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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Property, Plant, and Equipment Disclosure [Line Items] | |||||
| Depreciation expense | $ 12,600,000us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 12,400,000us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 12,300,000us-gaap_Depreciation | ||
| Capital Lease Obligations | 800,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations | ||||
| Accumulated depreciation on Capital Lease | 155,495,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 145,215,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | |||
| Impairment Charges Land Held For Sale | 1,200,000salm_ImpairmentChargesLandHeldForSale | 5,600,000salm_ImpairmentChargesLandHeldForSale | 0salm_ImpairmentChargesLandHeldForSale | 0salm_ImpairmentChargesLandHeldForSale | |
| Capital Lease [Member] | |||||
| Property, Plant, and Equipment Disclosure [Line Items] | |||||
| Depreciation expense |
53,000us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
53,000us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
53,000us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
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| Accumulated depreciation on Capital Lease |
$ 291,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
$ 411,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
$ 344,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
$ 291,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = salm_CapitalLeaseMember |
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Impairment Charges Land Held For Sale No definition available.
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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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