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CONTINGENT EARN-OUT CONSIDERATION (Schedule of Changes in Present Value of Acquisition Related Contingent Earn-out Consideration) (Details)

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CONTINGENT EARN-OUT CONSIDERATION (Schedule of Changes in Present Value of Acquisition Related Contingent Earn-out Consideration) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]      
Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2014 $ 616salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue    
Acquisitions 2,047salm_FairValueBusinessCombinationContingentConsideration    
Accretion of acquisition-related contingent consideration 188salm_AccretionOfAcquisitionRelatedContingentConsideration    
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 734us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1      
Reclassification of payments due in next12 month to short-term       
Payments (300)salm_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPayment    
Ending Balance as of December 31, 2014 3,285salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue 616salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue  
Short Term Accrued Expenses [Member]      
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]      
Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2014 329salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Acquisitions 692salm_FairValueBusinessCombinationContingentConsideration
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Accretion of acquisition-related contingent consideration 68salm_AccretionOfAcquisitionRelatedContingentConsideration
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 341us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Reclassification of payments due in next12 month to short-term 445salm_ReclassificationFromLongTermBorrowingToShorttermBorrowing
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Payments (300)salm_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPayment
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Ending Balance as of December 31, 2014 1,575salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_ShortTermAccruedExpensesMember 		   
Long Term Other Liabilities [Member]      
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]      
Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2014 287salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_LongTermOtherLiabilitiesMember 		   
Acquisitions 1,355salm_FairValueBusinessCombinationContingentConsideration
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_LongTermOtherLiabilitiesMember 		   
Accretion of acquisition-related contingent consideration 120salm_AccretionOfAcquisitionRelatedContingentConsideration
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_LongTermOtherLiabilitiesMember 		   
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration 393us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_LongTermOtherLiabilitiesMember 		   
Reclassification of payments due in next12 month to short-term (445)salm_ReclassificationFromLongTermBorrowingToShorttermBorrowing
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_LongTermOtherLiabilitiesMember 		   
Payments       
Ending Balance as of December 31, 2014 $ 1,710salm_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtPresentValue
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= salm_LongTermOtherLiabilitiesMember