Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from related parties of $1,567 and $6,706, respectively)	$ 720,189	$ 706,579
Operating expenses
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	298,612	274,274
Selling, general and administrative (including charges from related parties of $575 and $1,069, respectively)	163,709	153,901
Depreciation and amortization	23,493	19,632
Restructuring expense (credit)	2,704	(35)
Total operating expenses	488,518	447,772
Operating income	231,671	258,807
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(30,500)	(31,751)
Interest income	3,493	722
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(48,334)
Miscellaneous, net	11,049	(837)
Total other income (expense)	(15,958)	(80,200)
Income from operations before income taxes	215,713	178,607
Income tax expense	(73,082)	(58,543)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	142,631	120,064
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,414)	(6,620)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders	$ 136,217	$ 113,444
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks’ stockholders:
Basic	$ 2.00	$ 1.56
Diluted	$ 1.98	$ 1.55
Weighted average common shares
Basic weighted average common shares	68,020,000	72,579,000
Diluted weighted average common shares	68,764,000	73,274,000