Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 712,157,000	$ 691,741,000
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	284,237,000	280,572,000
Selling, general and administrative	230,653,000	191,535,000
Depreciation and amortization	22,590,000	25,246,000
Impairment and other charges	0	16,055,000
Restructuring and other related charges	0	8,625,000
Total operating expenses	537,480,000	522,033,000
Operating income	174,677,000	169,708,000
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(30,797,000)	(34,742,000)
Interest income	2,460,000	2,342,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(22,074,000)
Miscellaneous, net	5,828,000	5,406,000
Total other expense	(22,509,000)	(49,068,000)
Income from operations before income taxes	152,168,000	120,640,000
Income tax expense	(41,634,000)	(25,915,000)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	110,534,000	94,725,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,346,000)	(7,704,000)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 104,188,000	$ 87,021,000
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.44	$ 2.08
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.38	$ 2.02
Weighted average common shares:
Basic (in shares)	42,780	41,930
Diluted (in shares)	43,715	43,171