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Equity And Long-Term Incentive Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
 
Shares Under Option
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted
Average
Contractual
Term
(in years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(a)
 
Time
Vesting
Options
 
Performance
Vesting
Options
 
Balance, December 31, 2011
136,541

 
2,500

 
$
10.74

 
3.08
 
$
3,732

Exercised
(7,390
)
 
—

 
$
13.43

 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2012
129,151

 
2,500

 
$
10.59

 
2.05
 
$
5,123

Options exercisable at December 31, 2012
129,151

 
2,500

 
$
10.59

 
2.05
 
$
5,123

Options expected to vest in the future
—

 
—

 
n/a

 
n/a
 
n/a

(a)
The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between (i) the exercise price of the underlying award and (ii) the quoted price of AMC Networks Class A Common Stock on December 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011, as indicated.
ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationRestrictedStockOptionsAwardActivity [Table Text Block]
 
Number of
Restricted
Shares
 
Number of
Performance
Restricted
Shares
 
Weighted
Average Fair
Value Per
Share at Date
of Grant
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2011
679,572

 
205,193

 
$
28.23

Vested
(207,994
)
 
—

 
$
9.01

Forfeited
(38,548
)
 
—

 
$
33.77

Unvested award balance, December 31, 2012
433,030

 
205,193

 
$
34.16
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]
 
Number of
Restricted
Share Units
 
Number of
Performance
Restricted
Share Units
 
Weighted
Average Fair
Value Per
Share Unit at Date
of Grant
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2011
—

 
—

 
$
—

Granted
353,827

 
97,915

 
$
45.01

Forfeited
(16,193
)
 
—

 
$
45.08

Unvested award balance, December 31, 2012
337,634

 
97,915

 
$
45.01
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Stock options (including performance based options)
$
69

 
$
839

 
$
1,329

Stock appreciation rights
—

 
(423
)
 
939

Restricted shares/units (including performance based shares/units)
17,133

 
15,173

 
14,938

Share-based compensation
$
17,202

 
$
15,589

 
$
17,206
Cablevision and MSG Employees [Member]
  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
 
Shares Under Option
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted
Average
Contractual
Term
(in years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(a)
 
Time
Vesting
Options
 
Performance
Vesting
Options
 
Balance, December 31, 2011
1,144,465

 
78,400

 
$
12.02

 
3.29
 
$
31,253

Exercised
(818,089
)
 
(42,800
)
 
$
10.11

 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2012
326,376

 
35,600

 
$
16.57

 
3.42
 
$
11,918

Options exercisable at December 31, 2012
276,376

 
35,600

 
$
15.05

 
3.00
 
$
10,748

Options expected to vest in the future
50,000

 
—

 
$
26.11

 
6.06
 
$
1,170

(a)
The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between (i) the exercise price of the underlying award and (ii) the quoted price of AMC Networks Class A Common Stock on December 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011, as indicated, and December 31, 2012 in the case of the stock options expected to vest in the future.
ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationRestrictedStockOptionsAwardActivity [Table Text Block]
 
Number of
Restricted
Shares
 
Number of
Performance
Restricted
Shares
 
Weighted
Average Fair
Value Per
Share at Date
of Grant
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2011
1,366,011

 
135,175

 
$
18.67

Vested
(825,155
)
 
—

 
$
9.05

Forfeited
(70,495
)
 
—

 
$
30.45

Unvested award balance, December 31, 2012
470,361

 
135,175

 
$
30.41