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ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Total Acquisition Consideration Allocated to Net Assets) (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Total Acquisition Consideration Allocated to Net Assets) (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Assets    
Goodwill $ 24,690,000us-gaap_Goodwill $ 24,684,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions    
Assets    
Property and equipment 958,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Broadcast licenses 349,000salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationBroadcastLicenses
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Goodwill 6,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Domain and brand names 192,000salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationDomainAndBrandNames
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Subscriber base and lists 522,000salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationSubscriberBaseAndLists
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Liabilities    
Deferred revenues (447,000)salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNoncurrentLiabilitiesDeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Total purchase price consideration 1,580,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
 
Broadcast [Member] | Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions    
Assets    
Property and equipment 948,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_BroadcastingMember
 
Broadcast licenses 349,000salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationBroadcastLicenses
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_BroadcastingMember
 
Goodwill 3,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_BroadcastingMember
 
Domain and brand names     
Subscriber base and lists     
Liabilities    
Deferred revenues     
Total purchase price consideration 1,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_BroadcastingMember
 
Digital Media [Member] | Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions    
Assets    
Property and equipment 10,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_InternetMember
 
Broadcast licenses     
Goodwill 3,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_InternetMember
 
Domain and brand names 192,000salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationDomainAndBrandNames
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_InternetMember
 
Subscriber base and lists 522,000salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationSubscriberBaseAndLists
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_InternetMember
 
Liabilities    
Deferred revenues (447,000)salm_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNoncurrentLiabilitiesDeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_InternetMember
 
Total purchase price consideration $ 280,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= salm_BroadcastInternetAndPublishingAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= salm_InternetMember