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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Carrying Value (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Credit Facility
Fair Value Of Instruments [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 261,250us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember	$ 262,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Fair value of debt	260,597us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember	261,345us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Senior Notes
Fair Value Of Instruments [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	218,011us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember	217,929us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Fair value of debt	238,177us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember	237,134us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Finance Method Lease Obligations
Fair Value Of Instruments [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember
Letter of credit
Fair Value Of Instruments [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 620us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember	$ 620us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / etm_CarryingAndFairValueOfDebtInstrumentsAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 20

-Article 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 03

-Paragraph 16

-Article 9

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 10

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 12

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