Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 646,291	$ 772,299	$ 1,380,666	$ 1,556,520
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	282,503	385,623	626,563	725,771
Selling, general and administrative	155,163	173,364	339,812	345,876
Depreciation and amortization	25,905	25,893	52,635	49,949
Impairment charges	130,411	0	130,411	0
Restructuring and other related charges	3,507	17,162	9,473	19,804
Total operating expenses	597,489	602,042	1,158,894	1,141,400
Operating income	48,802	170,257	221,772	415,120
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(34,301)	(39,716)	(71,865)	(79,361)
Interest income	3,727	4,745	8,282	8,945
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(2,908)	0
Miscellaneous, net	8,713	(2,697)	(21,226)	(15,482)
Total other (expense) income	(21,861)	(37,668)	(87,717)	(85,898)
Income from operations before income taxes	26,941	132,589	134,055	329,222
Income tax (expense) benefit	(9,707)	1,396	(43,295)	(45,080)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	17,234	133,985	90,760	284,142
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,273)	(5,242)	(7,132)	(12,002)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 14,961	$ 128,743	$ 83,628	$ 272,140
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 2.28	$ 1.55	$ 4.81
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 2.25	$ 1.54	$ 4.73
Weighted average common shares
Basic (in shares)	52,311	56,590	53,894	56,589
Diluted (in shares)	52,797	57,335	54,429	57,529