Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Fisher Communications, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement have been included in the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013, or for any other period. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 Form 10-K”). The significant accounting policies used in preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K. Except as described below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K, that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company. In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This update requires the Company to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. The amendments require the Company to present the effects on income statement line items of certain significant amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/loss. The standard is effective for public entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted the amended accounting guidance, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Fisher Communications, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement have been included in the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013, or for any other period. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 Form 10-K”).

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K. Except as described below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K, that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company.

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This update requires the Company to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. The amendments require the Company to present the effects on income statement line items of certain significant amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/loss. The standard is effective for public entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted the amended accounting guidance, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.