CONTINGENT EARN-OUT CONSIDERATION (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended |
0 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Feb. 06, 2015
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Dec. 10, 2013
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Jan. 10, 2014
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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
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Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
$ 118,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
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$ 127,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
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Cash paid toward the contingent earn-out consideration |
(300,000)salm_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPayment
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Bryan Perry's Cash Machine and Premium Income (business acquisition) [Member] |
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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
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Contingent earn-out consideration period |
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2 years
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Total contingent earn-out consideration |
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171,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirtyNineMember
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Estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
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158,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationLiabilitiesArisingFromContingenciesAmountRecognized / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirtyNineMember
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Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirtyNineMember
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Twitchy.com (business acquisition) [Member] |
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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
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Contingent earn-out consideration period |
1 year
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2 years
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Total contingent earn-out consideration |
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1,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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Estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationLiabilitiesArisingFromContingenciesAmountRecognized / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationLiabilitiesArisingFromContingenciesAmountRecognized / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
33,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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Cash paid toward the contingent earn-out consideration |
600,000salm_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPayment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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Maximum additional amount which may be paid over the remaining earn-out period based on the achievement of certain page view milestones |
700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionThirteenMember
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Eagle Publishing (business acquisition) [Member] |
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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
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Contingent earn-out consideration period |
2 years
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3 years
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Total contingent earn-out consideration |
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8,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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Estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
1,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationLiabilitiesArisingFromContingenciesAmountRecognized / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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2,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationLiabilitiesArisingFromContingenciesAmountRecognized / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration |
85,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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Cash paid toward the contingent earn-out consideration |
900,000salm_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPayment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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Maximum additional amount which may be paid over the remaining earn-out period based on the achievement of certain page view milestones |
$ 6,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = salm_BusinessAcquisitionTwentyEightMember
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