Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 17,234	$ 133,985	$ 90,760	$ 284,142
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	14,190	553	(14,092)	(5,210)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	341	(1,625)	(1,656)	(2,263)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes	14,531	(1,072)	(15,748)	(7,473)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(79)	374	386	523
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	14,452	(698)	(15,362)	(6,950)
Comprehensive income	31,686	133,287	75,398	277,192
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,472)	(5,033)	(6,170)	(11,831)
Comprehensive income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 29,214	$ 128,254	$ 69,228	$ 265,361