Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

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Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the Company’s selected quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the three months ended,
2013:	March 31, 2013			June 30, 2013			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2013			2013
Revenues, net	$	381,961		$	379,322		$	395,328		$	435,247		$	1,591,858
Operating expenses	(254,477		)	(131,998		)	(272,941		)	(350,275		)	(1,009,691		)
Operating income	$	127,484		$	247,324		$	122,387		$	84,972		$	582,167
Income from continuing operations	$	61,517		$	135,731		$	57,950		$	34,962		$	290,160
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	61,517		$	135,731		$	57,950		$	34,962		$	290,160
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$	61,517		$	135,731		$	58,111		$	35,379		$	290,738
Basic net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	0.86			1.90			0.81			0.49			4.06
Net income	0.86			1.90			0.81			0.49			4.06
Diluted net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	0.85			1.87			0.80			0.49			4.00
Net income	0.85			1.87			0.80			0.49			4.00

	For the three months ended,
2012:	March 31, 2012			June 30, 2012			September 30, 2012			December 31, 2012			2012
Revenues, net	$	326,239		$	327,570		$	332,056		$	366,712		$	1,352,577
Operating expenses	(229,200		)	(229,294		)	(245,197		)	(286,048		)	(989,739		)
Operating income	$	97,039		$	98,276		$	86,859		$	80,664		$	362,838
Income from continuing operations	$	43,077		$	41,405		$	36,543		$	15,191		$	136,216
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	104			105			105			—			314
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$	43,181		$	41,510		$	36,648		$	15,191		$	136,530
Basic net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.62		$	0.59		$	0.52		$	0.22		$	1.94
Income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Net income	$	0.62		$	0.59		$	0.52		$	0.22		$	1.94
Diluted net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.60		$	0.57		$	0.51		$	0.21		$	1.89
Income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Net income	$	0.60		$	0.58		$	0.51		$	0.21		$	1.89

As set forth in the table above, there have been changes in the level of the Company’s revenues, net from quarter to quarter and/or changes from year to year due primarily to increased distribution revenue and advertising revenue. In addition, the Company’s operating expenses have also changed from quarter to quarter and/or year over year due primarily to the timing of the exhibition, promotion and marketing of program rights and/or program rights write-downs based on management’s assessment of programming usefulness. In addition to the changes in operating income, non-operating income and expense items such as interest expense, net, write-off of deferred financing costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and income tax expense also impact quarter over quarter and year over year net income.