Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 17, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Entity Registrant Name	AMC Networks Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001514991
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 3.6
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		56,254,726
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,484,408