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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Foreign $ 34,400us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign    
Operating Loss Carryforwards 190,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards 39,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards    
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance 29,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance    
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation 6,798us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation 4,975us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation 7,484us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
Second component of tax deductible goodwill, net of tax 1,600amcx_SecondComponentOfTaxDeductibleGoodwillNetOfTax    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 17,099us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 26,333us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued 1,388us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued    
Deferred tax asset, Uncertain tax position 3,760amcx_DeferredTaxAssetUncertainTaxPosition    
Interest expense net of deferred tax benefit 786amcx_InterestExpenseNetOfDeferredTaxBenefit    
Interest Income, Other 1,225us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther    
Tax Year 2008 [Member]      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Income Tax Examination, Liability (Refund) Adjustment from Settlement with Taxing Authority 1,381us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRefundAdjustmentFromSettlementWithTaxingAuthority
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Tax Years 2009 through 2013 [Member]      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Income Tax Examination, Liability (Refund) Adjustment from Settlement with Taxing Authority $ 2,109us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRefundAdjustmentFromSettlementWithTaxingAuthority
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