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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Summary of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value) (Details)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Summary of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents $ 33us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
Trade accounts receivable, net 34,781us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
Fair value of interest rate swap 475us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
Liabilities:  
Accounts payable 2,964us-gaap_AccountsPayableFairValueDisclosure
Accrued expenses including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 12,704us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Accrued interest 48salm_AccruedInterestPayableFairValueDisclosure
Long term liabilities including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 4,123us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Long-term debt 277,505us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Level 1 [Member]  
Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents 33us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Trade accounts receivable, net 34,781us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Fair value of interest rate swap   
Liabilities:  
Accounts payable 2,964us-gaap_AccountsPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Accrued expenses including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 11,129us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Accrued interest 48salm_AccruedInterestPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Long term liabilities including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 2,413us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Long-term debt 277,505us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Level 2 [Member]  
Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents   
Trade accounts receivable, net   
Fair value of interest rate swap 475us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Liabilities:  
Accounts payable   
Accrued expenses including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration   
Accrued interest   
Long term liabilities including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration   
Long-term debt   
Level 3 [Member]  
Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents   
Trade accounts receivable, net   
Fair value of interest rate swap   
Liabilities:  
Accounts payable   
Accrued expenses including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 1,575us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Accrued interest   
Long term liabilities including estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 1,710us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Long-term debt