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Program Rights
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Film Cost Disclosures [Abstract]  
Programs And Program Licenses [Text Block]
Program Rights and Obligations
Program Rights
Owned original program rights, net of $100,696 at December 31, 2013 is included as a component of long-term program rights, net in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company estimates that approximately 94% of unamortized owned original programming costs, as of December 31, 2013, will be amortized within the next three years. The Company expects to amortize $62,470 of unamortized owned original programming costs during the next twelve months. Program rights write-offs of $61,005, $9,990 and $18,332 were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Program Rights Obligations
Amounts payable subsequent to December 31, 2013 related to program rights obligations included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:
Years Ending December 31,
 
2014
$
210,190

2015
169,047

2016
131,699

2017
61,453

2018
43,795

Thereafter
43,593

 
$
659,777