entitled to receive cash dividend equivalents. The grant date fair value of RSUs is calculated as the closing price of shares of our Class A common stock on the date of grant. For certain awards with market conditions, the grant date fair value is calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected volatility of our common stock, interest rates, dividend yields and correlation coefficient between our common stock and the relevant market index.
	The following table summarizes information about unvested RSUs as at September 30, 2013:
		Number of		Weighted Average
		Shares/Units		Grant Date
				Fair Value
	Unvested at December 31, 2012	584,000		$	5.61
	Granted	670,500		2.6
	Granted - option exchange program	545,136		3.27
	Vested	(235,500	)	5.48
	Forfeited	(103,775	)	4.67
	Unvested at September 30, 2013	1,460,361		$	3.72
	As at September 30, 2013, the intrinsic value of unvested RSUs was US$ 7.7 million. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs as at September 30, 2013 was US$ 8.2 million. Unrecognized compensation expense includes US$ 1.9 million related to the accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation awards for certain former executive management which will be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2013. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

EARNINGS_PER_SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
EARNINGS PER SHARE	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	We determined that the Series B Preferred Shares are a participating security, and accordingly, our basic and diluted net income / loss per share is calculated using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, basic net income / loss per common share is computed by dividing the net income available to common shareholders after deducting contractual amounts of accretion on our Series B Preferred Shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income / loss per share is computed by dividing the adjusted net income by the weighted-average number of dilutive shares outstanding during the period.
	The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.
	Net loss	$	(23,091	)	$	(32,049	)	$	(172,329	)	$	(41,485	)
	Less: preferred dividend paid-in-kind	3,785			—			4,032			—
	Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Basic	$	(26,876	)	$	(32,049	)	$	(176,361	)	$	(41,485	)
	Effect of dilutive securities
	Preferred dividend paid-in-kind	(3,785		)	—			(4,032		)	—
	Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Diluted	$	(23,091	)	$	(32,049	)	$	(172,329	)	$	(41,485	)
	Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic (1)	145,695			88,134			118,944			73,065
	Dilutive effect of employee stock options and RSUs	—			—			—			—
	Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	145,695			88,134			118,944			73,065
	Net loss per share:
	Basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.36	)	$	(1.45	)	$	(0.57	)
	Diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.36	)	$	(1.45	)	$	(0.57	)
	(1)	For the purpose of computing basic earnings per share, the 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Share are included in the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic, primarily because the holder of the Series A Preferred Share is entitled to receive any dividends payable when dividends are declared by the Board of Directors with respect to any shares of common stock.
	At September 30, 2013, 1,615,941 (December 31, 2012: 3,087,087) stock options, warrants and RSUs were antidilutive to income from continuing operations and excluded from the calculation of earnings per share. These may become dilutive in the future. Shares of Class A common stock potentially issuable under our 2015 Convertible Notes may also become dilutive in the future, although they were antidilutive to net income at September 30, 2013. Our Series B Preferred Shares were not considered for dilution as they are not convertible until the third anniversary of the date of issuance.

SEGMENT_DATA

SEGMENT DATA	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT DATA	SEGMENT DATA
	In the first quarter of 2013, the Company changed the composition of its operating segments. From January 1, 2013, we manage our business on a geographical basis, with six operating segments: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, which are also our reportable segments and our main operating countries. These new operating segments reflect how CME Ltd.’s operations are managed by segment managers; how operating performance within the Company is evaluated by our chief operating decision makers, who we have identified as our co-Chief Executive Officers; and the structure of our internal financial reporting. We have recast all prior periods presented in this Note 18 to conform to the new segment presentation. The change in composition of our operating segments had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenues or consolidated net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
	Our segments generate revenues primarily from the sale of advertising and sponsorship on our channels. This is supplemented by revenues from cable and satellite television service providers to carry our channels on their platforms. The segments also generate third party revenues through the sale of broadcast and distribution rights to third parties, the sale of DVD and Blu-ray discs to wholesale and retail clients primarily in Romania and the Czech Republic, display and video advertising on our websites, and subscriptions on Voyo.
	We evaluate the performance of our segments based on net revenues and OIBDA. OIBDA, which includes program rights amortization costs, is determined as operating income / loss before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and impairments of assets. Items that are not allocated to our segments for purposes of evaluating their performance and therefore are not included in their OIBDA, include stock-based compensation and certain other items.
	Our key performance measure of the efficiency of our segments is OIBDA margin. OIBDA margin is the ratio of OIBDA to net revenues. We believe OIBDA is useful to investors because it provides a more meaningful representation of our performance as it excludes certain items that either do not impact our cash flows or the operating results of our operations. OIBDA is also used as a component in determining management bonuses. Intersegment revenues and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.
	OIBDA may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies.
	Below are tables showing our net revenues, OIBDA, total assets, capital expenditures and long-lived assets by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income data and as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for condensed consolidated balance sheet data:
	Net revenues:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Bulgaria	$	17,925		$	15,128		$	58,594		$	57,414
	Croatia	10,938			9,827			40,827			39,564
	Czech Republic	39,363			51,566			121,854			187,377
	Romania	45,775			39,847			141,836			134,975
	Slovak Republic	13,275			17,633			52,198			61,595
	Slovenia	10,212			10,013			43,412			46,440
	Intersegment revenues(1)	(1,650		)	(3,922		)	(5,596		)	(8,618		)
	Total net revenues	$	135,838		$	140,092		$	453,125		$	518,747
	(1)    Reflects revenues earned from the sale of content to other country segments in CME. All other revenues are third party revenues.
	OIBDA:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Bulgaria	$	1,601		$	498		$	3,105		$	2,653
	Croatia	16			(717		)	3,585			6,242
	Czech Republic	(3,772		)	11,232			(10,291		)	65,899
	Romania	(3,702		)	3,881			5,216			14,509
	Slovak Republic	(6,092		)	(3,061		)	(10,216		)	(1,188		)
	Slovenia	(4,000		)	(1,606		)	2,072			7,247
	Elimination	(171		)	(192		)	197			(828		)
	Total operating segments	(16,120		)	10,035			(6,332		)	94,534
	Corporate	(16,324		)	(6,527		)	(39,728		)	(29,854		)
	Total OIBDA	$	(32,444	)	$	3,508		$	(46,060	)	$	64,680
	Reconciliation to consolidated statements of operations	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	and comprehensive income:
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Total OIBDA	$	(32,444	)	$	3,508		$	(46,060	)	$	64,680
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	(8,623		)	(11,711		)	(27,806		)	(34,338		)
	Amortization of intangible assets	(3,900		)	(10,198		)	(11,769		)	(35,396		)
	Operating loss	(44,967		)	(18,401		)	(85,635		)	(5,054		)
	Interest expense, net	(23,748		)	(32,279		)	(86,643		)	(94,847		)
	(Loss) / gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)	—			—			(23,115		)	448
	Foreign currency exchange gain / (loss), net	43,767			16,755			9,010			(163		)
	Change in fair value of derivatives	—			559			104			48,884
	Other (expense) / income, net	(298		)	108			(785		)	159
	Credit for income taxes	1,973			621			13,740			7,264
	Net loss	$	(23,273	)	$	(32,637	)	$	(173,324	)	$	(43,309	)
	Total assets(1):	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Bulgaria	$	213,227		$	230,563
	Croatia	67,125			68,205
	Czech Republic	1,019,264			1,040,371
	Romania	470,238			465,417
	Slovak Republic	161,520			160,866
	Slovenia	115,211			119,497
	Total operating segments	2,046,585			2,084,919
	Corporate	73,115			89,796
	Total assets	$	2,119,700		$	2,174,715
	(1)    Segment assets exclude any intercompany balances.
	Capital Expenditures:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Bulgaria	$	502		$	1,254		$	1,152		$	2,709
	Croatia	352			415			1,086			1,052
	Czech Republic	1,049			2,227			6,639			5,377
	Romania	1,571			2,535			3,749			4,920
	Slovak Republic	284			787			1,272			1,540
	Slovenia	996			1,690			3,220			3,503
	Total operating segments	4,754			8,908			17,118			19,101
Corporate	1,351			1,134			3,795			2,281
Total capital expenditures	$	6,105		$	10,042		$	20,913		$	21,382
Long-lived assets(1):	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Bulgaria	$	12,839		$	13,796
Croatia	5,813			7,267
Czech Republic	48,991			51,673
Romania	81,387			84,505
Slovak Republic	19,348			21,315
Slovenia	20,842			23,146
Total operating segments	189,220			201,702
Corporate	8,232			5,004
Total long-lived assets	$	197,452		$	206,706
(1) Reflects property, plant and equipment.
Revenue by type:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Television advertising	$	96,775		$	103,024		$	339,925		$	407,380
Carriage fees and subscriptions	15,216			10,893			41,908			31,791
Other	23,847			26,175			71,292			79,576
Total net revenues	$	135,838		$	140,092		$	453,125		$	518,747

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Commitments
	a) Programming Rights Agreements and Other Commitments
	At September 30, 2013, we had total commitments of US$ 258.4 million (December 31, 2012: US$ 356.8 million) in respect of future programming, including contracts signed with license periods starting after the balance sheet date. These are presented with future minimum operating lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year (net of amounts to be recharged to third parties) and other commitments as follows:
		Programming purchase obligations		Digital transmission obligations		Operating		Capital
						leases		expenditures
	2013	$	32,057	$	9,410	$	1,736	$	3,175
	2014	100,961		24,636		4,769		3,193
	2015	67,978		20,334		2,136		—
	2016	42,043		15,588		1,742		—
	2017	10,798		10,213		1,688		—
	2018 and thereafter	4,521		43,756		10,103		—
	Total	$	258,358	$	123,937	$	22,174	$	6,368
	b) Factoring of Trade Receivables
	CET 21 has a CZK 880 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) factoring framework agreement with FCS. Under this facility up to CZK 880 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. As at September 30, 2013, there were CZK 6.0 million (approximately US$ 0.3 million) (December 31, 2012: CZK 132.4 million, approximately US$ 6.9 million at September 30, 2013 rates), of receivables subject to the factoring framework agreement.
	c) Other
	Top Tone Holdings has exercised its right to acquire additional equity in CME Bulgaria, however the closing of this transaction has not yet occurred because the purchaser financing is still pending. Upon consummation of the equity transfer, we will own 90.0% of our Bulgaria operations.
	On February 14, 2013, CET 21 issued a guarantee to a third party supplier pursuant to which CET 21 will reimburse certain costs incurred by the third party, up to CZK 60 million (approximately US$ 3.1 million), in the event that the contract with that third party is terminated prior to 2018.
	Contingencies
	a) Litigation
	While we are, from time to time, a party to litigation, arbitration or regulatory proceedings arising in the normal course of our business operations, we are not presently a party to any such litigation, arbitration or regulatory proceeding which could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on our business or consolidated financial statements, including the proceeding described below.
	Slovenian Competition Proceeding
	On April 26, 2013 the Competition Protection Agency of the Republic of Slovenia (“CPA”) adopted a decision finding that our wholly-owned subsidiary Produkcija Plus d.o.o. (“Pro Plus”) has abused a dominant position on the Slovenian television advertising market in breach of applicable competition law, by requiring exclusivity from its advertising customers and by applying loyalty discounts in favor of its customers. Pro Plus intends vigorously to contest the decision and filed an appeal with the Slovenian Supreme Court on May 24, 2013. To date, the CPA has not imposed any fine on Pro Plus. The CPA would need to commence a separate proceeding in order to impose a fine, and any fine that may be imposed would be subject to a statutory maximum of ten percent of Pro Plus' annual turnover in the business year preceding the year in which a fine is imposed. No such proceedings have been commenced, and Pro Plus is currently unable to estimate the timing of any such proceeding. Pro Plus is also unable to estimate the size of any potential future fine.
	b) Restrictions on dividends from Consolidated Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates
	Corporate law in the Central and Eastern European countries in which we have operations stipulates generally that dividends may be declared by shareholders, out of yearly profits, subject to the maintenance of registered capital and required reserves after the recovery of accumulated losses. The reserve requirement restriction generally provides that before dividends may be distributed, a portion of annual net profits (typically 5.0%) be allocated to a reserve, which reserve is capped at a proportion of the registered capital of a company (ranging from 5.0% to 25.0%). The restricted net assets of our consolidated subsidiaries and equity in earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method together are less than 25.0% of consolidated net assets.

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	Overview
	There is a limited local market for many specialty broadcasting and production services in the countries in which we operate; many of these services may be provided by parties known to be connected to our local shareholders, members of our management and board of directors or our equity investees. Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. We continue to review all of these arrangements.
	Related Party Groups
	We consider our related parties to be those shareholders who have direct control and/or influence and other parties that can significantly influence management as well as our officers and directors; a “connected” party is one in relation to whom we are aware of the existence of a family or business connection to a shareholder, director or officer. We have identified transactions with individuals or entities associated with the following individuals or entities as material related party transactions: Time Warner, who is represented on our Board of Directors and holds a 49.8% voting interest in CME Ltd. as at September 30, 2013; and Adrian Sarbu, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, former member of our Board of Directors and beneficial owner of approximately 1.8% of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock as at September 30, 2013.
	Related Party Transactions
	Time Warner
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Purchases of programming	$	11,376	$	20,011	$	46,818	$	44,268
	Sales	27		55		87		222
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Programming liabilities	$	60,748	$	52,863
	Accounts receivable, gross	259		119
	Adrian Sarbu
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Purchases of services	$	1,265	$	734	$	3,095	$	2,696
	Sales	294		333		1,294		934
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Accounts payable	$	588	$	809
	Accounts receivable, gross (1)	1,241		1,770
	(1)    Pursuant to the separation agreement entered into by and between CME Media Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Ltd., and Mr. Sarbu, we are able to deduct any amounts due to us from Mr. Sarbu or his affiliates from the monies payable by us to Mr. Sarbu under the separation agreement. We expect to deduct the gross accounts receivable from amounts due to Mr. Sarbu at the settlement date, which is expected to be January 1, 2014.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Policies

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Interim Financial Statements	Interim Financial Statements
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Amounts as of December 31, 2012 included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 27, 2013 and as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2013. Our significant accounting policies have not changed since December 31, 2012, except as noted below.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with US GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management 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 periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Basis of Consolidation	Basis of Consolidation
	The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CME Ltd. and our subsidiaries, after the elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Entities in which we hold less than a majority voting interest but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for using the equity method. Other investments are accounted for using the cost method.
Change in Operating Model	Change in Operating Model
	Beginning January 1, 2013, we changed our presentation of certain components of our operating expenses to better reflect how cost centers are managed under our new operating model, with no impact on consolidated operating loss / income or cash flows. We also recast all prior periods presented in Note 18, "Segment Data" to conform to the new segment presentation.
	Reclassifications
	Certain amounts included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. In the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, we reclassified the amortization of production costs from the net change in program rights to amortization of program rights with no impact on net cash used in operating activities. During the second quarter of 2013, we separately presented the gain / loss on the extinguishment of debt in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The gain / loss on extinguishment of debt was previously presented as a component of interest expense.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management 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 periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
	Cash receipts were lower in the first nine months of 2013 compared to the prior year, particularly in the Czech Republic, in response to our pricing initiatives. However, this decrease was partly offset by a decrease in programming payments, available proceeds from public and private equity offerings (see Note 12, "Convertible Redeemable Preferred Shares" and Note 13, "Equity") and improvements in working capital. We continue to take steps to conserve cash, including targeted reductions to our operating cost base through cost optimization programs and restructuring efforts, the deferral of programming commitments and capital expenditures and the deferral and cancellation of development projects. Due to the level of negative free cash flow anticipated for 2013, we will need additional capital and we are currently evaluating all options available to us, including debt and equity financings, asset sales and the renegotiation of payment obligations with a number of major suppliers. In this respect, we are in discussion with Time Warner Inc. regarding a possible capital transaction, including debt, to address our liquidity position. These discussions are preliminary and there are no assurances regarding the ultimate outcome. If we are unable to secure additional financing, we will be unable to meet our debt service obligations and generally fund our operations sometime within the next twelve months.
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted	Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
	On January 1, 2013, we adopted guidance that was issued in July 2012 which is intended to simplify how entities test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment by providing an option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. If an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then performing the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance may impact how we perform our impairment testing, but not the amount of impairment recognized in the financial statements if indefinite-lived intangible assets are found to be impaired.
	We also adopted guidance that was issued in February 2013 which requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of this guidance did not change the presentation of our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Issued	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Issued
	There are no recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_FAIR1

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Policy	ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure”, establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to those valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
	Basis of Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted instruments.
	Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
	Level 3	Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
	A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
	We evaluate the position of each financial instrument measured at fair value in the hierarchy individually based on the valuation methodology we apply. The carrying amount of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. The fair value of our Senior Debt (as defined therein) is included in Note 4, "Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements".

GOODWILL_AND_INTANGIBLE_ASSETS1

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill	Goodwill by reporting unit as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is summarized as follows:
		Gross Balance, December 31, 2012			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Balance, December 31, 2012			Foreign Currency		Balance, September 30, 2013			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Gross Balance, September 30, 2013
	Bulgaria	$	177,473		$	(127,826	)	$	49,647		$	1,170	$	50,817		$	(127,826	)	$	178,643
	Croatia	11,127			(10,454		)	673			10		683			(10,454		)	11,137
	Czech Republic	902,388			(287,545		)	614,843			24		614,867			(287,545		)	902,412
	Romania	106,028			(11,028		)	95,000			1,511		96,511			(11,028		)	107,539
	Slovak Republic	57,693			—			57,693			1,360		59,053			—			59,053
	Slovenia	18,682			—			18,682			440		19,122			—			19,122
	Total	$	1,273,391		$	(436,853	)	$	836,538		$	4,515	$	841,053		$	(436,853	)	$	1,277,906
Schedule of Intangible Assets Net	Changes in the net book value of our broadcast licenses and other intangible assets as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:
						Amortized Intangible Assets
		Trademarks				Broadcast Licenses				Customer Relationships			Other				Total
	BALANCE December 31, 2012	$	121,761			$	119,570			$	39,094		$	4,516			$	284,941
	Additions	—				—				—			608				608
	Amortization	—				(7,509		)		(3,333		)	(927		)		(11,769		)
	Foreign currency movements	2,081				97				690			91				2,959
	BALANCE September 30, 2013	$	123,842			$	112,158			$	36,451		$	4,288			$	276,739
Schedule of Intangible Assets Gross	The gross value and accumulated amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangible assets was as follows as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Gross value	$	361,491			$	357,183
	Accumulated amortization	(208,594		)		(194,003		)
	Net book value of amortized intangible assets	152,897				163,180
	Indefinite-lived trademarks	123,842				121,761
	Total broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	$	276,739			$	284,941

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC1

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Debt	Summary
		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Senior debt	$	940,537			$	1,213,423
	Total credit facilities and capital leases	7,527				7,368
	Total long-term debt and other financing arrangements	948,064				1,220,791
	Less: current maturities	(2,034		)		(21,918		)
	Total non-current long-term debt and other financing arrangements	$	946,030			$	1,198,873
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments	Our senior debt comprised the following as at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		Carrying Amount								Fair Value
		September 30,				December 31,				September 30,		December 31,
		2013				2012				2013		2012
	2013 Convertible Notes	$	—			$	20,442			$	—	$	20,552
	2015 Convertible Notes	238,723				231,812				250,593		238,052
	2016 Fixed Rate Notes	371,527				637,408				389,109		666,385
	2017 Fixed Rate Notes	330,287				323,761				347,522		346,200
		$	940,537			$	1,213,423			$	987,224	$	1,271,189
Schedule Of 2015 Convetible Notes	We separately account for the liability and equity components of the 2015 Convertible Notes. The embedded conversion option is not accounted for as a derivative.
		Principal Amount of Liability Component				Unamortized Discount				Net Carrying Amount		Equity Component
	BALANCE December 31, 2012	$	261,034			$	(29,222	)		$	231,812	$	11,907
	Amortization of debt issuance discount	—				6,911				6,911		—
	BALANCE September 30, 2013	$	261,034			$	(22,311	)		$	238,723	$	11,907
Schedule Of 2016 Fixed Rate Notes	The 2016 Fixed Rate Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below:
		Fixed Rate Notes
	From	Redemption Price
	September 15, 2013 to September 14, 2014	105.813	%
	September 15, 2014 to September 14, 2015	102.906	%
	September 15, 2015 and thereafter	100	%
Schedule Of 2017 Fixed Rate Notes	The 2017 Fixed Rate Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below:
		Fixed Rate Notes
	From	Redemption Price
	November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015	104.5	%
	November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016	102.25	%
	November 1, 2016 and thereafter	100	%
Credit Facilities And Capital Lease Obligations	Credit facilities and capital lease obligations comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
				September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Credit facilities	(a) – (c)		$	3,872			$	3,282
	Capital leases			3,655				4,086
	Total credit facilities and capital leases			7,527				7,368
	Less: current maturities			(2,034		)		(1,476		)
	Total non-current credit facilities and capital leases			$	5,493			$	5,892
	(a)	We have a cash pooling arrangement with Bank Mendes Gans (“BMG”), a subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. (“ING”), which enables us to receive credit across the group in respect of cash balances which our subsidiaries deposit with BMG. Cash deposited by our subsidiaries with BMG is pledged as security against the drawings of other subsidiaries up to the amount deposited.
	As at September 30, 2013, we had deposits of US$ 32.5 million in and drawings of US$ 1.0 million on the BMG cash pool. Interest is earned on deposits at the relevant money market rate and interest is payable on all drawings at the relevant money market rate plus 2.0%. As at December 31, 2012, we had deposits of US$ 30.3 million in and drawings of US$ 0.5 million on the BMG cash pool.
	(b)	As at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no drawings outstanding under a CZK 880.0 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) factoring framework agreement with Factoring Ceska Sporitelna (“FCS”). Under this facility up to CZK 880.0 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. The facility bears interest at one-month PRIBOR plus 2.5% for the period that actively assigned accounts receivable are outstanding.
	(c)	At September 30, 2013, our operations in Romania had an aggregate principal amount of RON 12.5 million (approximately US$ 3.8 million) (December 31, 2012, RON 11.9 million, approximately US$ 3.6 million based on September 30, 2013 rates) of loans outstanding with the Central National al Cinematografei ("CNC"), a Romanian governmental organization which provides financing for qualifying filmmaking projects. Upon acceptance of a particular project, the CNC awards an agreed level of funding to each project in the form of an interest-free loan. Loans from the CNC are typically advanced for a period of ten years and are repaid through the proceeds from the distribution of the film content. At September 30, 2013, we had 17 loans outstanding with the CNC with maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2023. The carrying amounts at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are net of a fair value adjustment of US$ 1.1 million and US$ 1.0 million, respectively, arising on acquisition.
Maturity Of Senior Debt And Credit Facility	At September 30, 2013, the maturity of our senior debt and credit facilities was as follows:
	2013	$	457
	2014	820
	2015	261,065
	2016	368,930
	2017	324,118
	2018 and thereafter	3,360
	Total senior debt and credit facilities	958,750
	Net discount	(14,341		)
	Carrying amount of senior debt and credit facilities	$	944,409
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases	The future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, under capital leases with initial or remaining non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year, consisted of the following at September 30, 2013:
	2013	$	281
	2014	983
	2015	844
	2016	601
	2017	444
	2018 and thereafter	889
	Total undiscounted payments	4,042
	Less: amount representing interest	(387		)
	Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	3,655

PROGRAM_RIGHTS_Tables

PROGRAM RIGHTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
PROGRAM RIGHTS [Abstract]
Schedule of Program Rights	Program rights comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Program rights:
	Acquired program rights, net of amortization	$	306,884		$	295,051
	Less: current portion of acquired program rights	(124,276		)	(120,023		)
	Total non-current acquired program rights	182,608			175,028
	Produced program rights – Feature Films:
	Released, net of amortization	6,348			4,601
	Completed and not released	589			1,405
	In production	1,419			2,297
	Development and pre-production	715			552
	Produced program rights – Television Programs:
	Released, net of amortization	87,931			80,830
	Completed and not released	29,600			23,158
	In production	16,966			11,294
	Development and pre-production	5,602			4,543
	Total produced program rights	149,170			128,680
	Total non-current acquired program rights and produced program rights	$	331,778		$	303,708

ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE_Tables

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]
Schedule of Accounts Receivable	Accounts receivable comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Unrelated customers	$	159,759		$	199,494
	Less: allowance for bad debts and credit notes	(21,509		)	(16,784		)
	Related parties	1,500			1,919
	Less: allowance for bad debts and credit notes	(327		)	(135		)
	Total accounts receivable	$	139,423		$	184,494

OTHER_ASSETS_Tables

OTHER ASSETS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Other Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Assets	Other current and non-current assets comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Current:
	Prepaid acquired programming	$	20,757	$	21,122
	Other prepaid expenses	9,519		7,998
	Deferred tax	16,626		2,204
	Capitalized debt costs	3,758		4,741
	VAT recoverable	5,221		4,366
	Inventory	6,897		6,194
	Income taxes recoverable	3,817		1,428
	Restricted cash	2,001		23,350
	Other	1,870		2,238
	Total other current assets	$	70,466	$	73,641
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Non-current:
	Capitalized debt costs	$	10,174	$	16,887
	Deferred tax	813		5,539
	Other	4,646		1,845
	Total other non-current assets	$	15,633	$	24,271

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT_T

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	Property, plant and equipment comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Land and buildings	$	167,629		$	164,395
	Machinery, fixtures and equipment	220,763			215,776
	Other equipment	44,610			38,091
	Software licenses	56,011			49,466
	Construction in progress	13,407			14,954
	Total cost	502,420			482,682
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(304,968		)	(275,976		)
	Total net book value	$	197,452		$	206,706
	Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)
	Land and buildings	$	4,726		$	6,042
	Machinery, fixtures and equipment	3,782			3,792
	Total cost	8,508			9,834
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(3,551		)	(3,077		)
	Total net book value	$	4,957		$	6,757
Property Plant And Equipment Rollforward	The movement in the net book value of property, plant and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is comprised of:
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012
	Opening balance	$	206,706		$	217,367
	Cash additions	20,913			21,382
	Disposals	(354		)	(22		)
	Depreciation	(27,806		)	(34,338		)
	Foreign currency movements	2,621			(2,212		)
	Other movements	(4,628		)	1,015
	Ending balance	$	197,452		$	203,192

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_L1

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Accounts payable	$	46,690	$	55,422
	Related party accounts payable	588		827
	Programming liabilities	76,708		56,560
	Related party programming liabilities	60,653		52,863
	Duties and other taxes payable	14,335		11,912
	Accrued staff costs	21,594		16,506
	Accrued interest payable	18,988		28,255
	Income taxes payable	1,250		5,089
	Accrued services and other supplies	24,228		18,283
	Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	3,392		4,807
	Authors’ rights	4,578		3,391
	Other accrued liabilities	2,684		1,766
	Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	275,688	$	255,681

OTHER_LIABILITIES_Tables

OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Liabilities	Other current and non-current liabilities comprised the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Current:
	Deferred revenue	$	30,148	$	11,862
	Deferred tax	847		1,366
	Derivative liabilities	—		144
	Restructuring provision (Note 14)	2,895		—
	Other	1,726		393
	Total other current liabilities	$	35,616	$	13,765
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Non-current:
	Deferred tax	$	50,810	$	52,068
	Related party programming liabilities	95		761
	Programming liabilities	5,134		—
	Other	130		382
	Total other non-current liabilities	$	56,169	$	53,211

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_FAIR2

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Derivatives	The change in fair value of derivatives comprised the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Share subscription agreement	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	22,836
	Company option	—		486		—		24,953
	Interest rate swap	—		73		104		430
	Currency swap	—		—		—		665
	Change in fair value of derivatives	$	—	$	559	$	104	$	48,884

RESTRUCTURING_COSTS_Tables

RESTRUCTURING COSTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost	Information relating to restructuring by type of cost is as follows:
		Employee Termination Costs			Other Exit Costs			Total
	BALANCE December 31, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	—
	Costs incurred	8,724			166			8,890
	Non-cash settled (1)	(742		)	—			(742		)
	Cash paid	(5,058		)	(181		)	(5,239		)
	Foreign currency movements	(29		)	15			(14		)
	BALANCE September 30, 2013	$	2,895		$	—		$	2,895
	(1)    Reflects restructuring charges due to acceleration of stock-based compensation awards. See Note 16, "Stock-based Compensation".
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs	A summary of restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 by operating segment is as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013									For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Employee Termination Costs			Other Exit Costs			Total			Employee Termination Costs		Other Exit Costs		Total
	Bulgaria	$	414		$	—		$	414		$	414	$	—	$	414
	Croatia	62			—			62			62		—		62
	Czech Republic	353			9			362			813		68		881
	Romania	162			2			164			162		2		164
	Slovak Republic	—			—			—			204		—		204
	Slovenia	203			—			203			615		—		615
	Corporate	2,981			6			2,987			6,454		96		6,550
	Total restructuring costs	$	4,175		$	17		$	4,192		$	8,724	$	166	$	8,890

INTEREST_EXPENSE_Tables

INTEREST EXPENSE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Interest Expense [Abstract]
Schedule of Interest Expense	Interest expense comprised the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Interest on Senior Notes	$	17,733	$	21,223	$	68,146	$	62,396
	Interest on Convertible Notes	3,263		3,444		9,938		11,919
	Interest on capital leases and other financing arrangements	140		1,042		445		4,211
		21,136		25,709		78,529		78,526
	Amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs	902		4,667		3,192		12,835
	Amortization of debt issuance discount and premium, net	1,821		2,116		5,344		4,084
		2,723		6,783		8,536		16,919
	Total interest expense	$	23,859	$	32,492	$	87,065	$	95,445

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Tables

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Charged	The charge for stock-based compensation in our consolidated statements of operations was as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	964		$	1,106		$	3,144		$	3,197
	Restructuring costs (Note 14)	742			—			742			—
	Total stock-based compensation charge	1,706			1,106			3,886			3,197
Schedule of Stock Option Activity	A summary of option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented below:
		Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	Outstanding at January 1, 2013	2,219,625		$	31.51		4.06		$	—
	Exchanged	(1,618,000	)	31.54
	Forfeited	(78,125	)	37.49
	Expired	(70,000	)	$	51.45
	Outstanding at September 30, 2013	453,500		$	27.3		1.61		$	—
	Vested or expected to vest	453,500		27.3			1.61		—
	Exercisable at September 30, 2013	453,500		$	27.3		1.61		$	—
Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity	The following table summarizes information about unvested RSUs as at September 30, 2013:
		Number of		Weighted Average
		Shares/Units		Grant Date
				Fair Value
	Unvested at December 31, 2012	584,000		$	5.61
	Granted	670,500		2.6
	Granted - option exchange program	545,136		3.27
	Vested	(235,500	)	5.48
	Forfeited	(103,775	)	4.67
	Unvested at September 30, 2013	1,460,361		$	3.72

EARNINGS_PER_SHARE_Tables

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.
	Net loss	$	(23,091	)	$	(32,049	)	$	(172,329	)	$	(41,485	)
	Less: preferred dividend paid-in-kind	3,785			—			4,032			—
	Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Basic	$	(26,876	)	$	(32,049	)	$	(176,361	)	$	(41,485	)
	Effect of dilutive securities
	Preferred dividend paid-in-kind	(3,785		)	—			(4,032		)	—
	Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Diluted	$	(23,091	)	$	(32,049	)	$	(172,329	)	$	(41,485	)
	Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic (1)	145,695			88,134			118,944			73,065
	Dilutive effect of employee stock options and RSUs	—			—			—			—
	Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	145,695			88,134			118,944			73,065
	Net loss per share:
	Basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.36	)	$	(1.45	)	$	(0.57	)
	Diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.36	)	$	(1.45	)	$	(0.57	)
	(1)	For the purpose of computing basic earnings per share, the 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Share are included in the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic, primarily because the holder of the Series A Preferred Share is entitled to receive any dividends payable when dividends are declared by the Board of Directors with respect to any shares of common stock.

SEGMENT_DATA_Tables

SEGMENT DATA (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
	OIBDA:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Bulgaria	$	1,601		$	498		$	3,105		$	2,653
	Croatia	16			(717		)	3,585			6,242
	Czech Republic	(3,772		)	11,232			(10,291		)	65,899
	Romania	(3,702		)	3,881			5,216			14,509
	Slovak Republic	(6,092		)	(3,061		)	(10,216		)	(1,188		)
	Slovenia	(4,000		)	(1,606		)	2,072			7,247
	Elimination	(171		)	(192		)	197			(828		)
	Total operating segments	(16,120		)	10,035			(6,332		)	94,534
	Corporate	(16,324		)	(6,527		)	(39,728		)	(29,854		)
	Total OIBDA	$	(32,444	)	$	3,508		$	(46,060	)	$	64,680
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated
	Reconciliation to consolidated statements of operations	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	and comprehensive income:
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Total OIBDA	$	(32,444	)	$	3,508		$	(46,060	)	$	64,680
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	(8,623		)	(11,711		)	(27,806		)	(34,338		)
	Amortization of intangible assets	(3,900		)	(10,198		)	(11,769		)	(35,396		)
	Operating loss	(44,967		)	(18,401		)	(85,635		)	(5,054		)
	Interest expense, net	(23,748		)	(32,279		)	(86,643		)	(94,847		)
	(Loss) / gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)	—			—			(23,115		)	448
	Foreign currency exchange gain / (loss), net	43,767			16,755			9,010			(163		)
	Change in fair value of derivatives	—			559			104			48,884
	Other (expense) / income, net	(298		)	108			(785		)	159
	Credit for income taxes	1,973			621			13,740			7,264
	Net loss	$	(23,273	)	$	(32,637	)	$	(173,324	)	$	(43,309	)
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated
	Total assets(1):	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Bulgaria	$	213,227		$	230,563
	Croatia	67,125			68,205
	Czech Republic	1,019,264			1,040,371
	Romania	470,238			465,417
	Slovak Republic	161,520			160,866
	Slovenia	115,211			119,497
	Total operating segments	2,046,585			2,084,919
	Corporate	73,115			89,796
	Total assets	$	2,119,700		$	2,174,715
	(1)    Segment assets exclude any intercompany balances.
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments
	Net revenues:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Bulgaria	$	17,925		$	15,128		$	58,594		$	57,414
	Croatia	10,938			9,827			40,827			39,564
	Czech Republic	39,363			51,566			121,854			187,377
	Romania	45,775			39,847			141,836			134,975
	Slovak Republic	13,275			17,633			52,198			61,595
	Slovenia	10,212			10,013			43,412			46,440
	Intersegment revenues(1)	(1,650		)	(3,922		)	(5,596		)	(8,618		)
	Total net revenues	$	135,838		$	140,092		$	453,125		$	518,747
	(1)    Reflects revenues earned from the sale of content to other country segments in CME. All other revenues are third party revenues.
Segment Reporting Capital Expenditure
	Capital Expenditures:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Bulgaria	$	502		$	1,254		$	1,152		$	2,709
	Croatia	352			415			1,086			1,052
	Czech Republic	1,049			2,227			6,639			5,377
	Romania	1,571			2,535			3,749			4,920
	Slovak Republic	284			787			1,272			1,540
	Slovenia	996			1,690			3,220			3,503
	Total operating segments	4,754			8,908			17,118			19,101
	Corporate	1,351			1,134			3,795			2,281
	Total capital expenditures	$	6,105		$	10,042		$	20,913		$	21,382
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country
	Long-lived assets(1):	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Bulgaria	$	12,839		$	13,796
	Croatia	5,813			7,267
	Czech Republic	48,991			51,673
	Romania	81,387			84,505
	Slovak Republic	19,348			21,315
	Slovenia	20,842			23,146
	Total operating segments	189,220			201,702
	Corporate	8,232			5,004
	Total long-lived assets	$	197,452		$	206,706
	(1) Reflects property, plant and equipment.
Revenues by Type
	Revenue by type:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Television advertising	$	96,775		$	103,024		$	339,925		$	407,380
	Carriage fees and subscriptions	15,216			10,893			41,908			31,791
	Other	23,847			26,175			71,292			79,576
	Total net revenues	$	135,838		$	140,092		$	453,125		$	518,747

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases	At September 30, 2013, we had total commitments of US$ 258.4 million (December 31, 2012: US$ 356.8 million) in respect of future programming, including contracts signed with license periods starting after the balance sheet date. These are presented with future minimum operating lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year (net of amounts to be recharged to third parties) and other commitments as follows:
		Programming purchase obligations		Digital transmission obligations		Operating		Capital
						leases		expenditures
	2013	$	32,057	$	9,410	$	1,736	$	3,175
	2014	100,961		24,636		4,769		3,193
	2015	67,978		20,334		2,136		—
	2016	42,043		15,588		1,742		—
	2017	10,798		10,213		1,688		—
	2018 and thereafter	4,521		43,756		10,103		—
	Total	$	258,358	$	123,937	$	22,174	$	6,368

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS_Tab

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Adrian Sarbu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions	Adrian Sarbu
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Purchases of services	$	1,265	$	734	$	3,095	$	2,696
	Sales	294		333		1,294		934
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Accounts payable	$	588	$	809
	Accounts receivable, gross (1)	1,241		1,770
	(1)    Pursuant to the separation agreement entered into by and between CME Media Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Ltd., and Mr. Sarbu, we are able to deduct any amounts due to us from Mr. Sarbu or his affiliates from the monies payable by us to Mr. Sarbu under the separation agreement. We expect to deduct the gross accounts receivable from amounts due to Mr. Sarbu at the settlement date, which is expected to be January 1, 2014.
Time Warner [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions	Time Warner
		For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
	Purchases of programming	$	11,376	$	20,011	$	46,818	$	44,268
	Sales	27		55		87		222
		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Programming liabilities	$	60,748	$	52,863
	Accounts receivable, gross	259		119

ORGANIZATION_AND_BUSINESS_Deta

ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
	operatingsegments
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	35
BULGARIA [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	94.00%
BULGARIA [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
BULGARIA [Member] | Other Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	5
BULGARIA [Member] | Female Oriented Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CROATIA [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	100.00%
CROATIA [Member] | International Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CROATIA [Member] | Chrildrens Channel Member [Member] [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CROATIA [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CROATIA [Member] | Female Oriented Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	100.00%
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | Male Oriented Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | Comedy Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | Classic Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | Other Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	6
ROMANIA [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	100.00%
ROMANIA [Member] | International Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
ROMANIA [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
ROMANIA [Member] | Other Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	8
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	100.00%
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | Male Oriented Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | Comedy Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | Other Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	3
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | Female Oriented Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
SLOVENIA [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	100.00%
SLOVENIA [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	2
SLOVENIA [Member] | Other Channel Member [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	3
MOLDOVA [Member] | General Enterainment Channel [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Television Channels Within Broadcast Segment	1
Operating Segments [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments	6
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | BULGARIA [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage owned by Parent	90.00%

GOODWILL_AND_INTANGIBLE_ASSETS2

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	$1,273,391
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	-436,853
Foreign Currency	4,515
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	-436,853
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	1,277,906
Goodwill (Note 3)	841,053	836,538
BULGARIA [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	177,473
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	-127,826
Foreign Currency	1,170
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	-127,826
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	178,643
Goodwill (Note 3)	50,817	49,647
CROATIA [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	11,127
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	-10,454
Foreign Currency	10
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	-10,454
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	11,137
Goodwill (Note 3)	683	673
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	902,388
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	-287,545
Foreign Currency	24
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	-287,545
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	902,412
Goodwill (Note 3)	614,867	614,843
ROMANIA [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	106,028
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	-11,028
Foreign Currency	1,511
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	-11,028
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	107,539
Goodwill (Note 3)	96,511	95,000
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	57,693
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	0
Foreign Currency	1,360
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	0
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	59,053
Goodwill (Note 3)	59,053	57,693
SLOVENIA [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Balance, December 31, 2012	18,682
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Beginning Balance	0
Foreign Currency	440
Accumulated Impairment Losses, Ending Balance	0
Gross Balance, September 30, 2013	19,122
Goodwill (Note 3)	$19,122	$18,682

GOODWILL_AND_INTANGIBLE_ASSETS3

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Intangibles Net (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Intangible Assets Beginning Balance			$284,941
Intangible Assets, Additions			608
Amortization	-3,900	-10,198	-11,769	-35,396
Foreign Currency Movements			2,959
Intangible Assets Ending Balance	276,739		276,739
Broadcast Licenses [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Intangible Assets Beginning Balance			119,570
Intangible Assets, Additions			0
Amortization			-7,509
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Foreign Currency Adjustments			97
Intangible Assets Ending Balance	112,158		112,158
Broadcast Licenses [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life (in years)			13 years
Broadcast Licenses [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | SLOVENIA [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life (in years)			10 years
Trademarks [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Intangible Assets Beginning Balance			121,761
Intangible Assets, Additions			0
Amortization			0
Foreign Currency Movements			2,081
Intangible Assets Ending Balance	123,842		123,842
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Intangible Assets Beginning Balance			39,094
Intangible Assets, Additions			0
Amortization			-3,333
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Foreign Currency Adjustments			690
Intangible Assets Ending Balance	36,451		36,451
Other [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Intangible Assets Beginning Balance			4,516
Intangible Assets, Additions			608
Amortization			-927
Foreign Currency Movements			91
Intangible Assets Ending Balance	$4,288		$4,288
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life (in years)			5 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Asset [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life (in years)			15 years

GOODWILL_AND_INTANGIBLE_ASSETS4

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Intangibles Gross (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Gross value	$361,491	$357,183
Accumulated amortization	-208,594	-194,003
Net book value of amortized intangible assets	152,897	163,180
Total broadcast licenses and other intangibles assets, net	276,739	284,941
Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite-Lived trademarks	$123,842	$121,761

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC2

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Debt (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	2016 Fixed Rate Notes, Total Outstanding [Member]	2016 Fixed Rate Notes, Total Outstanding [Member]
						USD ($)	EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount						$270,000,000	€ 205,600,000
(Loss) / gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)	0	0	-23,115,000	448,000		23,100,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost						4,500,000
Early Repayment of Senior Debt						300,000,000	228,400,000
Debt Issuance Redemption Cash Consideration Paid Portion Related To Accrued Interest						9,000,000	6,800,000
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Senior debt	940,537,000		940,537,000		1,213,423,000	368,600,000	273,000,000
Total credit facilities and capital leases	7,527,000		7,527,000		7,368,000
Total long-term debt and other financing arrangements	948,064,000		948,064,000		1,220,791,000
Less: current maturities	-2,034,000		-2,034,000		-21,918,000
Total non-current long-term debt and other financing arrangements	946,030,000		946,030,000		1,198,873,000
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2013	457,000		457,000
2014	820,000		820,000
2015	261,065,000		261,065,000
2016	368,930,000		368,930,000
2017	324,118,000		324,118,000
2018 and thereafter	3,360,000		3,360,000
Total senior debt and credit facilities	958,750,000		958,750,000
Net discount	-14,341,000		-14,341,000
Carrying amount of senior debt and credit facilities	$944,409,000		$944,409,000

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC3

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Senior Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$940,537	$1,213,423
Fair Value	987,224	1,271,189
2013 Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	0	20,442
Fair Value	0	20,552
2015 Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	238,723	231,812
Fair Value	250,593	238,052
2016 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	371,527	637,408
Fair Value	389,109	666,385
2017 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	330,287	323,761
Fair Value	$347,522	$346,200

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC4

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Convertible Notes (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 10, 2008	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 18, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013
		2013 Convertible Notes [Member]	2015 Convertible Notes [Member]	2015 Convertible Notes [Member]	2015 Convertible Notes [Member]	2015 Convertible Notes [Member]
						Class A Common Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.50%			5.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$261,034,000	$261,034,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Number of Equity Instruments						20
Debt Instrument Convertible Principle Amount						$1,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price						$50
Beneficial Ownership Interest Total Voting Power Percentage	35.00%		50.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Effective Interest Rate			10.00%

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC5

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Convertible Notes Tables (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Instrument Rollforward [Roll Forward]
Amortization of debt issuance discount	$1,821	$2,116	$5,344	$4,084
Net Carrying Amount, Beginning Balance			1,213,423
Net Carrying Amount, Ending Balance	940,537		940,537
2015 Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument Rollforward [Roll Forward]
Principal Amount of Liability Component, Beginning Balance			261,034
Principal Amount of Liability Component, Ending Balance	261,034		261,034
Unamortized Discount, Beginning Balance			-29,222
Amortization of debt issuance discount			6,911
Unamortized Discount, Ending Balance	-22,311		-22,311
Net Carrying Amount, Beginning Balance			231,812
Net Carrying Amount, Ending Balance	238,723		238,723
Equity Component, Beginning Balance			11,907
Equity Component, Ending Balance	$11,907		$11,907

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC6

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Fixed Rate Notes (Details)

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

USD ($)

USD ($)

2016 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2016 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2016 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2016 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2016 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2016 Fixed Rate Notes, Total Outstanding [Member]

2016 Fixed Rate Notes, Total Outstanding [Member]

2017 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2017 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2017 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2017 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

2017 Fixed Rate Notes [Member]

Fixed Rate 2017 Notes, Total Outstanding [Member]

Fixed Rate 2017 Notes, Total Outstanding [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

September 15, 2013 to September 14, 2014 [Member]

September 15, 2014 to September 14, 2015 [Member]

September 15, 2015 and thereafter [Member]

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

USD ($)

November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015 [Member]

November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016 [Member]

November 1, 2016 and thereafter [Member]

USD ($)

EUR (€)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

11.63%

9.00%

Senior debt

$940,537

$1,213,423

$371,527

$637,408

$368,600

€ 273,000

$330,287

$323,761

$324,100

€ 240,000

Beneficial Ownership Interest Total Voting Power Percentage

35.00%

Repurchase Price Required Percentage of Principal Amount To Repurchase

101.00%

101.00%

Fixed rate notes redemption price

105.81%

102.91%

100.00%

104.50%

102.25%

100.00%

Percentage Of Original Principle Amount Able To Be Redeemed

35.00%

Redemption Percentage Of Principle Amount

109.00%

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC7

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Indenture Covenants (Details) (Issuer and Restricted Subsidiary [Member])	Sep. 30, 2013
	times
Less than [Member]
Indenture Convenant [Line Items]
Coverage Ratio	2
Greater than [Member]
Indenture Convenant [Line Items]
Ratio Of Indebtedness To EBITDA	2.25

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC8

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Credit Facility and Capital Lease Obligations(Details)

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

USD ($)

USD ($)

BMG Bank Mendes Gans [Member]

BMG Bank Mendes Gans [Member]

Ceska Sporitelna [Member]

Ceska Sporitelna [Member]

Ceska Sporitelna [Member]

CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member]

CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member]

CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member]

CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member]

CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member]

CNC Central National Cinematografei [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

Subsidiaries [Member]

CET 21 [Member]

CET 21 [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member]

Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member]

Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member]

Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

loan

USD ($)

RON

USD ($)

RON

Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]

Credit facilities

$3,872,000

[1],[2],[3]

$3,282,000

[1],[2],[3]

$1,000,000

$500,000

$0

$0

Capital leases

3,655,000

4,086,000

Total credit facilities and capital leases

7,527,000

7,368,000

Less: current maturities

-2,034,000

-1,476,000

Total non-current credit facilities and capital leases

5,493,000

5,892,000

Line of credit facility cash pooling arrangement deposit

32,500,000

30,300,000

Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)

2.00%

2.50%

Long-term debt

948,064,000

1,220,791,000

3,800,000

12,500,000

3,600,000

11,900,000

Number of loans outstanding

17

Long-term debt fair value adjustment

$1,100,000

$1,000,000

[1]

As at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no drawings outstanding under a CZK 880.0 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) factoring framework agreement with Factoring Ceska Sporitelna (“FCS”). Under this facility up to CZK 880.0 million (approximately US$ 46.2 million) may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. The facility bears interest at one-month PRIBOR plus 2.5% for the period that actively assigned accounts receivable are outstanding.

[2]

At September 30, 2013, our operations in Romania had an aggregate principal amount of RON 12.5 million (approximately US$ 3.8 million) (December 31, 2012, RON 11.9 million, approximately US$ 3.6 million based on September 30, 2013 rates) of loans outstanding with the Central National al Cinematografei ("CNC"), a Romanian governmental organization which provides financing for qualifying filmmaking projects. Upon acceptance of a particular project, the CNC awards an agreed level of funding to each project in the form of an interest-free loan. Loans from the CNC are typically advanced for a period of ten years and are repaid through the proceeds from the distribution of the film content. At September 30, 2013, we had 17 loans outstanding with the CNC with maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2023. The carrying amounts at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are net of a fair value adjustment of US$ 1.1 million and US$ 1.0 million, respectively, arising on acquis

[3]

We have a cash pooling arrangement with Bank Mendes Gans (“BMG”), a subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. (“ING”), which enables us to receive credit across the group in respect of cash balances which our subsidiaries deposit with BMG. Cash deposited by our subsidiaries with BMG is pledged as security against the drawings of other subsidiaries up to the amount deposited.As at September 30, 2013, we had deposits of US$ 32.5 million in and drawings of US$ 1.0 million on the BMG cash pool. Interest is earned on deposits at the relevant money market rate and interest is payable on all drawings at the relevant money market rate plus 2.0%. As at December 31, 2012, we had deposits of US$ 30.3 million in and drawings of US$ 0.5 million on the BMG cash pool.

LONGTERM_DEBT_AND_OTHER_FINANC9

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Capital Lease Commitments(Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2013	$281
2014	983
2015	844
2016	601
2017	444
2018 and thereafter	889
Total undiscounted payments	4,042
Less: amount representing interest	-387
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$3,655

PROGRAM_RIGHTS_Details

PROGRAM RIGHTS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	($124,276)	($120,023)
Feature Films [Member]
Feature Film Costs, Released, net of amortization	6,348	4,601
Feature Film Costs, Completed and not released	589	1,405
Feature Film Costs, In production	1,419	2,297
Feature Film Costs, Development and pre-production	715	552
Television Programs [Member]
Television Program Costs, Released net of amortization	87,931	80,830
Television Program Costs, Completed and not released	29,600	23,158
Television Program Costs, In production	16,966	11,294
Television Program Costs, Development and pre-production	5,602	4,543
Acquired Program Rights [Member]
Acquired program rights, net of amortization	306,884	295,051
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	-124,276	-120,023
Program rights net noncurrent	182,608	175,028
Film And Television [Member]
Program rights net noncurrent	149,170	128,680
Acquired Program and Film and Television Rights [Member]
Program rights net noncurrent	$331,778	$303,708

ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE_Details

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
	USD ($)	USD ($)	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
			Factoring Agreement [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]
			USD ($)	CZK	USD ($)	CZK
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unrelated customers	$159,759,000	$199,494,000
Less: allowance for bad debts and credit notes	-21,509,000	-16,784,000
Related parties	1,500,000	1,919,000
Less: allowance for bad debts and credit notes	-327,000	-135,000
Total accounts receivable	139,423,000	184,494,000
Receivables pledged as collateral related to factoring agreement			$300,000	6,000,000	$6,900,000	132,400,000

OTHER_ASSETS_Details

OTHER ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current:
Prepaid acquired programming	$20,757,000	$21,122,000
Other prepaid expenses	9,519,000	7,998,000
Deferred tax	16,626,000	2,204,000
Capitalized debt costs	3,758,000	4,741,000
VAT recoverable	5,221,000	4,366,000
Inventory	6,897,000	6,194,000
Income taxes recoverable	3,817,000	1,428,000
Restricted cash	2,001,000	23,350,000
Other	1,870,000	2,238,000
Total other current assets	70,466,000	73,641,000
Non-current:
Capitalized debt costs	10,174,000	16,887,000
Deferred tax	813,000	5,539,000
Other	4,646,000	1,845,000
Total other non-current assets	15,633,000	24,271,000
2013 Convertible Notes [Member]
Non-current:
Restricted Cash for Debt Maturity		$21,000,000

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT_D

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	$502,420		$482,682
Less: Accumulated depreciation	-304,968		-275,976
Total net book value	197,452	[1]	206,706	[1]	203,192	217,367
Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)	8,508		9,834
Less: Accumulated depreciation	-3,551		-3,077
Total net book value	4,957		6,757
Land and buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	167,629		164,395
Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)	4,726		6,042
Machinery, fixtures and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	220,763		215,776
Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)	3,782		3,792
Other equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	44,610		38,091
Software licenses [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	56,011		49,466
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	$13,407		$14,954
[1]	Reflects property, plant and equipment.

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT_R

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Rollforward (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Opening balance				$206,706	[1]	$217,367
Cash additions				20,913		21,382
Disposals				-354		-22
Depreciation	8,623		11,711	27,806		34,338
Foreign currency movements				2,621		-2,212
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Other Period Increase (Decrease)				-4,628		1,015
Ending balance	$197,452	[1]	$203,192	$197,452	[1]	$203,192
[1]	Reflects property, plant and equipment.

ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_AND_ACCRUED_L2

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$46,690	$55,422
Related party accounts payable	588	827
Programming liabilities	76,708	56,560
Related party programming liabilities	60,653	52,863
Duties and other taxes payable	14,335	11,912
Accrued staff costs	21,594	16,506
Accrued interest payable	18,988	28,255
Income taxes payable	1,250	5,089
Accrued services and other supplies	24,228	18,283
Accrued legal contingencies and professional fees	3,392	4,807
Authors’ rights	4,578	3,391
Other accrued liabilities	2,684	1,766
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$275,688	$255,681

OTHER_LIABILITIES_Details

OTHER LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current:
Deferred revenue	$30,148	$11,862
Deferred tax	847	1,366
Derivative liabilities	0	144
Restructuring Provision	2,895	0
Other	1,726	393
Total other current liabilities	35,616	13,765
Non-current:
Deferred tax	50,810	52,068
Related party programming liabilities	95	761
Programming liabilities	5,134	0
Other	130	382
Total other non-current liabilities	$56,169	$53,211

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_FAIR3

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Apr. 15, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Interest rate swap [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Time Warner [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Forward Sale of Shares [Member]

Forward Sale of Shares [Member]

Forward Sale of Shares [Member]

Forward Sale of Shares [Member]

Forward Option Contract [Member]

Forward Option Contract [Member]

Forward Option Contract [Member]

Forward Option Contract [Member]

Interest rate swap [Member]

Interest rate swap [Member]

Interest rate swap [Member]

Interest rate swap [Member]

Currency Swap [Member]

Currency Swap [Member]

Currency Swap [Member]

Currency Swap [Member]

Fair Value, By Balance Sheet Grouping Disclosure Information [Line Items]

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net

$0

$0

$0

$22,836

$0

$486

$0

$24,953

Interest rate swap

0

73

104

430

Currency swap

0

0

0

665

Change in fair value of derivatives

0

559

104

48,884

104

48,884

Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value

$35

CONVERTIBLE_REDEEMABLE_PREFERR1

CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 25, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
			Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	1 - 3 years [Member]	4 - 5 years [Member]
						Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued				200,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$0.08	$0.08	$0.08
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock			$200
Sale of stock, price per share			$1,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage						7.50%	3.75%
Preferred stock, conversion basis				3.1625
Temporary Equity, Accretion of Interest	$3.80	$4

EQUITY_Details

EQUITY (Details) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Jul. 03, 2012

Dec. 09, 2009

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 25, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

16-May-13

8-May-13

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

16-May-13

8-May-13

Dec. 31, 2009

Dec. 31, 2009

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 30, 2012

TW Investor [Member]

Media Pro Entertainment Segment [Member]

Preferred Stock [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class A Common Stock [Member]

Class B Common Stock [Member]

Class B Common Stock [Member]

Minimum [Member]

TW Investor [Member]

votespershare

TW Investor [Member]

TW Investor [Member]

Alerria Management Company SA [Member]

Metrodome BV [Member]

votespershare

Class A Common Stock [Member]

votespershare

TW Investor [Member]

Class of Stock [Line Items]

Preferred stock, shares authorized

5,000,000

5,000,000

Preferred stock, shares issued

1

1

200,000

Convertible preferred stock, estimated common stock issued in future conversion

79,000,000

Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)

$0.08

$0.08

$0.08

$0.08

$0.08

Preferred stock, shares outstanding

1

1

200,000

0

Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion

11,211,449

Preferred stock, vote per share of common stock

1

Ownership percentage, related party

45.70%

49.90%

Beneficial Ownership Interest Total Voting Power Percentage

35.00%

49.80%

Common stock, shares authorized

300,000,000

200,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

Common stock vote per share

1

10

Number of shares of Class B common stock to Class A common stock

1

Share issuance (in shares)

2,696,349

54,436,582

1,345,478

27,163,854

Contractual Right to Purchase Equity

49.90%

Sale of stock, price per share

$1,000

$2.75

Proceeds from issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock

$200,000,000

Issuance of common stock

$157,116,000

$15,033,000

$151,700,000

Common stock, shares outstanding

134,500,000

77,200,000

0

0

Warrants issued for common stock

600,000

250,000

Fair value assumptions, expected term in years

6 years

Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights

$21.75

RESTRUCTURING_COSTS_Details

RESTRUCTURING COSTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
BALANCE December 31, 2012			$0
Costs incurred	4,192	0	8,890		0
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash			-742	[1]
Cash paid			-5,239
Foreign currency movements			-14
BALANCE September 30, 2013	2,895		2,895
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
BALANCE December 31, 2012			0
Costs incurred	4,175		8,724
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash			-742	[1]
Cash paid			-5,058
Foreign currency movements			-29
BALANCE September 30, 2013	2,895		2,895
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
BALANCE December 31, 2012			0
Costs incurred	17		166
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash			0	[1]
Cash paid			-181
Foreign currency movements			15
BALANCE September 30, 2013	0		0
BULGARIA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	414		414
BULGARIA [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	414		414
BULGARIA [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	0		0
CROATIA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	62		62
CROATIA [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	62		62
CROATIA [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	0		0
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	362		881
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	353		813
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	9		68
ROMANIA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	164		164
ROMANIA [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	162		162
ROMANIA [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	2		2
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	0		204
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	0		204
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	0		0
SLOVENIA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	203		615
SLOVENIA [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	203		615
SLOVENIA [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	0		0
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	2,987		6,550
Corporate [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	2,981		6,454
Corporate [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Costs incurred	$6		$96
Operating Segments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments			6
[1]	(1) Reflects restructuring charges due to acceleration of stock-based compensation awards. See Note 16, "Stock-based Compensation".

INTEREST_EXPENSE_Details

INTEREST EXPENSE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Interest expense, debt	$21,136,000	$25,709,000	$78,529,000	$78,526,000
Amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs	902,000	4,667,000	3,192,000	12,835,000
Amortization of debt issuance discount and premium, net	1,821,000	2,116,000	5,344,000	4,084,000
Total debt related expenses	2,723,000	6,783,000	8,536,000	16,919,000
Total interest expense	23,859,000	32,492,000	87,065,000	95,445,000
Interest Paid, Net			-87,200,000	-83,900,000
Interest on Senior Notes [Member]
Interest expense, debt	17,733,000	21,223,000	68,146,000	62,396,000
Interest on Convertible Notes [Member]
Interest expense, debt	3,263,000	3,444,000	9,938,000	11,919,000
Interest on capital leases and other financing arrangements [Member]
Interest expense, debt	$140,000	$1,042,000	$445,000	$4,211,000

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation charged	$1,706	$1,106	$3,886	$3,197
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation charged	964	1,106	3,144	3,197
Restructuring Charges [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation charged	$742	$0	$742	$0

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Stock_

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Options (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares Authorized		7,500,000
Stock Options [Member]
Shares:
Outstanding at January 1, 2013		2,219,625
Exchanged		-1,618,000
Forfeited		-78,125
Expired		-70,000
Outstanding at September 30, 2013		453,500	2,219,625
Vested or expected to vest		453,500
Exercisable at September 30, 2013		453,500
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share:
Outstanding at January 1, 2013		$31.51
Exchanged		$31.54
Forfeited		$37.49
Expired		$51.45
Outstanding at September 30, 2013		$27.30	$31.51
Vested or expected to vest		$27.30
Exercisable at September 30, 2013		$27.30
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years), outstanding		1 year 7 months 10 days	4 years 0 months 22 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years), Vested or expected to vest		1 year 7 months 10 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years), exercisable		1 year 7 months 10 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, outstanding		$0	$0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested or expected to vest		0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, exercisable		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options Exchanged for Restricted Stock Unit	1,618,000
Unrecognized compensation expense		0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share:
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options Exchanged for Restricted Stock Unit	545,136
Unrecognized compensation expense		$8,200,000
Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share:
Award vesting period (in years)		1 year
Maximum [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share:
Award vesting period (in years)		4 years

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Restri

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Restricted Stock Units (Details) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Number of Shares/Units:
Unvested at December 31, 2012	584,000
Granted	670,500
Granted - option exchange program	545,136
Vested	-235,500
Forfeited	-103,775
Unvested at September 30, 2013	1,460,361
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value:
Unvested at December 31, 2012	$5.61
Granted	$2.60
Granted - option exchange program	$3.27
Vested	$5.48
Forfeited	$4.67
Unvested at September 30, 2013	$3.72
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Unvested, Intrinsic Value	$7,700,000
Unrecognized compensation expense	8,200,000
Weighted average period for recognition	2 years 8 months 20 days
Scenario, Accelerated [Member]
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value:
Unrecognized compensation expense	$1,900,000
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	4 years

EARNINGS_PER_SHARE_Details

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 03, 2012
										TW Investor [Member]
Net (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd.	($23,091)		($32,049)		($172,329)		($41,485)
Less: preferred dividend paid-in-kind	3,785		0		4,032		0
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic	-26,876		-32,049		-176,361		-41,485
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. – Diluted	($23,091)		($32,049)		($172,329)		($41,485)
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic (in shares)	145,695,000	[1]	88,134,000	[1]	118,944,000	[1]	73,065,000	[1]
Dilutive effect of employee stock options and RSUs (in shares)	0		0		0		0
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted (in shares)	145,695,000		88,134,000		118,944,000		73,065,000
Net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	($0.16)		($0.36)		($1.45)		($0.57)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.16)		($0.36)		($1.45)		($0.57)
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion										11,211,449
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount					1,615,941				3,087,087
[1]	For the purpose of computing basic earnings per share, the 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Share are included in the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic, primarily because the holder of the Series A Preferred Share is entitled to receive any dividends payable when dividends are declared by the Board of Directors with respect to any shares of common stock.

SEGMENT_DATA_Net_Revenue_and_O

SEGMENT DATA Net Revenue and OIBDA (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$135,838		$140,092		$453,125		$518,747
OIBDA	-32,444		3,508		-46,060		64,680
BULGARIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	17,925		15,128		58,594		57,414
OIBDA	1,601		498		3,105		2,653
CROATIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	10,938		9,827		40,827		39,564
OIBDA	16		-717		3,585		6,242
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	39,363		51,566		121,854		187,377
OIBDA	-3,772		11,232		-10,291		65,899
ROMANIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	45,775		39,847		141,836		134,975
OIBDA	-3,702		3,881		5,216		14,509
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	13,275		17,633		52,198		61,595
OIBDA	-6,092		-3,061		-10,216		-1,188
SLOVENIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	10,212		10,013		43,412		46,440
OIBDA	-4,000		-1,606		2,072		7,247
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	-1,650	[1]	-3,922	[1]	-5,596	[1]	-8,618	[1]
OIBDA	-171		-192		197		-828
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments					6
OIBDA	-16,120		10,035		-6,332		94,534
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA	($16,324)		($6,527)		($39,728)		($29,854)
[1]	(1) Reflects revenues earned from the sale of content to other country segments in CME. All other revenues are third party revenues.

SEGMENT_DATA_Reconciliation_De

SEGMENT DATA Reconciliation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total OIBDA	($32,444)	$3,508	($46,060)	$64,680
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	-8,623	-11,711	-27,806	-34,338
Amortization of intangible assets	-3,900	-10,198	-11,769	-35,396
Operating loss	-44,967	-18,401	-85,635	-5,054
Interest expense, net	-23,748	-32,279	-86,643	-94,847
(Loss) / gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)	0	0	-23,115	448
Foreign currency exchange gain / (loss), net	43,767	16,755	9,010	-163
Change in fair value of derivatives	0	559	104	48,884
Other (expense) / income, net	-298	108	-785	159
Credit for income taxes	1,973	621	13,740	7,264
Net loss	($23,273)	($32,637)	($173,324)	($43,309)

SEGMENT_DATA_Total_Assets_Deta

SEGMENT DATA Total Assets (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$2,119,700	[1]	$2,174,715	[1]
BULGARIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	213,227		230,563
CROATIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	67,125		68,205
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,019,264		1,040,371
ROMANIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	470,238		465,417
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	161,520		160,866
SLOVENIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	115,211		119,497
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	2,046,585	[1]	2,084,919	[1]
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$73,115		$89,796
[1]	Segment assets exclude any intercompany balances.

SEGMENT_DATA_Capital_Expenditu

SEGMENT DATA Capital Expenditure (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$6,105	$10,042	$20,913	$21,382
BULGARIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	502	1,254	1,152	2,709
CROATIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	352	415	1,086	1,052
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	1,049	2,227	6,639	5,377
ROMANIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	1,571	2,535	3,749	4,920
SLOVENIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	996	1,690	3,220	3,503
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	284	787	1,272	1,540
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	4,754	8,908	17,118	19,101
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$1,351	$1,134	$3,795	$2,281

SEGMENT_DATA_Long_Lived_Assets

SEGMENT DATA Long Lived Assets (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$197,452	[1]	$206,706	[1]	$203,192	$217,367
BULGARIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	12,839		13,796
CROATIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	5,813		7,267
CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	48,991		51,673
ROMANIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	81,387		84,505
SLOVAK REPUBLIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	19,348		21,315
SLOVENIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	20,842		23,146
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	189,220	[1]	201,702	[1]
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$8,232		$5,004
[1]	Reflects property, plant and equipment.

SEGMENT_DATA_Revenue_by_Type_D

SEGMENT DATA Revenue by Type (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Television advertising	$96,775	$103,024	$339,925	$407,380
Carriage fees and subscriptions	15,216	10,893	41,908	31,791
Other	23,847	26,175	71,292	79,576
Total net revenues	$135,838	$140,092	$453,125	$518,747

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_1

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Operating Lease Payments (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2013	$1,736
2014	4,769
2015	2,136
2016	1,742
2017	1,688
2018 And Thereafter	10,103
Total	$22,174

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_2

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Programming Rights Agreements and Other Commitments (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
	Programming purchase obligations [Member]	Programming purchase obligations [Member]	Digital transmission obligations [Member]	Capital expenditures [Member]	CET 21 [Member]	CET 21 [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]	Factoring Agreement [Member]
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	CZK		CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]	CZECH REPUBLIC [Member]
								USD ($)	CZK	USD ($)	CZK
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
2013	$32,057,000		$9,410,000	$3,175,000
2014	100,961,000		24,636,000	3,193,000
2015	67,978,000		20,334,000	0
2016	42,043,000		15,588,000	0
2017	10,798,000		10,213,000	0
2018 and thereafter	4,521,000		43,756,000	0
Total	258,358,000	356,800,000	123,937,000	6,368,000
Line of credit, maximum factoring agreement					46,200,000	880,000,000
Receivables pledged as collateral related to factoring agreement								$300,000	6,000,000	$6,900,000	132,400,000
Percentage owned by Parent							100.00%

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_3

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Other (Details)	Feb. 14, 2013	Feb. 14, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
	USD ($)	CZK	Dividends Restrictions [Member]	Dividends Restrictions [Member]
			Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$3,100,000	60,000,000
Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits			5.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Registered Company Capital			5.00%	25.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirements (less than 25%)				25.00%

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_4

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Statutory maximum percentage of annual turnover	10.00%

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS_Det

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Adrian Sarbu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, related party	1.80%			1.80%
Purchases of programming and services	$1,265		$734	$3,095		$2,696
Sales	294		333	1,294		934
Accounts Payable	588			588			809
Accounts Receivable	1,241	[1]		1,241	[1]		1,770	[1]
Time Warner [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, related party	49.80%			49.80%
Purchases of programming and services	11,376		20,011	46,818		44,268
Sales	27		55	87		222
Accounts Payable	60,748			60,748			52,863
Accounts Receivable	$259			$259			$119
[1]	Pursuant to the separation agreement entered into by and between CME Media Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Ltd., and Mr. Sarbu, we are able to deduct any amounts due to us from Mr. Sarbu or his affiliates from the monies payable by us to Mr. Sarbu under the separation agreement. We expect to deduct the gross accounts receivable from amounts due to Mr. Sarbu at the settlement date, which is expected to be January 1, 2014.