Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

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Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the Company’s selected quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

	For the three months ended,
2014:	March 31, 2014			June 30, 2014			September 30, 2014			December 31, 2014			2014
Revenues, net	$	524,554		$	522,093		$	519,550		$	609,444		$	2,175,641
Operating expenses	(376,921		)	(392,618		)	(409,321		)	(450,428		)	(1,629,288		)
Operating income	$	147,633		$	129,475		$	110,229		$	159,016		$	546,353
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	$	71,987		$	60,180		$	54,069		$	81,637		$	267,873
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(750	)	$	(1,732	)	$	(966	)	$	—		$	(3,448	)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	71,237		$	58,448		$	53,103		$	81,637		$	264,425
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$	71,367		$	58,655		$	53,160		$	77,615		$	260,797
Basic net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	1.00		$	0.84		$	0.75		$	1.08		$	3.67
Net income	$	0.99		$	0.81		$	0.74		$	1.08		$	3.62
Diluted net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.99		$	0.83		$	0.74		$	1.06		$	3.63
Net income	$	0.98		$	0.81		$	0.73		$	1.06		$	3.58

	For the three months ended,
2013:	March 31, 2013			June 30, 2013			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2013			2013
Revenues, net	$	381,961		$	379,322		$	395,328		$	435,247		$	1,591,858
Operating expenses	(254,477		)	(131,998		)	(272,941		)	(350,275		)	(1,009,691		)
Operating income	$	127,484		$	247,324		$	122,387		$	84,972		$	582,167
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	$	61,517		$	135,731		$	57,950		$	34,962		$	290,160
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	61,517		$	135,731		$	57,950		$	34,962		$	290,160
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$	61,517		$	135,731		$	58,111		$	35,379		$	290,738
Basic net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.86		$	1.90		$	0.81		$	0.49		$	4.06
Net income	$	0.86		$	1.90		$	0.81		$	0.49		$	4.06
Diluted net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.85		$	1.87		$	0.80		$	0.49		$	4.00
Net income	$	0.85		$	1.87		$	0.80		$	0.49		$	4.00

The operating results of acquisitions are included from the date of the acquisition and impact quarter over quarter and year over year comparability. In addition, there have been changes in the level of the Company’s revenues, net from quarter to quarter and/or changes from year to year due primarily to increased distribution revenue and advertising revenue. In addition, the Company’s operating expenses have also changed from quarter to quarter and/or year over year due primarily to the timing of the exhibition, promotion and marketing of program rights and/or program rights write-downs based on management’s assessment of programming usefulness and restructuring charges. In addition to the changes in operating income, non-operating income and expense items such as interest expense, net, restructuring charges, write-off of deferred financing costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and income tax expense also impact quarter over quarter and year over year net income.