v3.5.0.2

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for broadcasting licences impairment testing |
| Estimates And Assumptions
| Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2016 |  | 2015
Discount rate | 9.5% |  | 9.7%
Operating profit margin ranges expected |  |  |
for average stations in the markets |  |  |
where the Company operates | 14% to 40% |  | 25% to 40%
Long-term revenue growth rate range |  |  |
of the Company's markets | 1.0% to 2.0% |  | 1.5% to 2.0%
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for goodwill impairment testing |
| Estimates And Assumptions
| Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2016 |  | 2015
Discount rate | 9.5% |  | 9.7%
Long-term revenue growth rate range |  |  |
of the Company's markets | 1.0% to 2.0% |  | 1.5% to 2.0%
Market multiple used in the market |  |  |
valuation approach | 7.5x to 8.0x |  | 7.5x to 8.0x

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