Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 01, 2012 Class A [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Class B [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Registrant Name	AMC Networks Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001514991
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		58,164,199	13,534,408