Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 734,375	$ 784,221
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	344,060	340,148
Selling, general and administrative	184,649	172,512
Depreciation and amortization	26,730	24,056
Restructuring and other related charges	5,966	2,642
Total operating expenses	561,405	539,358
Operating income	172,970	244,863
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(37,564)	(39,645)
Interest income	4,555	4,200
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,908)	0
Miscellaneous, net	(29,939)	(12,785)
Total other (expense) income	(65,856)	(48,230)
Income from operations before income taxes	107,114	196,633
Income tax expense	(33,588)	(46,476)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	73,526	150,157
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,859)	(6,760)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 68,667	$ 143,397
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.24	$ 2.53
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.22	$ 2.48
Weighted average common shares
Basic (in shares)	55,477	56,588
Diluted (in shares)	56,061	57,725