Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company classifies its operations into two operating segments: National Networks and International and Other. These reportable segments represent strategic business units that are managed separately.

The Company generally allocates all corporate overhead costs to the Company’s two operating segments based upon their proportionate estimated usage of services, including such costs as executive salaries and benefits, costs of maintaining corporate headquarters, facilities and common support functions (such as human resources, legal, finance, tax, accounting, audit, treasury, risk management, strategic planning and information technology) as well as sales support functions and creative and production services.

The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is operating segment adjusted operating cash flow (defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense or benefit, and restructuring expense or credit). The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating cash flow to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure and other information as to the continuing operations of the Company’s reportable segments below.

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	185,712		$	21,778		$	—		$	207,490
Distribution	302,896			91,105			(353		)	393,648
Consolidated revenues, net	$	488,608		$	112,883		$	(353	)	$	601,138
Adjusted operating cash flow	$	182,553		$	8,610		$	166		$	191,329
Depreciation and amortization	(7,212		)	(13,828		)	—			(21,040		)
Share-based compensation expense	(7,043		)	(1,758		)	—			(8,801		)
Restructuring expense	(651		)	(2,003		)	—			(2,654		)
Operating income (loss)	$	167,647		$	(8,979	)	$	166		$	158,834
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	163,836		$	16,475		$	—		$	180,311
Distribution	234,168			108,125			(511		)	341,782
Consolidated revenues, net	$	398,004		$	124,600		$	(511	)	$	522,093
Adjusted operating cash flow	$	136,918		$	19,537		$	464		$	156,919
Depreciation and amortization	(5,046		)	(12,485		)	—			(17,531		)
Share-based compensation expense	(6,624		)	(2,136		)	—			(8,760		)
Restructuring expense	—			(1,153		)	—			(1,153		)
Operating income	$	125,248		$	3,763		$	464		$	129,475

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	446,151		$	40,581		$	—		$	486,732
Distribution	605,304			178,658			(874		)	783,088
Consolidated revenues, net	$	1,051,455		$	219,239		$	(874	)	$	1,269,820
Adjusted operating cash flow	$	435,811		$	14,289		$	447		$	450,547
Depreciation and amortization	(14,574		)	(26,993		)	—			(41,567		)
Share-based compensation expense	(12,453		)	(3,636		)	—			(16,089		)
Restructuring expense	(717		)	$	(2,593	)	$	—		$	(3,310	)
Operating income (loss)	$	408,067		$	(18,933	)	$	447		$	389,581
Capital expenditures	$	11,484		$	21,640		$	—		$	33,124
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	371,739		$	24,489		$	—		$	396,228
Distribution	474,945			176,689			(1,215		)	650,419
Consolidated revenues, net	$	846,684		$	201,178		$	(1,215	)	$	1,046,647
Adjusted operating cash flow	$	314,664		$	8,488		$	873		$	324,025
Depreciation and amortization	(9,953		)	(21,972		)	—			(31,925		)
Share-based compensation expense	(10,789		)	(3,050		)	—			(13,839		)
Restructuring expense	—			(1,153		)	—			(1,153		)
Operating income (loss)	$	293,922		$	(17,687	)	$	873		$	277,108
Capital expenditures	$	7,204		$	11,551		$	—		$	18,755

Inter-segment eliminations are primarily revenues recognized by AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology for transmission revenues recognized from the International and Other operating segment as well as distribution licensing revenues recognized between the National Networks and International and Other segments.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Inter-segment revenues
National Networks	$	(336	)	$	(316	)	$	(788	)	$	(990	)
International and Other	(17		)	(195		)	(86		)	(225		)
	$	(353	)	$	(511	)	$	(874	)	$	(1,215	)

The table below summarizes revenues based on customer location:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Revenues
United States	$	472,258	$	383,610	$	1,036,083	$	832,760
Europe	78,056		107,231		153,942		157,014
Other	50,824		31,252		79,795		56,873
	$	601,138	$	522,093	$	1,269,820	$	1,046,647

The table below summarizes property and equipment based on asset location:

	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Property and equipment, net
United States	$	84,940	$	79,832
Europe	35,356		33,380
Other	20,027		20,632
	$	140,323	$	133,844