Equity Plans	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Equity And Long-Term Incentive Plans	Equity Plans On March 12, 2013, AMC Networks granted 365,509 restricted share units to certain executive officers and employees under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The vesting criteria for 80,355 of those restricted share units include the achievement of certain performance targets by the Company. On June 6, 2013, AMC Networks granted 20,064 restricted share units under the Amended and Restated 2011 Non-Employee Director Plan to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, 495,558 shares of AMC Networks Class A common stock previously issued to employees of Cablevision and the Company vested. In connection with the employees’ satisfaction of the statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment taxes, 201,622 of these shares, with an aggregate value of $11,950, were surrendered to the Company. These acquired shares, as well as 25,653 forfeited unvested restricted shares, have been classified as treasury stock. Share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expense, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $5,604 and $9,941, respectively and $4,901 and $8,484 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. As of June 30, 2013, there was $35,813 of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to Company employees who held unvested AMC Networks restricted shares/units. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 2.1 years.

Equity Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Equity Plans

On March 12, 2013, AMC Networks granted 365,509 restricted share units to certain executive officers and employees under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The vesting criteria for 80,355 of those restricted share units include the achievement of certain performance targets by the Company.

On June 6, 2013, AMC Networks granted 20,064 restricted share units under the Amended and Restated 2011 Non-Employee Director Plan to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, 495,558 shares of AMC Networks Class A common stock previously issued to employees of Cablevision and the Company vested. In connection with the employees’ satisfaction of the statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment taxes, 201,622 of these shares, with an aggregate value of $11,950, were surrendered to the Company. These acquired shares, as well as 25,653 forfeited unvested restricted shares, have been classified as treasury stock.

Share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expense, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $5,604 and $9,941, respectively and $4,901 and $8,484 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013, there was $35,813 of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to Company employees who held unvested AMC Networks restricted shares/units. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 2.1 years.