Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 120,064	$ 126,676
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	15,385	(60,825)
Unrealized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(1,578)	696
Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes	13,807	(60,129)
Income tax expense	(1,899)	(2,279)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	11,908	(62,408)
Comprehensive income	131,972	64,268
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7,032)	(4,332)
Comprehensive income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 124,940	$ 59,936