Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company classifies its operations into two operating segments: National Networks and International and Other. These operating segments represent strategic business units that are managed separately.

The Company generally allocates all corporate overhead costs within operating expenses to the Company’s two operating segments based upon their proportionate estimated usage of services, including such costs as executive salaries and benefits, costs of maintaining corporate headquarters, facilities and common support functions (such as human resources, legal, finance, tax, accounting, audit, treasury, risk management, strategic planning and information technology) as well as sales support functions and creative and production services.

The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is operating segment adjusted operating income (a non-GAAP measure) defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense or benefit, impairment charges, and restructuring expense or credit. We renamed this non-GAAP performance measure to adjusted operating income (“AOI”), formerly referred to as adjusted operating cash flow (“AOCF”). Other than the title, there is no change to the definition of this non-GAAP measure. The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating income to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure, and other information as to the continuing operations of the Company’s operating segments below.

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	National Networks		International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	990,508	$	94,467		$	(1,000	)	$	1,083,975
Distribution	1,320,532		365,529			(14,382		)	1,671,679
Consolidated revenues, net	$	2,311,040	$	459,996		$	(15,382	)	$	2,755,654
Operating income (loss)	$	784,027	$	(120,914	)	$	(5,557	)	$	657,556
Share-based compensation expense	30,569		8,328			—			38,897
Restructuring expense	8,516		20,987			—			29,503
Impairment charges	—		67,805			—			67,805
Depreciation and amortization	32,376		52,402			—			84,778
Adjusted operating income	$	855,488	$	28,608		$	(5,557	)	$	878,539
Capital expenditures	$	15,947	$	63,273		$	—		$	79,220

	Year Ended December 31, 2015
	National Networks		International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	945,288	$	82,972		$	—		$	1,028,260
Distribution	1,190,079		369,606			(7,010		)	1,552,675
Consolidated revenues, net	$	2,135,367	$	452,578		$	(7,010	)	$	2,580,935
Operating income (loss)	$	754,243	$	(42,542	)	$	(2,508	)	$	709,193
Share-based compensation expense	23,814		7,206			—			31,020
Restructuring expense	3,194		11,804			—			14,998
Depreciation and amortization	29,742		53,289			—			83,031
Adjusted operating income	$	810,993	$	29,757		$	(2,508	)	$	838,242
Capital expenditures	$	24,386	$	43,935		$	—		$	68,321

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	National Networks		International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	764,610	$	55,726		$	—		$	820,336
Distribution	979,312		378,495			(2,502		)	1,355,305
Consolidated revenues, net	$	1,743,922	$	434,221		$	(2,502	)	$	2,175,641
Operating income	$	586,856	$	(41,977	)	$	1,474		$	546,353
Share-based compensation expense	21,584		6,779			—			28,363
Restructuring expense	3,664		12,051			—			15,715
Depreciation and amortization	21,480		47,568			—			69,048
Adjusted operating income	$	633,584	$	24,421		$	1,474		$	659,479
Capital expenditures	$	13,462	$	26,277		$	—		$	39,739

Inter-segment eliminations are primarily licensing revenues recognized between the National Networks and International and Other segments as well as revenues recognized by AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology for transmission revenues recognized from the International and Other operating segment.

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Inter-segment revenues
National Networks	$	(14,963	)	$	(6,719	)	$	(1,802	)
International and Other	(419		)	(291		)	(700		)
	$	(15,382	)	$	(7,010	)	$	(2,502	)

One customer primarily within the National Networks segment accounted for approximately 11% of consolidated revenues, net for the years ended December 31, 2016. No customers accounted for more than 10% of revenues, net for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The table below summarizes revenue based on customer location:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016		Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenue
United States	$	2,215,430	$	2,114,172
Europe	384,234		317,759
Other	155,990		149,004
	$	2,755,654	$	2,580,935

The table below summarizes property and equipment based on asset location:

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Property and equipment, net
United States	$	104,939	$	93,951
Europe	39,976		48,043
Other	21,721		21,866
	$	166,636	$	163,860