Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 636,954,000	$ 681,843,000	$ 2,033,029,000	$ 2,132,025,000
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	284,900,000	293,459,000	933,590,000	903,468,000
Selling, general and administrative	187,232,000	207,972,000	567,136,000	670,444,000
Depreciation and amortization	28,009,000	29,735,000	79,629,000	79,556,000
Impairment and other charges	5,400,000	0	30,282,000	0
Restructuring and other related charges	10,563,000	0	22,537,000	0
Total operating expenses	516,104,000	531,166,000	1,633,174,000	1,653,468,000
Operating income	120,850,000	150,677,000	399,855,000	478,557,000
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(38,757,000)	(34,308,000)	(115,304,000)	(97,085,000)
Interest income	11,686,000	3,625,000	26,944,000	8,552,000
Miscellaneous, net	(2,211,000)	(1,546,000)	12,518,000	3,540,000
Total other expense	(29,282,000)	(32,229,000)	(75,842,000)	(84,993,000)
Income from operations before income taxes	91,568,000	118,448,000	324,013,000	393,564,000
Income tax expense	(23,671,000)	(28,456,000)	(82,725,000)	(103,118,000)
Net income including noncontrolling interests	67,897,000	89,992,000	241,288,000	290,446,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,473,000)	(5,326,000)	(4,015,000)	(18,163,000)
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders	$ 63,424,000	$ 84,666,000	$ 237,273,000	$ 272,283,000
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.44	$ 1.96	$ 5.42	$ 6.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.44	$ 1.94	$ 5.40	$ 6.23
Weighted average common shares:
Basic (in shares)	43,951	43,238	43,786	43,070
Diluted (in shares)	44,041	43,732	43,905	43,707