Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from related parties of $6,200, $6,493, $12,906 and $13,212, respectively)	$ 684,832	$ 601,138	$ 1,391,411	$ 1,269,820
Operating expenses
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	305,492	259,730	576,537	521,903
Selling, general and administrative (including charges from related parties of $822, $1,269, $1,890 and $2,218, respectively)	179,366	158,880	336,644	313,459
Restructuring expense	389	2,654	354	3,310
Depreciation and amortization	21,553	21,040	41,185	41,567
Total operating expenses	506,800	442,304	954,720	880,239
Operating income	178,032	158,834	436,691	389,581
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(32,007)	(32,571)	(63,757)	(65,595)
Interest income	1,671	792	2,393	1,229
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(9)	0	(48,343)	0
Miscellaneous, net	(24,910)	11,384	(25,599)	1,154
Total other income (expense)	(55,255)	(20,395)	(135,306)	(63,212)
Income from operations before income taxes	122,777	138,439	301,385	326,369
Income tax expense	(39,390)	(50,997)	(97,933)	(112,251)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	83,387	87,442	203,452	214,118
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,212)	(4,433)	(12,832)	(10,189)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 77,175	$ 83,009	$ 190,620	$ 203,929
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Basic	$ 1.06	$ 1.15	$ 2.62	$ 2.82
Diluted	$ 1.05	$ 1.14	$ 2.60	$ 2.81
Weighted average common shares
Basic weighted average common shares	72,729,000	72,447,000	72,654,000	72,327,000
Diluted weighted average common shares	73,300,000	73,128,000	73,287,000	72,685,000