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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Cash Flow) (Details)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]                          
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 375,762us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations $ (49,463)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations $ 569,132us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations     $ (375,043)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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  $ 281,275us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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  $ 586,220us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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  $ (116,690)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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Capital expenditures (39,739)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (24,303)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (18,557)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment     0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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  (27,230)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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  (11,091)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,184,587)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (185)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired     0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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Acquisition of investments (5,375)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments (2,500)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments (750)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments               (5,251)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
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(Increase) decrease to investment in affiliates 0amcx_IncreaseDecreaseinConsolidatedSubsidiaries         293,063amcx_IncreaseDecreaseinConsolidatedSubsidiaries
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  (143,481)amcx_IncreaseDecreaseinConsolidatedSubsidiaries
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  0us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities
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  0us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities
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Proceeds from the sale of an investment 5,837us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments     0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
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  5,837us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,223,210)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (26,146)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (19,392)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations     293,063us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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  (151,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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  (175,308)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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  (1,189,965)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt 600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 880,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 589,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt     0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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  600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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  0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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  0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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Payments for financing costs (9,266)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (12,994)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (1,421)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts     0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
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  (9,266)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
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  0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
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  0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
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Deemed repurchases of restricted stock (22,192)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock         0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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  (22,192)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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  0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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  0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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Proceeds from stock option exercises 1,103us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 1,759us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 8,777us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised     0us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
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  1,103us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
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  0us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
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  0us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
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Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements 6,798us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 4,975us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 7,484us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities     0us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
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  0us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
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Principal payments on capital lease obligations (2,401)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations (1,558)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations (1,413)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations     0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations
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  0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations
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  (491)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations
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Long-term intercompany debt 0amcx_LongtermIntercompanyDebt         0amcx_LongtermIntercompanyDebt
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  624,099amcx_LongtermIntercompanyDebt
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  0amcx_LongtermIntercompanyDebt
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Cash contributions from member 0amcx_CapitalContributionsFromRelatedParty         0amcx_CapitalContributionsFromRelatedParty
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  1,386,837amcx_CapitalContributionsFromRelatedParty
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Contributions from noncontrolling interest member 835us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders         0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 574,877us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (19,953)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (155,087)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations     0us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations (272,571)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations (95,562)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations 394,653us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations     (81,980)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
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  82,619us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
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  (353,736)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
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  80,526us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
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Net cash used in operating activities (2,955)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations 0us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (82)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations     0us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations (2,955)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations 0us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations 481us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations     0us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (45,058)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 6,543us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 0us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents     81,980us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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  36,922us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents 201,367us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 521,951us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 610,970us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 250,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 215,836us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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1,581us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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519,392us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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116,110us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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1,617us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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  $ 391,039us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
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