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Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plans (Activity for Stock) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Parent Company [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 16.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 $ 15.33us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 13.55us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 16.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 1 year 99 days 2 years 26 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 1 year 99 days  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value $ 658us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1] $ 1,404us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value 658us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1]  
Cablevision and MSG Employees [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 15.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain		 $ 16.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 18.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 15.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 1 year 50 days 2 years 3 months 7 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 1 year 50 days  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value 12,566us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain		 [2] 16,671us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain		 [2]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value $ 12,566us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain		 [2]  
Time Vesting Options [Member] | Parent Company [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number 14,045us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember		 26,601us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period (12,556)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number 14,045us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember		  
Time Vesting Options [Member] | Cablevision and MSG Employees [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number 229,497us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember		 285,908us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period (56,411)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number 229,497us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_TimeVestingOptionsMember		  
Performance Vesting Options [Member] | Cablevision and MSG Employees [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number 32,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_PerformanceVestingOptionsMember		 35,600us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_PerformanceVestingOptionsMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period (3,100)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_PerformanceVestingOptionsMember		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number 32,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amcx_CablevisionandMSGEmployeesDomain
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= amcx_PerformanceVestingOptionsMember		  
[1] 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, 2014 or December 31, 2013, as indicated.
[2] 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, 2014 or December 31, 2013, as indicated, and December 31, 2014 in the case of the stock options expected to vest in the future.