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Consolidated Balance Sheets(USD ($))
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Common Class A [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Common Class A [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Common Class B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Common Class B [Member]
Current Assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents $ 201,367us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 521,951us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue        
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,276 and $931) 587,193us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 378,831us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent        
Amounts due from related parties, net 4,102us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent 4,774us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent        
Current portion of program rights, net 437,302amcx_ProgramRightsNetCurrent 317,922amcx_ProgramRightsNetCurrent        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 74,294us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 65,512us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent        
Deferred tax asset, net 24,822us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 15,668us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent        
Total current assets 1,329,080us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,304,658us-gaap_AssetsCurrent        
Property and equipment, net 133,844us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 71,068us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet        
Program rights, net 959,941amcx_ProgramRightsNetNoncurrent 853,516amcx_ProgramRightsNetNoncurrent        
Amounts due from related parties, net 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent 2,096us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent        
Deferred carriage fees, net 46,737us-gaap_OtherDeferredCostsNet 44,032us-gaap_OtherDeferredCostsNet        
Intangible assets, net 590,824us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 209,552us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill        
Goodwill 734,356us-gaap_Goodwill 76,748us-gaap_Goodwill        
Other assets 181,805us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 75,019us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent        
Total assets 3,976,587us-gaap_Assets 2,636,689us-gaap_Assets        
Current Liabilities:            
Accounts payable 101,866us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 48,126us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent        
Accrued liabilities 204,786us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 131,290us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent        
Current portion of program rights obligations 271,199us-gaap_ProgramRightsObligationsCurrent 210,190us-gaap_ProgramRightsObligationsCurrent        
Deferred revenue 36,888us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 23,429us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent        
Promissory note payable 40,000us-gaap_NotesPayableCurrent 0us-gaap_NotesPayableCurrent        
Current portion of long-term debt 74,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent 0us-gaap_DebtCurrent        
Current portion of capital lease obligations 2,953us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 1,718us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent        
Total current liabilities 731,692us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 414,753us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent        
Program rights obligations 465,672us-gaap_ProgramRightsObligationsNoncurrent 449,587us-gaap_ProgramRightsObligationsNoncurrent        
Long-term debt 2,685,566us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 2,157,183us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent        
Capital lease obligations 27,386us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 12,387us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent        
Deferred tax liability, net 128,066us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent 95,275us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent        
Other liabilities 85,503us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 78,755us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent        
Total liabilities 4,123,885us-gaap_Liabilities 3,207,940us-gaap_Liabilities        
Commitments and contingencies              
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 204,611us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCommonCarryingAmount 268us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCommonCarryingAmount        
Stockholders' deficiency:            
Common stock     618us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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617us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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115us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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115us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; none issued 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue        
Paid-in capital 100,642us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 64,731us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock        
Accumulated deficit (341,889)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (602,686)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit        
Treasury stock, at cost (1,210,271 and 898,447 shares Class A Common Stock, respectively) (51,993)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (29,801)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue        
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (79,248)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (4,495)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax        
Total AMC Networks stockholders’ deficiency (371,755)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity (571,519)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity        
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests 19,846us-gaap_MinorityInterest 0us-gaap_MinorityInterest        
Total stockholders’ deficiency (351,909)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (571,519)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest        
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency $ 3,976,587us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 2,636,689us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity