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Income Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset (Liability)) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $ 39,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Deferred tax asset, net 24,822us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 15,668us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent 128,066us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent (128,066)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent (95,275)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Deferred Tax Assets, Net (88,741)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet (79,607)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Current [Member]    
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards 9,003us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
5,130us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits 15,213us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
13,299us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 286us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
316us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Other 5,537us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
1,280us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Current 30,039us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
20,025us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Current 596us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
2,623us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current 29,443us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
17,402us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other 4,662us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
1,734us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current 4,662us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
1,734us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Deferred tax asset, net 24,781us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
15,668us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_CurrentMember
Noncurrent [Member]    
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards 68,042us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
26,413us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits 20,705us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
18,713us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred tax asset, fixed assets and intangible assets 43,751amcx_DeferredTaxAssetFixedAssetsAndIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
0amcx_DeferredTaxAssetFixedAssetsAndIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets Interest Rate Swap Contracts Noncurrent 2,857amcx_DeferredTaxAssetsInterestRateSwapContractsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
3,577amcx_DeferredTaxAssetsInterestRateSwapContractsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Accrued Liabilities 10,522us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Other 9,171us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
7,281us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Noncurrent 155,048us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
55,984us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent 50,434us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
7,335us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent 104,614us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
48,649us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Prepaid Expenses 781us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
825us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred tax liability, fixed assets and intangible assets 64,762amcx_Deferredtaxliabilityfixedassetsandintangibleassets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
8,595amcx_Deferredtaxliabilityfixedassetsandintangibleassets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investment in Noncontrolled Affiliates 138,790us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
131,116us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Deferred Expense, Other Capitalized Costs 13,803us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseOtherCapitalizedCosts
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
3,388us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseOtherCapitalizedCosts
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent 218,136us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
143,924us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent $ (113,522)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember
$ (95,275)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= amcx_NoncurrentMember