Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 04, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	cedc
Entity Registrant Name	CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001046880
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		72,732,559