Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 94,725	$ 73,526
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(22,024)	(27,121)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	610	(1,997)
Other comprehensive loss, before income taxes	(21,414)	(29,118)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(143)	465
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes	(21,557)	(28,653)
Comprehensive income	73,168	44,873
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7,434)	(3,698)
Comprehensive income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 65,734	$ 41,175