Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 13. Segment Information

     As discussed in Note 1, the Company classifies its operations into two reportable segments: National Networks, and International and Other. These reportable segments are strategic business units that are managed separately.

     The Company generally allocates all corporate overhead costs to the Company's two reportable segments based upon their proportionate estimated usage of services, including such costs as executive salaries and benefits, costs of maintaining corporate headquarters, facilities and common support functions (such as human resources, legal, finance, tax, accounting, audit, treasury, risk management, strategic planning and information technology) as well as sales support functions and creative and production services.

     The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is business segment adjusted operating cash flow (defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense or benefit and restructuring expense or credit), a non-GAAP measure. The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating cash flow to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure. Information as to the continuing operations of the Company's reportable segments is set forth below.

					Three Months EndedJune 30, 2012
		National			International		Inter-segment
		Networks			andOther		eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	129,528		$	10		$	-		$	129,538
Affiliation fee and other		175,656			26,259			(3,883	)		198,032
Consolidated revenues, net	$	305,184		$	26,269		$	(3,883	)	$	327,570
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	135,623		$	(9,414	)	$	1,035		$	127,244
Depreciation and amortization		(20,527	)		(3,540	)		-			(24,067	)
Share-based compensation expense		(3,799	)		(1,102	)		-			(4,901	)
Operating income (loss)	$	111,297		$	(14,056	)	$	1,035		$	98,276

					Three Months EndedJune 30, 2011
		National			International		Inter-segment
		Networks			andOther		eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	114,213		$	5		$	-		$	114,218
Affiliation fee and other		152,515			30,221			(4,989	)		177,747
Consolidated revenues, net	$	266,728		$	30,226		$	(4,989	)	$	291,965
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	116,892		$	(4,758	)	$	(103	)	$	112,031
Depreciation and amortization		(21,741	)		(3,518	)		-			(25,259	)
Share-based compensation expense		(3,635	)		(878	)		-			(4,513	)
Restructuring credit		-			15			-			15
Operating income (loss)	$	91,516		$	(9,139	)	$	(103	)	$	82,274

					Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
		National			International		Inter-segment
		Networks			andOther		eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	258,765		$	10		$	-		$	258,775
Affiliation fee and other		350,642			52,605			(8,213	)		395,034
Consolidated revenues, net	$	609,407		$	52,615		$	(8,213	)	$	653,809
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	268,995		$	(17,621	)	$	1,540		$	252,914
Depreciation and amortization		(41,832	)		(7,286	)		-			(49,118	)
Share-based compensation expense		(6,648	)		(1,836	)		-			(8,484	)
Restructuring credit		-			3			-			3
Operating income (loss)	$	220,515		$	(26,740	)	$	1,540		$	195,315
Capital Expenditures	$	860		$	5,759		$	-		$	6,619

					Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
		National			International		Inter-segment
		Networks			andOther		eliminations				Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	213,836		$	10		$	-		$	213,846
Affiliation fee and other		304,737			55,597			(9,312	)		351,022
Consolidated revenues, net	$	518,573		$	55,607		$	(9,312	)	$	564,868
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	223,248		$	(11,862	)	$	193		$	211,579
Depreciation and amortization		(43,052	)		(7,133	)		-			(50,185	)
Share-based compensation expense		(6,785	)		(1,705	)		-			(8,490	)
Restructuring credit		-			49			-			49
Operating income (loss)	$	173,411		$	(20,651	)	$	193		$	152,953
Capital Expenditures	$	1,850		$	2,490		$	-		$	4,340

     Inter-segment eliminations are primarily revenues recognized by the International and Other segment for transmission revenues recognized by AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology and the licensing of its program rights by the national programming networks.

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
Inter-segment revenues
National Networks	$	(201	)	$	(185	)	$	(504	)	$	(255	)
International and Other		(3,682	)		(4,804	)		(7,709	)		(9,057	)
	$	(3,883	)	$	(4,989	)	$	(8,213	)	$	(9,312	)

Substantially all revenues and assets of the Company are attributed to or located in the U.S.