Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from related parties of $6,493, $7,525, $13,212 and $15,214, respectively)	$ 601,138	$ 522,093	$ 1,269,820	$ 1,046,647
Operating expenses
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	259,730	232,044	521,903	449,215
Selling, general and administrative (including charges from related parties of $1,269, $890, $2,218 and $1,549, respectively)	158,880	141,890	313,459	287,246
Restructuring expense	2,654	1,153	3,310	1,153
Depreciation and amortization	21,040	17,531	41,567	31,925
Total Operating Expenses	442,304	392,618	880,239	769,539
Operating income	158,834	129,475	389,581	277,108
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(32,571)	(33,923)	(65,595)	(65,695)
Interest income	792	318	1,229	659
Miscellaneous, net	11,384	869	1,154	(4,241)
Total nonoperating income (expense)	(20,395)	(32,736)	(63,212)	(69,277)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	138,439	96,739	326,369	207,831
Income tax expense	(50,997)	(36,559)	(112,251)	(75,664)
Income from continuing operations	87,442	60,180	214,118	132,167
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(1,732)	0	(2,482)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	87,442	58,448	214,118	129,685
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,433)	207	(10,189)	337
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 83,009	$ 58,655	$ 203,929	$ 130,022
Basic net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 1.15	$ 0.84	$ 2.82	$ 1.84
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.02)	0.00	(0.03)
Net Income	1.15	0.81	2.82	1.81
Diluted net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Income From Continuing Operations	1.14	0.83	2.81	1.83
Income from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.02)	0.00	(0.03)
Net Income	$ 1.14	$ 0.81	$ 2.81	$ 1.80
Weighted average common shares
Basic Weighted Average Common Shares	72,447	72,043	72,327	71,910
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares	73,128	72,802	72,685	72,343