Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 654,015	$ 718,597	$ 2,034,681	$ 2,275,117
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	333,816	354,992	960,379	1,080,763
Selling, general and administrative	148,769	159,357	488,581	505,233
Depreciation and amortization	27,547	25,619	80,182	75,568
Impairment charges	0	0	130,411	0
Restructuring and other related charges	4,406	10,191	13,879	29,995
Total operating expenses	514,538	550,159	1,673,432	1,691,559
Operating income	139,477	168,438	361,249	583,558
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(33,418)	(39,621)	(105,283)	(118,982)
Interest income	2,994	4,626	11,276	13,571
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(2,908)	0
Miscellaneous, net	11,138	(1,490)	(10,088)	(16,972)
Total other (expense) income	(19,286)	(36,485)	(107,003)	(122,383)
Income from operations before income taxes	120,191	131,953	254,246	461,175
Income tax expense	(52,195)	(8,727)	(95,490)	(53,807)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	67,996	123,226	158,756	407,368
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,356)	(6,303)	(13,488)	(18,305)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 61,640	$ 116,923	$ 145,268	$ 389,063
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.18	$ 2.09	$ 2.72	$ 6.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.17	$ 2.07	$ 2.69	$ 6.80
Weighted average common shares
Basic (in shares)	52,346	55,847	53,374	56,339
Diluted (in shares)	52,904	56,605	53,917	57,218