Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Balance Sheet) (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 296,622	$ 521,951	€ 250,000	$ 509,676	$ 610,970	$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,698	$ 942	$ 217,434	$ 519,392	$ 74,490	$ 1,617
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts)	483,600	378,831				0		0		359,812		123,788
Amounts due from related parties, net	3,569	4,774				0		0		3,569		0
Current portion of program rights, net	406,511	317,922				0		0		351,022		55,489
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	69,688	65,512				(39,879)		31,406		67,255		10,906
Deferred tax asset, net	33,932	15,668				0		30,004		0		3,928
Total current assets	1,293,922	1,304,658				(39,879)		66,108		999,092		268,601
Property and equipment, net	123,763	71,068				0		0		70,421		53,342
Investments In Consolidated Subsidiaries	0					(2,660,044)		1,748,405		911,639		0
Program rights, net	964,432	853,516				0		0		917,398		47,034
Intercompany Receivable, Noncurrent	0					(767,281)		651,405		115,876		0
Deferred carriage fees, net	49,259	44,032				0		0		47,025		2,234
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	497,323	209,552				0		0		202,229		295,094
Goodwill	592,880	76,748				0		0		74,855		518,025
Other assets	141,676	75,019				0		28,393		65,940		47,343
Total assets	3,663,255	2,636,689				(3,467,204)		2,494,311		3,404,475		1,231,673
Accounts payable	92,183	48,126				0		298		64,822		27,063
Accrued liabilities	182,795	131,290				(39,879)		33,523		134,989		54,162
Program rights obligations	261,783	210,190				0		0		228,687		33,096
Deferred revenue	39,354	23,429				0		0		35,647		3,707
Debt, Current	55,500	0				0		55,500		0		0
Current portion of capital lease obligations	2,890	1,718				0		0		2,185		705
Total current liabilities	634,505	414,753				(39,879)		89,321		466,330		118,733
Program rights obligations	484,253	449,587				0		0		481,993		2,260
Long-term debt	2,703,458	2,157,183				0		2,703,458		0		0
Capital lease obligations	28,214	12,387				0		0		12,522		15,692
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	109,290					0		88,515		0		20,775
Other liabilities	91,558	78,755				(767,281)		31,081		699,710		128,048
Total liabilities	4,051,278	3,207,940				(807,160)		2,912,375		1,660,555		285,508
Shareholders Equity Other	(418,043)					(2,660,044)		(418,064)		1,744,957		915,108
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	(418,043)	(571,519)				(2,660,044)		(418,064)		1,744,957		915,108
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	30,020	268				0		0		(1,037)		31,057
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(388,023)	(571,251)				(2,660,044)		(418,064)		1,743,920		946,165
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency	$ 3,663,255	$ 2,636,689				$ (3,467,204)		$ 2,494,311		$ 3,404,475		$ 1,231,673