Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from related parties of $6,407, $6,475, $19,619 and $21,689, respectively)	$ 632,165	$ 519,550	$ 1,901,985	$ 1,566,197
Operating expenses
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	293,096	252,556	814,999	701,771
Selling, general and administrative (including charges from related parties of $972, $928, $3,190 and $2,477, respectively)	156,308	132,851	469,767	420,097
Restructuring expense	2,631	5,619	5,941	6,772
Depreciation and amortization	20,862	18,295	62,429	50,220
Total operating expenses	472,897	409,321	1,353,136	1,178,860
Operating income	159,268	110,229	548,849	387,337
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(31,927)	(31,665)	(97,522)	(97,360)
Interest income	557	349	1,786	1,008
Miscellaneous, net	(7,640)	(11,766)	(6,486)	(16,007)
Total other income (expense)	(39,010)	(43,082)	(102,222)	(112,359)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	120,258	67,147	446,627	274,978
Income tax expense	(43,358)	(13,078)	(155,609)	(88,742)
Net income from continuing operations	76,900	54,069	291,018	186,236
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(966)	0	(3,448)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	76,900	53,103	291,018	182,788
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,130)	57	(14,319)	394
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 72,770	$ 53,160	$ 276,699	$ 183,182
Basic net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 1.00	$ 0.75	$ 3.82	$ 2.59
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.04)
Net income	1.00	0.74	3.82	2.55
Diluted net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	0.99	0.74	3.78	2.57
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.05)
Net income	$ 0.99	$ 0.73	$ 3.78	$ 2.52
Weighted average common shares
Basic weighted average common shares	72,503	72,075	72,386	71,966
Diluted weighted average common shares	73,222	72,890	73,108	72,604