SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments Abstract |
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| Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Market Based |
| | | Years Ended December 31, | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | | (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | | | | | | Reconciliation Of RSUs With Market Conditions | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning of period balance | | | 290 | | | - | | | 200 | | Number of RSUs granted | | | 165 | | | 290 | | | - | | Number of RSUs forfeited | | | - | | | - | | | (200) | | Number of RSUs vested | | | (65) | | | - | | | - | | End of period balance | | | 390 | | | 290 | | | - | | Average fair value of RSUs issued with market | | | | | | | | | | | conditions | | $ | 8.39 | | $ | 6.90 | | $ | - |
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| Schedule Of Other Options Dislcosure |
| | Years Ended December 31, | | Option Issuance And Exercise Data | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | (amounts in thousands except for per share and years) | | | From | | To | | From | | To | | From | | To | | Exercise price range of options issued | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 8.72 | | $ | 8.72 | | Upon vesting, period to exercise in years | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1 | | | 10 | | Fair value per share upon grant | | $ | - | | | | | $ | - | | | | | $ | 6.07 | | | | | Fair value per share upon exercise | | $ | 8.57 | | | | | $ | 8.99 | | | | | $ | 7.15 | | | | | Intrinsic value of options exercised | | $ | 101 | | | | | $ | 517 | | | | | $ | 1,228 | | | | | Tax benefit from options exercised (1) | | $ | 38 | | | | | $ | 196 | | | | | $ | 466 | | | | | Cash received from exercise price of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | options exercised | | $ | 35 | | | | | $ | 82 | | | | | $ | 245 | | | | | Number of options granted | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | | 5 | | | |
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| Stock Option Valuation Assumptions |
| Option Valuation Estimates | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Expected life (years) | | no options issued | | no options issued | | 6.3 | | Expected volatility factor (%) | | | 78.8 | | Risk-free interest rate (%) | | | 2.0 | | Expected dividend yield (%) | | | - |
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| Schedule Of significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options |
| | | | | | Options Outstanding | | Options Exercisable | | | | | | | Number Of | | Weighted | | | | | Number Of | | | | | | | | | | Options | | Average | | Weighted | | Options | | Weighted | | Range Of | | Outstanding | | Remaining | | Average | | Exercisable | | Average | | Exercise Prices | | December 31, | | Contractual | | Exercise | | December 31, | | Exercise | | From | | To | | 2015 | | Life | | Price | | 2015 | | Price | | $ | 1.34 | | $ | 1.34 | | 432,925 | | 3.1 | | $ | 1.34 | | 432,925 | | $ | 1.34 | | $ | 2.02 | | $ | 11.78 | | 34,000 | | 2.7 | | $ | 9.50 | | 34,000 | | $ | 9.50 | | $ | 1.34 | | $ | 11.78 | | 466,925 | | 3.1 | | $ | 1.93 | | 466,925 | | $ | 1.93 |
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| Schedule of recognized stock-based compensation expense |
| | Years Ended December 31, | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | | (amounts in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | Station operating expenses | | $ | 1,259 | | $ | 919 | | $ | 766 | | Corporate general and administrative expenses | | | 4,265 | | | 4,313 | | | 3,504 | | Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses | | | 5,524 | | | 5,232 | | | 4,270 | | Income tax benefit (1) | | | 2,036 | | | 1,502 | | | 1,080 | | Net stock-based compensation expense | | $ | 3,488 | | $ | 3,730 | | $ | 3,190 |
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| Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Vested And Released |
| | Years Ended December 31, | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | (amounts in thousands, except per share) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RSUs issued | | | 796 | | $ | 9,045 | | | 685 | | $ | 5,754 | | | 361 | | $ | 2,906 | | RSUs forfeited - service based | | | (58) | | | (709) | | | (47) | | | (727) | | | (64) | | | (685) | | RSUs forfeited - market based | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (200) | | | (2,110) | | Net RSUs issued and increase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (decrease) to paid-in capital | | | 738 | | $ | 8,336 | | | 638 | | $ | 5,027 | | | 97 | | $ | 111 | | Weighted average grant date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | fair value per share | | $ | 11.36 | | | | | $ | 8.40 | | | | | $ | 8.05 | | | | | Fair value of shares vested per share | | $ | 11.85 | | | | | $ | 10.58 | | | | | $ | 8.76 | | | | | RSUs vested and released | | | 406 | | | | | | 410 | | | | | | 547 | | | |
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| Resticted Stock Unit Valuation Assumptions |
| Years Ended | | December 31, | | 2015 | | 2014 | | | | | | Expected Volatility Structure (1) | 34% to 39% | | 33% to 42% | | Risk Free Interest Rate (2) | 0.1% to 1.1% | | 0.1% to 0.4% | | Dividend Yield (3) | 0.0% | | 0.0% |
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| Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Vested and Expected to Vest |
| | | | Number | | | | | Weighted | | Aggregate | | | | | Of | | Weighted | | Average | | Intrinsic | | | | | Restricted | | Average | | Remaining | | Value As Of | | | | | Stock | | Purchase | | Contractual | | December 31, | | Period Ended | | | Units | | Price | | Term (Years) | | 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RSUs outstanding as of: | December 31, 2014 | | | 1,258,685 | | | | | | | | | | RSUs awarded | | | | 795,693 | | | | | | | | | | RSUs released | | | | (406,463) | | | | | | | | | | RSUs forfeited | | | | (57,498) | | | | | | | | | | RSUs outstanding as of: | December 31, 2015 | | | 1,590,417 | | $ | - | | 1.1 | | $ | 18,051,233 | | RSUs vested and expected | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to vest as of: | December 31, 2015 | | | 1,512,428 | | $ | - | | 1.0 | | $ | 16,242,396 | | RSUs exercisable (vested and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | deferred) as of: | December 31, 2015 | | | 81,380 | | $ | - | | - | | $ | 923,663 | | Weighted average remaining | | | | | | | | | | | | | | recognition period in years | | | | 1.8 | | | | | | | | | | Unamortized compensation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expense, net of estimated | | | | | | | | | | | | | forfeitures | | | $ | 7,988,821 | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding |
| | | | | | | | | Weighted | | Intrinsic | | | | | | | Weighted | | Average | | Value | | | | | | | Average | | Remaining | | As Of | | | | Number Of | | Exercise | | Contractual | | December 31, | | Period Ended | | Options | | Price | | Term (Years) | | 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Options outstanding as of: | December 31, 2014 | | | 486,675 | | $ | 2.11 | | | | | | | Options granted | | | | - | | | - | | | | | | | Options exercised | | | | (11,750) | | | 3.02 | | | | | | | Options forfeited | | | | (3,750) | | | 8.72 | | | | | | | Options expired | | | | (4,250) | | | 13.63 | | | | | | | Options outstanding as of: | December 31, 2015 | | | 466,925 | | $ | 1.93 | | 3.1 | | $ | 4,401,204 | | Options vested and expected to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | vest as of: | December 31, 2015 | | | 466,925 | | $ | 1.93 | | 3.1 | | $ | 4,401,204 | | Options vested and exercisable as of: | December 31, 2015 | | | 466,925 | | $ | 1.93 | | 3.1 | | $ | 4,401,204 | | Weighted average remaining | | | | | | | | | | | | | | recognition period in years | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | Unamortized compensation expense, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | net of estimated forfeitures | | | $ | 10,307 | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Performance Based [Text Block] |
| | | Years Ended December 31, | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | | (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | | | | | | Reconciliation Of RSUs With Performance Conditions | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning of period balance | | | 8 | | | - | | | - | | Number of RSUs granted | | | 21 | | | 11 | | | - | | Number of RSUs that did not meet criteria | | | - | | | (3) | | | - | | Number of RSUs vested | | | - | | | - | | | - | | End of period balance | | | 29 | | | 8 | | | - | | Average fair value of RSUs issued with performance | | | | | | | | | | | conditions | | $ | 11.11 | | $ | 9.60 | | $ | - |
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