Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 738,025,000	$ 771,392,000	$ 1,450,182,000	$ 1,463,133,000
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	325,772,000	338,841,000	610,009,000	619,413,000
Selling, general and administrative	231,819,000	198,618,000	462,472,000	390,153,000
Depreciation and amortization	27,231,000	22,604,000	49,821,000	47,850,000
Impairment and other charges	0	142,918,000	0	158,973,000
Restructuring and other related charges	0	155,000	0	8,780,000
Total operating expenses	584,822,000	703,136,000	1,122,302,000	1,225,169,000
Operating income	153,203,000	68,256,000	327,880,000	237,964,000
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(31,980,000)	(31,519,000)	(62,777,000)	(66,261,000)
Interest income	2,467,000	3,008,000	4,927,000	5,350,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(22,074,000)
Miscellaneous, net	(742,000)	14,174,000	5,086,000	19,580,000
Total other expense	(30,255,000)	(14,337,000)	(52,764,000)	(63,405,000)
Income from operations before income taxes	122,948,000	53,919,000	275,116,000	174,559,000
Income tax expense	(33,028,000)	(11,321,000)	(74,662,000)	(37,236,000)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	89,920,000	42,598,000	200,454,000	137,323,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,491,000)	(6,713,000)	(12,837,000)	(14,417,000)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 83,429,000	$ 35,885,000	$ 187,617,000	$ 122,906,000
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.93	$ 0.84	$ 4.36	$ 2.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.91	$ 0.83	$ 4.29	$ 2.84
Weighted average common shares:
Basic (in shares)	43,192	42,481	42,987	42,207
Diluted (in shares)	43,679	43,382	43,697	43,277