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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
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 Ended September 30, 2012
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
107,453

 
$
5

 
$
—

 
$
107,458

Affiliation fee and other
198,775

 
29,302

 
(3,479
)
 
224,598

Consolidated revenues, net
$
306,228

 
$
29,307

 
$
(3,479
)
 
$
332,056

Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)
$
116,440

 
$
(8,117
)
 
$
1,266

 
$
109,589

Depreciation and amortization
(14,449
)
 
(3,919
)
 
—

 
(18,368
)
Share-based compensation expense
(3,463
)
 
(899
)
 
—

 
(4,362
)
Operating income (loss)
$
98,528

 
$
(12,935
)
 
$
1,266

 
$
86,859

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
98,482

 
$
5

 
$
—

 
$
98,487

Affiliation fee and other
159,865

 
30,715

 
(5,153
)
 
185,427

Consolidated revenues, net
$
258,347

 
$
30,720

 
$
(5,153
)
 
$
283,914

Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)
$
123,228

 
$
(21
)
 
$
(245
)
 
$
122,962

Depreciation and amortization
(21,453
)
 
(3,559
)
 
—

 
(25,012
)
Share-based compensation expense
(3,053
)
 
(644
)
 
—

 
(3,697
)
Restructuring credit
—

 
191

 
—

 
191

Operating income (loss)
$
98,722

 
$
(4,033
)
 
$
(245
)
 
$
94,444


 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
366,218

 
$
15

 
$
—

 
$
366,233

Affiliation fee and other
549,417

 
81,907

 
(11,692
)
 
619,632

Consolidated revenues, net
$
915,635

 
$
81,922

 
$
(11,692
)
 
$
985,865

Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)
$
385,435

 
$
(25,738
)
 
$
2,806

 
$
362,503

Depreciation and amortization
(56,281
)
 
(11,205
)
 
—

 
(67,486
)
Share-based compensation expense
(10,111
)
 
(2,735
)
 
—

 
(12,846
)
Restructuring credit
—

 
3

 
—

 
3

Operating income (loss)
$
319,043

 
$
(39,675
)
 
$
2,806

 
$
282,174

Capital Expenditures
$
4,271

 
$
9,402

 
$
—

 
$
13,673

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
312,318

 
$
15

 
$
—

 
$
312,333

Affiliation fee and other
464,602

 
86,312

 
(14,465
)
 
536,449

Consolidated revenues, net
$
776,920

 
$
86,327

 
$
(14,465
)
 
$
848,782

Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)
$
346,476

 
$
(11,883
)
 
$
(52
)
 
$
334,541

Depreciation and amortization
(64,505
)
 
(10,692
)
 
—

 
(75,197
)
Share-based compensation expense
(9,838
)
 
(2,349
)
 
—

 
(12,187
)
Restructuring credit
—

 
240

 
—

 
240

Operating income (loss)
$
272,133

 
$
(24,684
)
 
$
(52
)
 
$
247,397

Capital Expenditures
$
2,256

 
$
4,873

 
$
—

 
$
7,129


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 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Inter-segment revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Networks
$
(6
)
 
$
(125
)
 
$
(510
)
 
$
(380
)
International and Other
(3,473
)
 
(5,028
)
 
(11,182
)
 
(14,085
)
 
$
(3,479
)
 
$
(5,153
)
 
$
(11,692
)
 
$
(14,465
)

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