Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from related parties of $1,450, $6,407, $14,356 and $19,619, respectively)	$ 634,646	$ 632,165	$ 2,026,057	$ 1,901,985
Operating expenses
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	338,799	293,096	915,336	814,999
Selling, general and administrative (including charges from related parties of $647, $972, $2,537 and $3,190, respectively)	137,116	156,308	473,760	469,767
Restructuring expense	19,312	2,631	19,666	5,941
Depreciation and amortization	22,282	20,862	63,467	62,429
Total operating expenses	517,509	472,897	1,472,229	1,353,136
Operating income	117,137	159,268	553,828	548,849
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(29,675)	(31,927)	(93,431)	(97,522)
Interest income	471	557	2,865	1,786
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,295)	0	(50,638)	0
Miscellaneous, net	2,988	(7,640)	(22,610)	(6,486)
Total other income (expense)	(28,511)	(39,010)	(163,814)	(102,222)
Income from operations before income taxes	88,626	120,258	390,014	446,627
Income tax expense	(21,157)	(43,358)	(119,090)	(155,609)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	67,469	76,900	270,924	291,018
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,076)	(4,130)	(14,908)	(14,319)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 65,393	$ 72,770	$ 256,016	$ 276,699
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Basic	$ 0.91	$ 1.00	$ 3.54	$ 3.82
Diluted	$ 0.91	$ 0.99	$ 3.51	$ 3.78
Weighted average common shares
Basic weighted average common shares	71,507,000	72,503,000	72,269,000	72,386,000
Diluted weighted average common shares	72,140,000	73,222,000	72,902,000	73,108,000