Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 681,843,000	$ 810,766,000	$ 2,132,025,000	$ 2,273,899,000
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	293,459,000	378,264,000	903,468,000	997,677,000
Selling, general and administrative	207,972,000	220,011,000	670,444,000	610,164,000
Depreciation and amortization	29,735,000	23,411,000	79,556,000	71,261,000
Impairment and other charges	0	0	0	158,973,000
Restructuring and other related charges	0	754,000	0	9,534,000
Total operating expenses	531,166,000	622,440,000	1,653,468,000	1,847,609,000
Operating income	150,677,000	188,326,000	478,557,000	426,290,000
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(34,308,000)	(31,413,000)	(97,085,000)	(97,674,000)
Interest income	3,625,000	2,264,000	8,552,000	7,614,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(22,074,000)
Miscellaneous, net	(1,546,000)	54,000	3,540,000	19,634,000
Total other expense	(32,229,000)	(29,095,000)	(84,993,000)	(92,500,000)
Income from operations before income taxes	118,448,000	159,231,000	393,564,000	333,790,000
Income tax expense	(28,456,000)	(40,744,000)	(103,118,000)	(77,980,000)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	89,992,000	118,487,000	290,446,000	255,810,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5,326,000)	(7,836,000)	(18,163,000)	(22,253,000)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 84,666,000	$ 110,651,000	$ 272,283,000	$ 233,557,000
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.96	$ 2.60	$ 6.32	$ 5.52
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.94	$ 2.55	$ 6.23	$ 5.39
Weighted average common shares:
Basic (in shares)	43,238	42,506	43,070	42,308
Diluted (in shares)	43,732	43,440	43,707	43,332