Acquisitions (Details)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 country	Oct. 24, 2014 New Video (BBC AMERICA) [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2014 New Video (BBC AMERICA) [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chellomedia [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Chellomedia [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Chellomedia [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Business Acquisition Acquiree 2 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2014 Business Acquisition Acquiree 2 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2014 Business Acquisition Acquiree 2 [Member] EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2014 Term-A Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] subscriber
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				49.90%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			$ 200,000,000
Purchase Price To Acquire An Entity						1,035,000,000	750,000,000		28,600,000	21,000,000
Notes Payable				40,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											600,000,000
Number of Subscribers												390,000,000
Number of countries		130
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual					348,836,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual					24,677,000
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					13,978,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Transaction Costs Incurred by Acquiree					1,853,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	$ 697,597,000							$ 6,478,000