Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 83,387	$ 87,442	$ 203,452	$ 214,118
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(18,389)	24,119	(3,004)	(36,706)
Unrealized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(765)	674	(2,343)	1,370
Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes	(19,154)	24,793	(5,347)	(35,336)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(8,312)	5,943	(10,211)	3,664
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	(27,466)	30,736	(15,558)	(31,672)
Comprehensive income	55,921	118,178	187,894	182,446
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,424)	(4,433)	(11,456)	(10,189)
Comprehensive income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 51,497	$ 113,745	$ 176,438	$ 172,257