Equity Plans	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Equity Plans	Equity Plans On June 9, 2015, AMC Networks granted 22,659 restricted stock units under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Non-Employee Directors Plan to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant. On May 26, 2015, AMC Networks granted 39,099 restricted stock units to an employee under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest in equal annual installments over a three year period. On March 6, 2015, AMC Networks granted 437,717 restricted stock units to certain executive officers and employees under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The vesting criteria for 125,465 restricted stock units include the achievement of certain performance targets by the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 416,945 restricted stock units of AMC Networks Class A Common Stock previously issued to employees of the Company vested. On the vesting date, 172,947 restricted stock units were surrendered to the Company to cover the required statutory tax withholding obligations and 243,998 new shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock were issued in respect of the remaining restricted stock units. The units surrendered to satisfy the employees' statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment tax had an aggregate value of $14,454, which has been reflected as a financing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expense, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $7,821 and $23,910, respectively and $7,730 and $21,569 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, there was $64,451 of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to outstanding unvested restricted stock units. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 2.9 years.

Equity Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

On June 9, 2015, AMC Networks granted 22,659 restricted stock units under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Non-Employee Directors Plan to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant.

On May 26, 2015, AMC Networks granted 39,099 restricted stock units to an employee under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest in equal annual installments over a three year period.

On March 6, 2015, AMC Networks granted 437,717 restricted stock units to certain executive officers and employees under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The vesting criteria for 125,465 restricted stock units include the achievement of certain performance targets by the Company.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 416,945 restricted stock units of AMC Networks Class A Common Stock previously issued to employees of the Company vested. On the vesting date, 172,947 restricted stock units were surrendered to the Company to cover the required statutory tax withholding obligations and 243,998 new shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock were issued in respect of the remaining restricted stock units. The units surrendered to satisfy the employees' statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment tax had an aggregate value of $14,454, which has been reflected as a financing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expense, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $7,821 and $23,910, respectively and $7,730 and $21,569 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

As of September 30, 2015, there was $64,451 of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to outstanding unvested restricted stock units. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 2.9 years.