CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands	Convertible Preferred Stock	Common Stock Class A	Common Stock Class B	Common Stock Class C	Common Stock Class D	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2008	$ 0	$ 3	$ 3	$ 3	$ 70	$ (2,981)	$ 992,479	$ (717,525)	$ 0	$ 272,052
Consolidated net income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(52,887)	0	(52,887)
Change in unrealized gain on derivative and hedging activities, net of taxes	0	0	0	0	0	895	0	0	0	895
Repurchase Of Common Stock	0	0	0	0	(28)	0	(19,670)	0	0	(19,698)
Vesting of non-employee restricted stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	554	0	0	554
Reach media stock return from noncontrolling shareholder	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,388)	0	0	(1,388)
Stock-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,095	0	0	1,095
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to estimated redemption value	0	0	0	0	0	0	(4,795)	0	0	(4,795)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	0	3	3	3	42	(2,086)	968,275	(770,412)	0	195,828
Consolidated net income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(28,633)	0	(28,633)
Change in unrealized gain on derivative and hedging activities, net of taxes	0	0	0	0	0	662	0	0	0	662
Stock-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0	3	0	5,796	0	0	5,799
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to estimated redemption value	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,679	0	0	20,679
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	0	3	3	3	45	(1,424)	994,750	(799,045)	0	194,335
Consolidated net income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,889	7,959	10,848
Net change in unrealized loss on investment activities	0	0	0	0	0	(199)	0	0	0	(199)
Change in unrealized gain on derivative and hedging activities, net of taxes	0	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	158
Repurchase Of Common Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	(73)	0	0	(73)
Repurchase of common stock	0	0	0	0	(4)	0	(9,397)	0	0	(9,401)
Stock-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,146	0	0	5,146
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to estimated redemption value	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,414	0	0	11,414
Conversion of 76,486 shares of Class A common stock to Class D common stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Recognition of noncontrolling interest in TV One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	209,410	209,410
Termination of interest rate swap	0	0	0	0	0	1,266	0	0	0	1,266
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(12,306)	(12,306)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 0	$ 3	$ 3	$ 3	$ 41	$ (199)	$ 1,001,840	$ (796,156)	$ 205,063	$ 410,598