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Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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, 2012
129,151

 
2,500

 
$
10.59

 
2.05
 
$
5,123

Exercised
(102,550
)
 
(2,500
)
 
$
9.38

 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2013
26,601

 
—

 
$
15.33

 
2.07
 
$
1,404

Options exercisable at December 31, 2013
26,061

 
—

 
$
15.33

 
2.07
 
$
1,404

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, 2013 or December 31, 2012, 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, 2012
433,030

 
205,193

 
$
34.16

Vested
(129,758
)
 
—

 
$
25.41

Forfeited
(14,665
)
 
—

 
$
36.60

Unvested award balance, December 31, 2013
288,607

 
205,193

 
$
36.38
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, 2012
337,634

 
97,915

 
$
45.01

Granted
294,470

 
82,227

 
$
59.57

Forfeited
(27,271
)
 
—

 
$
50.33

Unvested award balance, December 31, 2013
604,833

 
180,142

 
$
51.84
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Restricted shares/units (including performance based shares/units)
$
20,299

 
$
17,133

 
$
15,173

Stock options (including performance based options)
—

 
69

 
839

Stock appreciation rights
—

 
—

 
(423
)
Share-based compensation expense
$
20,299

 
$
17,202

 
$
15,589
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, 2012
326,376

 
35,600

 
$
16.57

 
3.42
 
$
11,918

Exercised
(40,468
)
 
—

 
$
19.09

 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2013
285,908

 
35,600

 
$
16.26

 
2.27
 
$
16,671

Options exercisable at December 31, 2013
260,908

 
35,600

 
$
15.23

 
2.03
 
$
15,680

Options expected to vest in the future
25,000

 
—

 
$
28.48

 
5.06
 
$
991

(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, 2013 or December 31, 2012, as indicated, and December 31, 2013 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, 2012
470,361

 
135,175

 
$
30.41

Vested
(294,755
)
 
(76,025
)
 
$
25.53

Forfeited
(23,335
)
 
—

 
$
37.87

Unvested award balance, December 31, 2013
152,271

 
59,150

 
$
38.13