Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 784,221	$ 740,823
Operating expenses
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	340,148	320,365
Selling, general and administrative	172,512	166,449
Depreciation and amortization	24,056	20,354
Restructuring expense	2,642	0
Total operating expenses	539,358	507,168
Operating income	244,863	233,655
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(39,645)	(38,205)
Interest income	4,200	5,019
Miscellaneous, net	(12,785)	16,946
Total other income (expense)	(48,230)	(16,240)
Income from operations before income taxes	196,633	217,415
Income tax expense	(46,476)	(56,879)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	150,157	160,536
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,760)	(3,666)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 143,397	$ 156,870
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.53	$ 2.57
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.48	$ 2.54
Weighted average common shares
Basic (in shares)	56,588	60,967
Diluted (in shares)	57,725	61,719