Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

The following is a summary of the Company's selected quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

(In thousands)	For the three months ended,
2018:	March 31, 2018			June 30, 2018			September 30, 2018			December 31, 2018			2018
Revenues, net	$	740,823		$	761,385		$	696,875		$	772,846		$	2,971,929
Operating expenses	(507,168		)	(569,854		)	(532,276		)	(635,722		)	(2,245,020		)
Operating income	$	233,655		$	191,531		$	164,599		$	137,124		$	726,909
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	160,536		$	110,332		$	116,660		$	76,439		$	463,967
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$	156,870		$	106,181		$	111,257		$	71,879		$	446,187
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic	$	2.57		$	1.84		$	1.96		$	1.27		$	7.68
Diluted	$	2.54		$	1.82		$	1.93		$	1.24		$	7.57

(In thousands)	For the three months ended,
2017:	March 31, 2017			June 30, 2017			September 30, 2017			December 31, 2017			2017
Revenues, net	$	720,189		$	710,545		$	648,023		$	726,934		$	2,805,691
Operating expenses	(488,518		)	(534,755		)	(494,669		)	(565,390		)	(2,083,332		)
Operating income	$	231,671		$	175,790		$	153,354		$	161,544		$	722,359
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	142,631		$	107,626		$	90,836		$	148,544		$	489,637
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$	136,217		$	102,598		$	87,002		$	145,499		$	471,316
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic	$	2.00		$	1.55		$	1.37		$	2.36		$	7.26
Diluted	$	1.98		$	1.54		$	1.35		$	2.33		$	7.18