Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 87,442	$ 58,448	$ 214,118	$ 129,685
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	24,119	4,502	(36,706)	10,052
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps	674	1,171	1,370	1,957
Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes	24,793	5,673	(35,336)	12,009
Income tax benefit (expense)	5,943	(432)	3,664	(722)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	30,736	5,241	(31,672)	11,287
Comprehensive income	118,178	63,689	182,446	140,972
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,433)	207	(10,189)	337
Comprehensive income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 113,745	$ 63,896	$ 172,257	$ 141,309