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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
The Company classifies its operations into two reportable segments: National Networks and International and Other. These reportable segments represent 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, restructuring expense or credit and the litigation settlement gain recorded in connection with the settlement with DISH Network). The Company does not consider the one-time litigation settlement gain with DISH Network to be indicative of its ongoing operating performance. The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating cash flow to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure and other information as to the continuing operations of the Company’s reportable segments below.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
146,467

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
146,467

Distribution
221,473

 
31,323

 
(3,935
)
 
248,861

Consolidated revenues, net
$
367,940

 
$
31,323

 
$
(3,935
)
 
$
395,328

Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)
$
144,943

 
$
(8,513
)
 
$
1,000

 
$
137,430

Depreciation and amortization
(5,597
)
 
(4,338
)
 
—

 
(9,935
)
Share-based compensation expense
(4,076
)
 
(1,032
)
 
—

 
(5,108
)
Operating income (loss)
$
135,270

 
$
(13,883
)
 
$
1,000

 
$
122,387

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
107,453

 
$
5

 
$
—

 
$
107,458

Distribution
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


 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
National
Networks
 
International
and Other
 
Inter-segment
eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
$
457,670

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
457,670

Distribution
623,304

 
87,535

 
(11,898
)
 
698,941

Consolidated revenues, net
$
1,080,974

 
$
87,535

 
$
(11,898
)
 
$
1,156,611

Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)
$
450,271

 
$
(27,252
)
 
$
2,869

 
$
425,888

Depreciation and amortization
(33,971
)
 
(12,617
)
 
—

 
(46,588
)
Share-based compensation expense
(12,027
)
 
(3,022
)
 
—

 
(15,049
)
Litigation settlement gain
—

 
132,944

 
—

 
132,944

Operating income
$
404,273

 
$
90,053

 
$
2,869

 
$
497,195

Capital expenditures
$
3,917

 
$
14,419

 
$
—

 
$
18,336

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

 
$
15

 
$
—

 
$
366,233

Distribution
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


Inter-segment eliminations are primarily revenues recognized by the International and Other segment for transmission revenues recognized by AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Inter-segment revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Networks
$
—

 
$
(6
)
 
$
(184
)
 
$
(510
)
International and Other
(3,935
)
 
(3,473
)
 
(11,714
)
 
(11,182
)
 
$
(3,935
)
 
$
(3,479
)
 
$
(11,898
)
 
$
(11,692
)

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