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Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 01, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Registrant Name	AMC Networks Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001514991
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Class A [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		59,909,223
Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,784,408

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 313,252

$ 215,836

Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,325 and $3,092)

254,895

286,810

Amounts due from related parties, net

7,753

5,540

Program rights, net

242,402

235,171

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

37,352

67,370

Deferred tax asset, net

19,724

59,272

Total current assets

875,378

869,999

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $148,051 and $132,745

65,105

63,814

Program rights, net

773,101

765,609

Amounts due from related parties, net

3,282

3,214

Deferred carriage fees, net

40,756

47,304

Intangible assets, net

253,706

305,673

Goodwill

79,963

83,173

Other assets

61,585

45,148

Total assets

2,152,876

2,183,934

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable

62,604

61,605

Accrued liabilities:

Interest

14,862

31,254

Employee related costs

63,858

57,160

Other accrued expenses

24,127

11,385

Amounts due to related parties, net

1,066

5,336

Program rights obligations

162,557

146,339

Deferred revenue

32,975

23,853

Credit facility debt

5,950

Capital lease obligations

1,520

1,314

Total current liabilities

369,519

344,196

Program rights obligations

392,566

472,690

Senior notes

^[1]

687,169

686,434

Credit facility debt

1,496,529

1,598,896

Capital lease obligations

14,508

14,363

Deferred tax liability, net

41,435

51,905

Other liabilities

66,574

52,445

Total liabilities

3,068,300

3,220,929

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' deficiency:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

Paid-in capital

25,523

5,942

Accumulated deficit

(908,615)

(1,029,954)

Treasury stock, at cost (640,889 and 194,060 shares Class A Common Stock, respectively)

(17,666)

(1,677)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(15,390)

(12,027)

Total stockholders' deficiency

(915,424)

(1,036,995)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency

2,152,876

2,183,934

Class A [Member]

Stockholders' deficiency:

Common stock

606

586

Class B [Member]

Stockholders' deficiency:

Common stock

$ 118

$ 135

[1]	The carrying amount of credit facility debt and senior notes is net of unamortized discounts.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts receivable, trade, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,325	$ 3,092
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 148,051	$ 132,745
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	45,000,000	45,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Treasury stock, shares	640,889	194,060
Class A [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	360,000,000	360,000,000
Common stock shares issued	60,554,932	58,628,764
Common stock, shares outstanding	59,914,043	58,434,704
Class B [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	90,000,000	90,000,000
Common stock shares issued	11,784,408	13,534,408
Common stock, shares outstanding	11,784,408	13,534,408

Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from related parties of $8,106, $7,901, $24,281 and $23,869, respectively)	$ 332,056	$ 283,914	$ 985,865	$ 848,782
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization shown below and including charges from related parties of $155, $1,292, $465 and $3,893, respectively)	129,627	96,420	348,906	282,714
Selling, general and administrative (including charges from related parties of $(1,174), $3,184, $1,930 and $53,934, respectively)	97,202	68,229	287,302	243,714
Restructuring credit	0	(191)	(3)	(240)
Depreciation and amortization	18,368	25,012	67,486	75,197
Total operating expenses	245,197	189,470	703,691	601,385
Operating income	86,859	94,444	282,174	247,397
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(29,962)	(31,789)	(89,190)	(65,492)
Interest income	100	318	307	938
Write-off of deferred financing costs	(334)	0	(646)	(5,703)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(17)	0	(14,535)
Miscellaneous, net	1	(199)	(631)	(120)
Total nonoperating income (expense)	(30,195)	(31,687)	(90,160)	(84,912)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	56,664	62,757	192,014	162,485
Income tax expense	(20,121)	(22,440)	(70,989)	(65,388)
Income from continuing operations	36,543	40,317	121,025	97,097
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	105	(314)	314	(121)
Net income	$ 36,648	$ 40,003	$ 121,339	$ 96,976
Basic net income per share:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.52	$ 0.58	$ 1.72	$ 1.40
Income from discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income	0.52	0.58	1.73	1.40
Diluted net income per share:
Income from continuing operations	0.51	0.56	1.68	1.38
Income from discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income	$ 0.51	$ 0.55	$ 1.68	$ 1.38
Weighted average common shares:
Basic weighted average common shares	70,506	69,284	70,286	69,203
Diluted weighted average common shares	72,265	72,268	72,194	70,209

Consolidated Statements Of Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues from related parties	$ 8,106	$ 7,901	$ 24,281	$ 23,869
Technical and operating charges from related parties	155	1,292	465	3,893
Selling, general and administrative charges from related parties	$ (1,174)	$ 3,184	$ 1,930	$ 53,934

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Revenues arising from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's' management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Net income	$ 36,648	$ 40,003	$ 121,339	$ 96,976
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps	(890)	(17,290)	(5,338)	(17,290)
Other comprehensive loss, before income taxes	(890)	(17,290)	(5,338)	(17,290)
Income tax benefit	329	6,397	1,975	6,397
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes	(561)	(10,893)	(3,363)	(10,893)
Comprehensive income	$ 36,087	$ 29,110	$ 117,976	$ 86,083

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The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the reporting entity. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, but excludes any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent.

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Pre-tax change in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges, net of reclassifications into earnings during the period, attributable to the parent entity. A cash flow hedge is a hedge of the exposure to variability in the cash flows of a recognized asset or liability or a forecasted transaction that is attributable to a particular risk. Includes an entity's share of an equity investee's Increase or Decrease in deferred hedging gains or losses.

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Income from continuing operations	$ 121,025	$ 97,097
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	67,486	75,197
Share-based compensation expense related to equity classified awards	12,846	12,663
Amortization and write-off of program rights	234,894	174,216
Amortization of deferred carriage fees	6,550	17,972
Amortization and write-off of financing and other costs	7,064	9,566
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	14,535
(Recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts	(635)	670
Deferred income taxes	29,645	53,275
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	(7,259)	0
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	(99)	0
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, trade	32,550	9,419
Amounts due from/to related parties, net	(6,203)	(9,333)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	10,487	(11,279)
Program rights and obligations, net	(313,523)	(224,949)
Deferred carriage fees and deferred carriage fees payable, net	(434)	(3,204)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	29,608	(13,484)
Net cash provided by operating activities	224,002	202,361
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(13,673)	(7,129)
Acquisition of investment securities	(750)	0
Payment for acquisition of a business	(185)	(270)
Proceeds from sale of equipment, net of costs of disposal	100	13
Net cash used in investing activities	(14,508)	(7,386)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contributions from Cablevision	0	20,813
Capital distributions to Cablevision	0	(20,813)
Repayment of credit facility debt	(104,463)	(826,488)
Redemption of senior notes	0	(300,000)
Redemption of senior subordinated notes, including tender premium and fees	0	(338,365)
Payments for financing costs	(393)	(26,599)
Proceeds from credit facility debt	0	1,442,364
Purchase of treasury stock	(15,989)	(83)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	2,074	2,460
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	7,259	0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	(1,047)	(3,417)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(112,559)	(50,128)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations	96,935	144,847
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	481	(410)
Net cash provided by investing activities	0	562
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations	481	152
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	215,836	79,960
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 313,252	$ 224,959

Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

AMC Networks Inc. (“AMC Networks”) and collectively with its subsidiaries (the “Company”) own and operate entertainment businesses and assets. The Company is comprised of two reportable segments:

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National Networks: Includes four nationally distributed programming networks: AMC, WE tv, IFC and Sundance Channel. These programming networks are distributed throughout the United States (“U.S.”) via cable and other multichannel video programming distribution platforms, including direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) and platforms operated by telecommunications providers (we refer collectively to these cable and other multichannel video programming distributors as “multichannel video programming distributors” or “distributors”); and

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International and Other: Principally includes AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the Company’s international programming business; IFC Films, the Company’s independent film distribution business; and AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology, the Company’s network technical services business, which primarily services the programming networks of the Company. AMC and Sundance Channel are distributed in Canada and Sundance Channel and WE tv are distributed in other countries throughout Europe and Asia. The International and Other reportable segment also includes VOOM HD Holdings LLC (“VOOM HD”), which the Company is winding down, and which continues to sell certain limited amounts of programming through program license agreements.

On June 30, 2011, Cablevision Systems Corporation (Cablevision Systems Corporation and its subsidiaries are referred to as “Cablevision”) spun-off the Company (the “Distribution”) and AMC Networks became an independent public company. In connection with the Distribution, Cablevision contributed all of the membership interests of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC (“RMH”) to AMC Networks, which was an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Cablevision immediately prior to the Distribution. RMH owned, directly or indirectly, the businesses included in Cablevision’s Rainbow segment. On June 30, 2011, Cablevision effected the Distribution of all of AMC Networks’ outstanding common stock to its shareholders. Both Cablevision and the Company continue to be controlled by Charles F. Dolan, certain members of his immediate family and certain family related entities (collectively the “Dolan Family”).

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and notes required for complete annual financial statements.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011 contained in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2011 Form 10-K”) filed with the SEC.

The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2012 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, such consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2012.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and judgments inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include the determination of ultimate revenues as it relates to accounting for amortization of owned original programming costs, valuation and recoverability of long-lived assets, income taxes and contingencies and litigation matters.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the Distribution have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Cablevision and reflect certain assumptions and allocations. The results of operations and cash flows of the Company for those periods could differ from those that might have resulted had the Company been operated autonomously or as an entity independent of Cablevision. The Company’s consolidated financial statements after the Distribution reflect certain revenues and expenses related to transactions with or charges from Cablevision and The Madison Square Garden Company and its subsidiaries (“MSG”) as described in Note 11.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued operations consists of receipts related to the sale of the Lifeskool and Sportskool video-on-demand services in September and October 2008, respectively, which were recorded under the installment sales method.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment (ASU 2011-08), to allow entities to use a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment. ASU 2011-08 permits an entity to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If it is concluded that this is the case, it is necessary to perform the prescribed two-step goodwill impairment test. Otherwise, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required. The Company adopted ASU 2011-08 effective January 1, 2012 and applied it to the Company’s annual impairment test as of the end of February 2012 (see Note 3).

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income (ASU 2011-05). The provisions of ASU 2011-05 provide that an entity that reports items of other comprehensive income has the option to present comprehensive income as (i) a single statement that presents the components of net income and total net income, the components of other comprehensive income and total other comprehensive income and a total for comprehensive income or (ii) in a two-statement approach, whereby an entity must present the components of net income and total net income in the first statement and that statement is immediately followed by a financial statement that presents the components of other comprehensive income, a total for other comprehensive income and a total for comprehensive income. The previous option under GAAP that permitted the presentation of other comprehensive income in the statement of stockholders’ equity has been eliminated. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassification of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 (ASU 2011-12). ASU 2011-12 defers the requirement in ASU 2011-05 to present reclassification adjustments for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) in both other comprehensive income and net income on the face of the financial statements, and the presentation of reclassification adjustments is not required in interim periods. The Company adopted ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12 effective January 1, 2012 and presents comprehensive income using the two-statement approach.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and IFRSs (ASU 2011-04). ASU 2011-04 provides amendments to Topic 820 that change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this authoritative guidance did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-07, Accounting for Fair Value Information That Arises after the Measurement Date and Its Inclusion in the Impairment Analysis of Unamortized Film Costs (ASU 2012-07), which eliminates the rebuttable presumption that the conditions leading to the write-off of unamortized film costs after the balance sheet date existed as of the balance sheet date. ASU 2012-07 also eliminates the requirement that an entity incorporate into fair value measurements used in the impairment tests the effects of any changes in estimates resulting from the consideration of subsequent evidence if the information would not have been considered by market participants at the measurement date. ASU 2012-07 does not change an entity's responsibility to analyze and consider any relevant subsequent events and information to assess whether the fair value measurement reflects all relevant information and assumptions that market participants would have considered under the current conditions at the measurement date. This authoritative guidance will be effective for the Company's programming usefulness impairment assessments performed on or after December 15, 2012 and earlier application is permitted.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (ASU 2012-02), to allow entities to use a qualitative approach to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. ASU 2012-02 permits an entity to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If it is concluded that this is the case, an entity is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying amount in accordance with Subtopic 350-30. Otherwise, the quantitative impairment test is not required. This authoritative guidance will be effective for the Company’s 2013 annual impairment test and earlier adoption is permitted. The Company will evaluate performing a qualitative assessment in 2013.

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The entire disclosure for organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure.

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Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share

Net Income per Share

The consolidated statements of income present basic and diluted net income per share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is based upon net income divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the dilutive effects of AMC Networks stock options (including those held by directors and employees of related parties of the Company) and AMC Networks restricted shares/units (including those held by employees of related parties of the Company).

The following is a reconciliation between basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	70,506,000	69,284,000	70,286,000	69,203,000
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	821,000	1,083,000	847,000	365,000
Restricted shares/units	938,000	1,901,000	1,061,000	641,000
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	72,265,000	72,268,000	72,194,000	70,209,000

The number of shares used to compute basic and diluted EPS includes the number of shares of AMC Networks common stock issued to Cablevision shareholders on the Distribution date, and excludes unvested outstanding restricted shares, based on a distribution ratio of one share of AMC Networks common stock for every four shares of Cablevision common stock outstanding. The dilutive effect of the Company’s share-based awards that were issued in connection with the adjustment or conversion of Cablevision’s share-based awards upon the Distribution (including Cablevision stock options and restricted share awards granted prior to the Distribution) and subsequent Company grants, are included in the computation of diluted EPS in periods subsequent to the Distribution.

Approximately 231,000 restricted shares/units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and approximately 149,000 restricted shares/units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 have been excluded from diluted weighted average common shares outstanding since the performance criteria on these awards has not yet been satisfied.

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill, by reporting unit and reportable segment is as follows:



	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Reporting Unit and Segment
AMC	$	34,251	$	34,251
WE tv	5,214		5,214
IFC	13,582		13,582
Sundance Channel	25,720		28,930
Total National Networks	78,767		81,977
AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology	1,196		1,196
Total International and Other	1,196		1,196
	$	79,963	$	83,173

The reduction of $3,210 in the carrying amount of goodwill for Sundance Channel is due to the realization of a tax benefit for the amortization of "second component" goodwill. Second component goodwill is the amount of tax deductible goodwill in excess of goodwill for financial reporting purposes. In accordance with the authoritative guidance at the time of the Sundance Channel acquisition, the tax benefits associated with this excess are applied to first reduce the amount of goodwill, and then other intangible assets for financial reporting purposes, if and when such tax benefits are realized in the Company's tax returns.

The following tables summarize information relating to the Company’s identifiable intangible assets:



	September 30, 2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Affiliation agreements and affiliate relationships	$	840,757	$	(612,986	)	$	227,771
Advertiser relationships	74,248		(68,370		)	5,878
Other amortizable intangible assets	644		(487		)	157
Total amortizable intangible assets	915,649		(681,843		)	233,806
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	19,900		—			19,900
Total intangible assets	$	935,549	$	(681,843	)	$	253,706
	December 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Affiliation agreements and affiliate relationships	$	911,357	$	(637,394	)	$	273,963
Advertiser relationships	103,723		(92,166		)	11,557
Other amortizable intangible assets	644		(391		)	253
Total amortizable intangible assets	1,015,724		(729,951		)	285,773
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	19,900		—			19,900
Total intangible assets	$	1,035,624	$	(729,951	)	$	305,673

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company retired $29,475 and $70,600 of fully amortized advertiser relationships and affiliation agreements, respectively.

Aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $51,967 and $59,332, respectively. The Company expects its future aggregate amortization expense for existing intangible assets subject to amortization to be as follows:




Years Ending December 31,
2012	$	64,489
2013	31,631
2014	9,759
2015	9,746
2016	9,746

Impairment of Goodwill and Identifiable Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

In accordance with the accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2012, the annual goodwill impairment test allows for the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. An entity may choose to perform the qualitative assessment on none, some or all of its reporting units or an entity may bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit and proceed directly to step one of the quantitative impairment test. If it is determined, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is, more likely than not, less than its carrying value, the quantitative impairment test is required. The quantitative impairment test is a two-step process. The first step compares the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, with its fair value utilizing an enterprise-value based approach. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of the goodwill impairment loss, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill that would be recognized in a business combination.

In assessing the recoverability of goodwill and other long-lived assets, the Company must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. These estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on whether an impairment charge is recognized and also the magnitude of any such charge. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant information. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgments and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. Estimates of fair value are primarily determined using discounted cash flows and comparable market transactions. These valuations are based on estimates and assumptions including projected future cash flows, discount rate and determination of appropriate market comparables and determination of whether a premium or discount should be applied to comparables. These valuations also include assumptions for renewals of affiliation agreements, the projected number of subscribers and the projected average rates per basic and viewing subscribers and growth in fixed price contractual arrangements used to determine affiliation fee revenue, access to program rights and the cost of such program rights, amount of programming time that is advertiser supported, number of advertising spots available and the sell through rates for those spots, average fee per advertising spot and operating margins, among other assumptions. If these estimates or material related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges related to our long-lived assets.

The impairment test for identifiable indefinite-lived intangible assets consists of a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Significant judgments inherent in a valuation include the selection of appropriate discount and royalty rates, estimating the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows and identification of appropriate continuing growth rate assumptions. The discount rates used in the analysis are intended to reflect the risk inherent in the projected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets.

Based on the Company’s annual impairment test for goodwill and identifiable indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the end of February 2012, no impairment charge was required for any of the reporting units. The Company performed a qualitative assessment for the AMC, WE tv, IFC and AMC Networks Broadcasting and Technology reporting units, which included, but was not limited to, consideration of the historical significant excesses of the estimated fair value of each reporting unit over its respective carrying value (including allocated goodwill), macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors and historical and projected cash flows. The Company performed a quantitative assessment for the Sundance Channel reporting unit. Based on the quantitative assessment, if the fair value of the Sundance Channel reporting unit decreased by 11%, the Company would be required to perform step-two of the quantitative assessment.

The Company’s indefinite-lived trademark intangible assets relate to Sundance Channel trademarks, which were valued using a relief-from-royalty method in which the expected benefits are valued by discounting estimated royalty revenue over projected revenues covered by the trademarks. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations for the Company’s identifiable indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company applied a hypothetical 20% decrease to the estimated fair value of the identifiable indefinite-lived intangible assets. This hypothetical decrease in estimated fair value would not result in an impairment.

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, income tax expense attributable to continuing operations was $20,121 and $70,989, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 36% and 37%, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% due primarily to state and local income tax expense of $1,147 and $4,210, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and tax expense of $1,544 related to uncertain tax positions, including accrued interest, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, partially offset by a tax benefit of $570 and $2,370 resulting from a decrease in the valuation allowance with regard to certain local income tax credit carry forwards, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense attributable to continuing operations was $22,440 and $65,388, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 36% and 40%, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% due primarily to state and local income tax expense of $1,272 and $6,562, tax expense of $839 and $2,908 related to uncertain tax positions, including accrued interest, partially offset by a tax benefit of $2,674 and $2,182 resulting from a decrease in the valuation allowance with regard to certain local income tax credit carry forwards, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2012, the Company had foreign tax credit carry forwards of approximately $17,000, expiring on various dates from 2014 through 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the utilization of the remaining federal net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) and alternative minimum tax credit carry forwards reduced current deferred income tax assets by $50,000 and $2,300, respectively. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, excess tax benefits of $7,259 relating to share-based compensation awards and $3,210 relating to amortization of tax deductible second component goodwill were realized as a reduction in tax liability (as determined on a 'with-and-without' approach) and recorded as an increase to paid-in capital and a decrease in goodwill, respectively. Under the Company's Tax Disaffiliation Agreement with Cablevision, Cablevision is liable for all income taxes of the Company for periods prior to the Distribution except for New York City Unincorporated Business Tax. A deemed capital distribution, net of $2,596 was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to reflect true-ups as of the Distribution date for utilization of Cablevision's NOLs and for adjustments to deferred tax assets and liabilities as a result of the Distribution. The City of New York is currently auditing the Company's Unincorporated Business Tax Returns for the years 2006 through 2008.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Long-term debt consists of:



	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Credit facility debt: ^{(a) (b)}
Term A Facility	$	926,016	$	1,025,065
Term B Facility	576,463		579,781
Senior notes ^(b)	687,169		686,434
	2,189,648		2,291,280
Less: current portion	5,950		5,950
Total	$	2,183,698	$	2,285,330


(a)	The Company’s $500,000 revolving credit facility remains undrawn at September 30, 2012. Total undrawn revolver commitments are available to be drawn for general corporate purposes of the Company.


(b)	The carrying amount of credit facility debt and senior notes is net of unamortized discounts.

In each of March, July and November 2012, the Company voluntarily prepaid $50,000 under the Term A Facility. These voluntary prepayments were applied to the earliest required quarterly installments due, and were in addition to the regularly scheduled quarterly principal payments made under the Term B Facility. As a result of these voluntary prepayments, the next required quarterly installment under the Term A Facility will be due on December 31, 2014 in the amount of $4,250. The Company wrote-off $334 and $646 of deferred financing costs associated with the voluntary prepayments that were made during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, among AMC Networks, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the agreement) and the initial purchasers of the $700,000 of AMC Networks 7.75% Senior Notes due July 15, 2021 (the “Notes”), AMC Networks filed a registration statement with the SEC on April 24, 2012 with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes for registered notes (the “Exchange Offer”) with terms identical in all material respects to the Notes except that the registered notes do not contain terms that provide for restrictions on transfer (the “Registered Notes”), which was declared effective by the SEC on June 7, 2012. On July 10, 2012, the Exchange Offer was completed and all of AMC Networks’ original Notes were exchanged for Registered Notes.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

To manage interest rate risk, the Company enters into interest rate swap contracts to adjust the amount of total debt that is subject to variable interest rates. Such contracts effectively fix the borrowing rates on floating rate debt to limit the exposure against the risk of rising interest rates. The Company does not enter into interest rate swap contracts for speculative or trading purposes and it has only entered into interest rate swap contracts with financial institutions that it believes are creditworthy counterparties. The Company monitors the financial institutions that are counterparties to its interest rate swap contracts and to the extent possible diversifies its swap contracts among various counterparties to mitigate exposure to any single financial institution.

The Company’s risk management objective and strategy with respect to interest rate swap contracts is to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing its exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on a portion of its outstanding debt. The Company is meeting its objective by hedging the risk of changes in its cash flows (interest payments) attributable to changes in the LIBOR index rate, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged (the “hedged risk”), on an amount of the Company’s debt principal equal to the then-outstanding swap notional. The forecasted interest payments are deemed to be probable of occurring.

The Company’s interest rate swap contracts are designated as cash flow hedges for accounting and tax purposes. The Company assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, hedge effectiveness based on the overall changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap contracts. Hedge effectiveness of the interest rate swap contracts is based on a hypothetical derivative methodology. Any ineffective portion of the interest rate swap contracts is recorded in current-period earnings.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had interest rate swap contracts outstanding with notional amounts aggregating $849,406. The Company’s outstanding interest rate swap contracts have varying maturities ranging from September 2015 to July 2017. At September 30, 2012, the Company’s interest rate cash flow hedges were highly effective, in all material respects.

The fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:



	Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
		September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	Other liabilities	$	24,429	$	19,091
Total derivatives		$	24,429	$	19,091

The amounts of the gains and losses related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are as follows:



	Amount of Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)(a)
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	3,618	$	19,666	Interest expense	$	2,728	$	2,376


(a)	There were no gains or losses recognized in earnings related to any ineffective portion of the hedging relationship or related to any amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.



	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)(b)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	12,346	$	19,666	Interest expense	$	7,008	$	2,376


(b)	There were no gains or losses recognized in earnings related to any ineffective portion of the hedging relationship or related to any amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

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The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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Commitments And Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments And Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments And Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Commitments As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements not reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet decreased approximately $26,000 to approximately $317,600 as compared to approximately $343,600 at December 31, 2011. The decrease relates primarily to future program rights obligations. Legal Matters DISH Network Contract Dispute In 2005, subsidiaries of the Company entered into agreements with EchoStar Communications Corporation and its affiliates by which EchoStar Media Holdings Corporation acquired a 20% interest in VOOM HD and EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. (the predecessor to DISH Network L.L.C. (“DISH Network”)) agreed to distribute VOOM on the satellite delivered programming of DISH Network for a 15-year term. The affiliation agreement with DISH Network for such distribution provides that if VOOM HD fails to spend $100,000 per year (subject to reduction to the extent that the number of offered channels is reduced to fewer than 21), up to a maximum of $500,000 in the aggregate, on VOOM, DISH Network may seek to terminate the agreement under certain circumstances. On January 30, 2008, DISH Network purported to terminate the affiliation agreement, effective February 1, 2008, based on its assertion that VOOM HD had failed to comply with this spending provision in 2006. On January 31, 2008, VOOM HD sought and obtained a temporary restraining order from the New York State Supreme Court for New York County prohibiting DISH Network from terminating the affiliation agreement. In conjunction with its request for a temporary restraining order, VOOM HD also requested a preliminary injunction and filed a lawsuit against DISH Network asserting that DISH Network did not have the right to terminate the affiliation agreement. In a decision filed on May 5, 2008, the court denied VOOM HD’s motion for a preliminary injunction. On or about May 13, 2008, DISH Network ceased distribution of VOOM on its DISH Network. On May 27, 2008, VOOM HD amended its complaint to seek damages for DISH Network’s improper termination of the affiliation agreement. On June 24, 2008, DISH Network answered VOOM HD’s amended complaint and asserted counterclaims alleging breach of contract and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing with respect to the affiliation agreement. On July 14, 2008, VOOM HD replied to DISH Network’s counterclaims. VOOM HD and DISH Network each filed cross-motions for summary judgment. In November 2010, the court denied both parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment but granted VOOM HD’s motion for sanctions based on DISH Network’s spoliation of evidence as well as its motion to exclude DISH Network’s principal damages expert. DISH Network appealed these latter two rulings. On January 31, 2012, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court issued a decision affirming (i) the trial court’s finding of spoliation and imposition of the sanction of an adverse inference at trial; and (ii) the trial court’s decision to exclude DISH Network’s damages expert. On February 6, 2012, DISH Network filed a motion seeking leave from the Appellate Division to appeal the order. On April 26, 2012, the Appellate Division denied DISH Network’s motion, thereby precluding any further appeal of the trial court rulings. The stay of the pending trial court proceedings was lifted on May 1, 2012. A trial before the New York State Supreme Court began on September 28, 2012. On October 21, 2012, VOOM HD and CSC Holdings, LLC ("CSC Holdings"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cablevision, entered into a confidential settlement agreement and release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with DISH Network, and for certain limited purposes, MSG Holdings, L.P., The Madison Square Garden Company and EchoStar Corporation, to settle the litigation between VOOM HD and DISH Network. On October 24, 2012, VOOM HD and DISH Network filed a stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice with the New York State Supreme Court with respect to the litigation. The principal terms of the Settlement Agreement are as follows: 1) DISH Network paid $700 million to an account for the benefit of Cablevision and the Company, $80 million of which is in consideration for the purchase by DISH Network from a subsidiary of Cablevision of certain MVDDS spectrum licenses; 2) simultaneously with the execution of the Settlement Agreement, DISH Network entered into a long-term affiliation agreement with AMC Network Entertainment LLC, WE: Women's Entertainment LLC, The Independent Film Channel LLC, The Sundance Channel L.L.C. and Fuse Network LLC, a subsidiary of The Madison Square Garden Company, that provided for resumption of carriage of all of the Company's networks by no later than November 1, 2012; and 3) an affiliate of DISH Network agreed to convey its 20% membership interest in VOOM HD to Rainbow Programming Holdings LLC ("Rainbow Programming Holdings"), a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC Networks. In connection with the Distribution, AMC Networks and Rainbow Programming Holdings (collectively, the “AMC Parties”) and CSC Holdings entered into an agreement, pursuant to which, CSC Holdings had full control over the litigation with DISH Network and the decision with respect to settlement was made jointly by CSC Holdings and the AMC Parties. In addition, pursuant to this agreement CSC Holdings and the AMC Parties will share equally in the proceeds (including in the value of any non-cash consideration) of the settlement in the litigation with DISH Network. The AMC Parties were responsible for the legal fees and costs until such costs reached an agreed upon threshold, which occurred in the third quarter of 2012, subsequent to which CSC Holdings and the AMC Parties bear such fees and expenses equally. The allocation of the settlement proceeds between Cablevision and the AMC Parties is being determined pursuant to this existing agreement. Once the AMC Parties' share of the proceeds are determined, such amount will be allocated to the AMC Parties' related elements of the arrangement and will be recorded commencing in the fourth quarter of 2012. Other Legal Matters On April 15, 2011, Thomas C. Dolan, a director of the Company and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development, in the Office of the Chairman and a director of Cablevision, filed a lawsuit against Cablevision and RMH in New York Supreme Court. The lawsuit raises compensation-related claims (seeking approximately $11,000) related to events in 2005. The matter is being handled under the direction of an independent committee of the board of directors of Cablevision. In connection with the Distribution Agreement, Cablevision indemnified the Company and RMH against any liabilities and expenses related to this lawsuit. Based on the indemnification and Cablevision’s and the Company’s assessment of this possible loss contingency, no provision has been made for this matter in the consolidated financial statements. In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is party to various lawsuits and claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of these other matters cannot be predicted with certainty and the impact of the final resolution of these other matters on the Company’s results of operations in a particular subsequent reporting period is not known, management does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company or the ability of the Company to meet its financial obligations as they become due.

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Equity And Long-Term Incentive Plans	9 Months Ended
Equity And Long-Term Incentive Plans	Sep. 30, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Equity And Long-Term Incentive Plans	Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plans In connection with the Distribution, the Company adopted the AMC Networks Inc. 2011 Employee Stock Plan (the “2011 Employee Stock Plan”), the AMC Networks Inc. 2011 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “2011 Non-Employee Director Plan”) and the AMC Networks Inc. 2011 Cash Incentive Plan (the “2011 Cash Incentive Plan”). All Plans were amended and restated and approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2012. On March 15, 2012, AMC Networks granted 441,111 restricted share units to certain executive officers and employees under the 2011 Employee Stock Plan that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The vesting criteria for 97,915 of those restricted share units include the achievement of certain performance targets by the Company. Also in March 2012, AMC Networks granted three-year performance based awards to certain executive officers and employees under the 2011 Cash Incentive Plan. On June 5, 2012, AMC Networks granted 30,393 restricted share units under the 2011 Non-Employee Director Plan to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant. Share-based compensation expense included in continuing operations, a component of selling, general and administrative expense, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $4,362 and $12,846, respectively, related to equity classified awards. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, share-based compensation expense was $4,320 and $12,663, respectively, related to equity classified awards. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, there was no share-based compensation expense included in continuing operations for liability classified awards (stock appreciation rights). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, there was $623 and $476, respectively, of share-based compensation credits included in continuing operations for liability classified awards. For periods prior to the Distribution, the Company’s share-based compensation expense includes amounts related to Company employees participating in the Cablevision equity awards programs, as well as amounts related to Cablevision corporate employees and non-employee directors to the extent allocated to the Company. For periods after the Distribution, the Company no longer receives an allocation of share-based compensation expense for Cablevision corporate employees and non-employee directors, including expense related to the Company’s Executive Chairman with respect to his participation in the Cablevision equity awards program (since he remained an executive officer of Cablevision). As of September 30, 2012, there was $29,083 of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to Company employees who held unvested AMC Networks and Cablevision restricted shares/units. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 2.0 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 1,032,018 shares of AMC Networks Class A common stock previously issued to employees of Cablevision, MSG and the Company vested. In connection with the employees’ satisfaction of the statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment taxes, 352,910 of these shares, with an aggregate value of $15,988, were surrendered to the Company. These acquired shares, as well as 93,919 forfeited unvested restricted shares, have been classified as treasury stock. Long-term incentive plan compensation expense included in continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $2,987 and $8,057, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, long-term incentive plan compensation expense was $2,166 and $9,451, respectively. Such amount is accrued for performance-based awards for which the performance criteria had not yet been met as the awards are based on achievement of certain performance criteria through December 31, 2014. The Company has accrued the pro-rata amount earned that it currently believes will ultimately be paid based upon the performance criteria established for these performance-based awards. If the Company subsequently determines that the performance criteria for the awards are not probable of being achieved, the Company would reverse the accrual in respect of the award at that time.

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The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement

The fair value hierarchy is based on inputs to valuation techniques that are used to measure fair value that are either observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect a reporting entity’s pricing based upon their own market assumptions. The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:


•	Level I - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.


•	Level II - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.


•	Level III - Instruments whose significant value drivers are unobservable.

The following table presents for each of these hierarchy levels, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
At September 30, 2012:
Assets:
Cash equivalents ^(a)	$	287,100	$	—	$	—	$	287,100
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	—	$	24,429	$	—	$	24,429
At December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Cash equivalents ^(a)	$	202,276	$	—	$	—	$	202,276
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	—	$	19,091	$	—	$	19,091


(a)	Represents the Company’s investment in money market funds.

The Company’s cash equivalents are classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices.

The Company’s interest rate swap contracts are classified within Level II of the fair value hierarchy and their fair values are determined based on a market approach valuation technique that uses readily observable market parameters and the consideration of counterparty risk.

Credit Facility Debt and Senior Notes

The fair values of each of the Company’s debt instruments are based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for instruments of the same remaining maturities.

The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, excluding those that are carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are summarized as follows:



	September 30, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Debt instruments:
Credit facility debt	$	1,502,479	$	1,495,866
Senior notes	687,169		791,000
	$	2,189,648	$	2,286,866
	December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Debt instruments:
Credit facility debt	$	1,604,846	$	1,550,960
Senior notes	686,434		761,250
	$	2,291,280	$	2,312,210

Fair value estimates related to the Company’s debt instruments presented above are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgments and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Concentration Of Risk

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration Of Risk

Concentration of Risk

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable. Cash is invested in money market funds and bank time deposits. The Company monitors the financial institutions and money market funds where it invests its cash and cash equivalents with diversification among counterparties to mitigate exposure to any single financial institution. The Company’s emphasis is primarily on safety of principal and liquidity and secondarily on maximizing the yield on its investments.

Customers

Two customers accounted for the following percentages of the Company’s revenues, net:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
Customer 1	*		11	%
Customer 2	12	%	13	%


*	Less than 10%

Failure to renew affiliation agreements with the Company’s largest customers, or renewal on less favorable terms, or the termination of those agreements could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. A reduced distribution of the Company’s programming networks would adversely affect the Company’s affiliation fee revenue, and impact the Company’s ability to sell advertising or the rates the Company charges for such advertising.

At September 30, 2012, Customer 2 represented 10% of the Company’s net trade receivable balances.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for any concentrations existing at the date of the financial statements that make an entity vulnerable to a reasonably possible, near-term, severe impact. This disclosure informs financial statement users about the general nature of the risk associated with the concentration, and may indicate the percentage of concentration risk as of the balance sheet date.

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Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions Members of the Dolan Family, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including trusts for the benefit of the Dolan Family, collectively beneficially own all of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common Stock and own approximately 3% of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock. Such shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, collectively, represent approximately 67% of the aggregate voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Members of the Dolan Family are also the controlling stockholders of both Cablevision and MSG. In connection with the Distribution, the Company entered into various agreements with Cablevision, such as a distribution agreement, a tax disaffiliation agreement, a transition services agreement, an employee matters agreement and certain related party arrangements. These agreements govern certain of the Company’s relationships with Cablevision subsequent to the Distribution and provide for the allocation of employee benefits, taxes and certain other liabilities and obligations attributable to periods prior to the Distribution. These agreements also include arrangements with respect to transition services and a number of on-going commercial relationships. The distribution agreement includes an agreement that the Company and Cablevision agree to provide each other with indemnities with respect to liabilities arising out of the businesses Cablevision transferred to the Company. The Company provides services to and receives services from Cablevision and MSG. Until the Distribution date, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the application of certain cost allocation policies of Cablevision. Management believes that these allocations were made on a reasonable basis. However, it is not practicable to determine whether the charged amounts represent amounts that might have been incurred on a stand-alone basis, including as a separate independent publicly owned company, as there are no company-specific or comparable industry benchmarks with which to make such estimates. Further, as many of these transactions are conducted between subsidiaries under common control of the Dolan Family, amounts charged for these services may not represent amounts that might have been received or incurred if the transactions were based upon arm’s-length negotiations. Through the Distribution date, the Company paid Cablevision a management fee pursuant to a consulting agreement between Cablevision and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The consulting agreement was terminated on the Distribution date and the Company did not replace it. The Company records revenues, net from subsidiaries of Cablevision and MSG. Revenues, net from related parties amounted to $8,106 and $7,901 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Revenues, net from related parties amounted to $24,281 and $23,869 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition, the Company and its related parties routinely enter into transactions with each other in the ordinary course of business. Amounts charged to the Company, included in technical and operating expenses, pursuant to transactions with its related parties amounted to $155 and $1,292 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $465 and $3,893 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amounts charged (credited) to the Company, included in selling, general and administrative expenses, pursuant to the transition services agreement and for other transactions, including management fees allocated by Cablevision for periods through the Distribution date, with its related parties amounted to $(1,174) and $3,184 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $1,930 and $53,934 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amounts charged to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are net of shared legal fees charged to Cablevision associated with the DISH Network Contract Dispute (see Note 7).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions, including the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Cash Flows

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]

Cash Flows

The Company’s non-cash investing and financing activities and other supplemental data were as follows:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Continuing Operations:
Deemed capital (distribution) contribution related to the utilization of Cablevision tax losses (see Note 4)	$	(1,448	)	$	37,912
Deemed capital (distribution) contribution, net related to adjustments to the liability for uncertain tax positions and net deferred tax assets as a result of the Distribution (see Note 4)	(1,148		)	44,508
Capital distribution for the transfer of a promissory note receivable to Cablevision (see Promissory Note discussion below)	—			(17,113		)
Deemed capital distribution to Cablevision related to employee benefit plans as a result of the Distribution (see Employee Matters Agreement discussion below)	—			(6,602		)
Deemed capital distribution associated with the issuance of debt to Cablevision (see Issuance of Debt to Cablevision discussion below)	—			(1,250,000		)
Deemed capital contribution related to the allocation of Cablevision share-based compensation expense	—			8,343
Leasehold improvements paid by landlord	2,071			150
Increase in capital lease obligations and related assets	1,399			39
Supplemental Data:
Cash interest paid — continuing operations	99,193			64,300
Income taxes paid, net — continuing operations (see Income Taxes Paid, Net discussion below)	19,892			8,289

Promissory Note

In September 2009, RMH and one of its subsidiaries that was transferred by the Company to Cablevision on December 31, 2010 agreed to the terms of a promissory note having an initial principal amount of $0 and increasing from time to time by advances made by RMH, with an interest rate of 8.625%. Interest income recognized by RMH related to this note amounted to $0 and $120 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. On January 31, 2011, RMH distributed to a subsidiary of Cablevision all of its rights, title and interest in and to the promissory note. This distribution, which amounted to $17,113, including principal and accrued and unpaid interest, is reflected as a non-cash capital distribution for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Employee Matters Agreement

In connection with the Distribution, AMC Networks entered into an Employee Matters Agreement with Cablevision which allocated assets, liabilities and responsibilities with respect to certain employee compensation and benefit plans and programs and certain other related matters. As a result of such agreement, as of June 30, 2011, AMC Networks recorded a net receivable from Cablevision of $876, an increase in accrued employee related costs of $7,478 and a capital distribution of $6,602 which decreased additional paid-in capital for the transfer to the Company from Cablevision of the obligations related to the Company’s employees’ participant accounts in the Cablevision Excess Savings Plan $(3,616) and the Cablevision Excess Cash Balance Pension Plan $(3,862) and for the Company’s obligation to Cablevision for the $6,193 unfunded liability associated with Company employee participants in Cablevision’s Cash Balance Pension Plan. In addition, the Company reduced its long-term incentive plan and stock appreciation rights liabilities and increased amounts due to related parties by $6,742 for its obligation to pay Cablevision for its allocated share of the related expense for Cablevision corporate employees through June 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, these related party balances were settled.

Issuance of Debt to Cablevision

In connection with the Distribution, as partial consideration for Cablevision’s contribution of the membership interests in RMH to the Company, $1,250,000, net of discount, of AMC Networks debt was issued to CSC Holdings, which was reflected as a deemed capital distribution in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ deficiency for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Income Taxes Paid, Net

Income taxes paid, net increased by $11,603 primarily due to federal estimated tax payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which were based on annualized taxable income after utilization of NOLs.

Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

As discussed in Note 1, the Company classifies its operations into two reportable segments: National Networks, and International and Other. These reportable segments are strategic business units that are managed separately.

The Company generally allocates all corporate overhead costs to the Company’s two reportable segments based upon their proportionate estimated usage of services, including such costs as executive salaries and benefits, costs of maintaining corporate headquarters, facilities and common support functions (such as human resources, legal, finance, tax, accounting, audit, treasury, risk management, strategic planning and information technology) as well as sales support functions and creative and production services.

The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is business segment adjusted operating cash flow (defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense or benefit and restructuring expense or credit), a non-GAAP measure. The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating cash flow to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure. Information as to the continuing operations of the Company’s reportable segments is set forth below.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	107,453		$	5		$	—		$	107,458
Affiliation fee and other	198,775			29,302			(3,479		)	224,598
Consolidated revenues, net	$	306,228		$	29,307		$	(3,479	)	$	332,056
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	116,440		$	(8,117	)	$	1,266		$	109,589
Depreciation and amortization	(14,449		)	(3,919		)	—			(18,368		)
Share-based compensation expense	(3,463		)	(899		)	—			(4,362		)
Operating income (loss)	$	98,528		$	(12,935	)	$	1,266		$	86,859
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	98,482		$	5		$	—		$	98,487
Affiliation fee and other	159,865			30,715			(5,153		)	185,427
Consolidated revenues, net	$	258,347		$	30,720		$	(5,153	)	$	283,914
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	123,228		$	(21	)	$	(245	)	$	122,962
Depreciation and amortization	(21,453		)	(3,559		)	—			(25,012		)
Share-based compensation expense	(3,053		)	(644		)	—			(3,697		)
Restructuring credit	—			191			—			191
Operating income (loss)	$	98,722		$	(4,033	)	$	(245	)	$	94,444



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	366,218		$	15		$	—		$	366,233
Affiliation fee and other	549,417			81,907			(11,692		)	619,632
Consolidated revenues, net	$	915,635		$	81,922		$	(11,692	)	$	985,865
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	385,435		$	(25,738	)	$	2,806		$	362,503
Depreciation and amortization	(56,281		)	(11,205		)	—			(67,486		)
Share-based compensation expense	(10,111		)	(2,735		)	—			(12,846		)
Restructuring credit	—			3			—			3
Operating income (loss)	$	319,043		$	(39,675	)	$	2,806		$	282,174
Capital Expenditures	$	4,271		$	9,402		$	—		$	13,673
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	312,318		$	15		$	—		$	312,333
Affiliation fee and other	464,602			86,312			(14,465		)	536,449
Consolidated revenues, net	$	776,920		$	86,327		$	(14,465	)	$	848,782
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	346,476		$	(11,883	)	$	(52	)	$	334,541
Depreciation and amortization	(64,505		)	(10,692		)	—			(75,197		)
Share-based compensation expense	(9,838		)	(2,349		)	—			(12,187		)
Restructuring credit	—			240			—			240
Operating income (loss)	$	272,133		$	(24,684	)	$	(52	)	$	247,397
Capital Expenditures	$	2,256		$	4,873		$	—		$	7,129

Inter-segment eliminations are primarily revenues recognized by the International and Other segment for transmission revenues recognized by AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology and the licensing of its program rights by the national programming networks.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Inter-segment revenues
National Networks	$	(6	)	$	(125	)	$	(510	)	$	(380	)
International and Other	(3,473		)	(5,028		)	(11,182		)	(14,085		)
	$	(3,479	)	$	(5,153	)	$	(11,692	)	$	(14,465	)

Substantially all revenues and assets of the Company are attributed to or located in the U.S.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Net Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation Between Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

The following is a reconciliation between basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	70,506,000	69,284,000	70,286,000	69,203,000
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	821,000	1,083,000	847,000	365,000
Restricted shares/units	938,000	1,901,000	1,061,000	641,000
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	72,265,000	72,268,000	72,194,000	70,209,000

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill, by reporting unit and reportable segment is as follows:



	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Reporting Unit and Segment
AMC	$	34,251	$	34,251
WE tv	5,214		5,214
IFC	13,582		13,582
Sundance Channel	25,720		28,930
Total National Networks	78,767		81,977
AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology	1,196		1,196
Total International and Other	1,196		1,196
	$	79,963	$	83,173

Summary Of Intangible Assets

The following tables summarize information relating to the Company’s identifiable intangible assets:



	September 30, 2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Affiliation agreements and affiliate relationships	$	840,757	$	(612,986	)	$	227,771
Advertiser relationships	74,248		(68,370		)	5,878
Other amortizable intangible assets	644		(487		)	157
Total amortizable intangible assets	915,649		(681,843		)	233,806
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	19,900		—			19,900
Total intangible assets	$	935,549	$	(681,843	)	$	253,706
	December 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Affiliation agreements and affiliate relationships	$	911,357	$	(637,394	)	$	273,963
Advertiser relationships	103,723		(92,166		)	11,557
Other amortizable intangible assets	644		(391		)	253
Total amortizable intangible assets	1,015,724		(729,951		)	285,773
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	19,900		—			19,900
Total intangible assets	$	1,035,624	$	(729,951	)	$	305,673

Schedule Of Estimated Amortization Expense

The Company expects its future aggregate amortization expense for existing intangible assets subject to amortization to be as follows:




Years Ending December 31,
2012	$	64,489
2013	31,631
2014	9,759
2015	9,746
2016	9,746

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary Of Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of:



	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Credit facility debt: ^{(a) (b)}
Term A Facility	$	926,016	$	1,025,065
Term B Facility	576,463		579,781
Senior notes ^(b)	687,169		686,434
	2,189,648		2,291,280
Less: current portion	5,950		5,950
Total	$	2,183,698	$	2,285,330


(a)	The Company’s $500,000 revolving credit facility remains undrawn at September 30, 2012. Total undrawn revolver commitments are available to be drawn for general corporate purposes of the Company.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments Included In Balance Sheets

The fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:



	Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
		September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	Other liabilities	$	24,429	$	19,091
Total derivatives		$	24,429	$	19,091

Schedule Of Gains And Losses Related To Derivative Instruments

The amounts of the gains and losses related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are as follows:



	Amount of Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)(a)
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	3,618	$	19,666	Interest expense	$	2,728	$	2,376


(a)	There were no gains or losses recognized in earnings related to any ineffective portion of the hedging relationship or related to any amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.



	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)(b)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	12,346	$	19,666	Interest expense	$	7,008	$	2,376


(b)	There were no gains or losses recognized in earnings related to any ineffective portion of the hedging relationship or related to any amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

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Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges.

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Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

The following table presents for each of these hierarchy levels, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
At September 30, 2012:
Assets:
Cash equivalents ^(a)	$	287,100	$	—	$	—	$	287,100
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	—	$	24,429	$	—	$	24,429
At December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Cash equivalents ^(a)	$	202,276	$	—	$	—	$	202,276
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	—	$	19,091	$	—	$	19,091


(a)	Represents the Company’s investment in money market funds.

Carrying Values And Fair Values Of The Company's Financial Instruments

The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, excluding those that are carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are summarized as follows:



	September 30, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Debt instruments:
Credit facility debt	$	1,502,479	$	1,495,866
Senior notes	687,169		791,000
	$	2,189,648	$	2,286,866
	December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Debt instruments:
Credit facility debt	$	1,604,846	$	1,550,960
Senior notes	686,434		761,250
	$	2,291,280	$	2,312,210

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. Such certain disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate) and (2) the methodology and assumptions used in developing such estimates of fair value.

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Concentration Of Risk (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Customer Percentages Of Company's Net Revenues

Two customers accounted for the following percentages of the Company’s revenues, net:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
Customer 1	*		11	%
Customer 2	12	%	13	%


*	Less than

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the nature of a concentration, a benchmark to which it is compared, and the percentage that the risk is to the benchmark.

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Cash Flows (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]

Summary Of Non-Cash Activities And Other Supplemental Data

The Company’s non-cash investing and financing activities and other supplemental data were as follows:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Continuing Operations:
Deemed capital (distribution) contribution related to the utilization of Cablevision tax losses (see Note 4)	$	(1,448	)	$	37,912
Deemed capital (distribution) contribution, net related to adjustments to the liability for uncertain tax positions and net deferred tax assets as a result of the Distribution (see Note 4)	(1,148		)	44,508
Capital distribution for the transfer of a promissory note receivable to Cablevision (see Promissory Note discussion below)	—			(17,113		)
Deemed capital distribution to Cablevision related to employee benefit plans as a result of the Distribution (see Employee Matters Agreement discussion below)	—			(6,602		)
Deemed capital distribution associated with the issuance of debt to Cablevision (see Issuance of Debt to Cablevision discussion below)	—			(1,250,000		)
Deemed capital contribution related to the allocation of Cablevision share-based compensation expense	—			8,343
Leasehold improvements paid by landlord	2,071			150
Increase in capital lease obligations and related assets	1,399			39
Supplemental Data:
Cash interest paid — continuing operations	99,193			64,300
Income taxes paid, net — continuing operations (see Income Taxes Paid, Net discussion below)	19,892			8,289

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary Of Continuing Operations By Reportable Segment

The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating cash flow to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure. Information as to the continuing operations of the Company’s reportable segments is set forth below.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	107,453		$	5		$	—		$	107,458
Affiliation fee and other	198,775			29,302			(3,479		)	224,598
Consolidated revenues, net	$	306,228		$	29,307		$	(3,479	)	$	332,056
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	116,440		$	(8,117	)	$	1,266		$	109,589
Depreciation and amortization	(14,449		)	(3,919		)	—			(18,368		)
Share-based compensation expense	(3,463		)	(899		)	—			(4,362		)
Operating income (loss)	$	98,528		$	(12,935	)	$	1,266		$	86,859
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	98,482		$	5		$	—		$	98,487
Affiliation fee and other	159,865			30,715			(5,153		)	185,427
Consolidated revenues, net	$	258,347		$	30,720		$	(5,153	)	$	283,914
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	123,228		$	(21	)	$	(245	)	$	122,962
Depreciation and amortization	(21,453		)	(3,559		)	—			(25,012		)
Share-based compensation expense	(3,053		)	(644		)	—			(3,697		)
Restructuring credit	—			191			—			191
Operating income (loss)	$	98,722		$	(4,033	)	$	(245	)	$	94,444



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	366,218		$	15		$	—		$	366,233
Affiliation fee and other	549,417			81,907			(11,692		)	619,632
Consolidated revenues, net	$	915,635		$	81,922		$	(11,692	)	$	985,865
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	385,435		$	(25,738	)	$	2,806		$	362,503
Depreciation and amortization	(56,281		)	(11,205		)	—			(67,486		)
Share-based compensation expense	(10,111		)	(2,735		)	—			(12,846		)
Restructuring credit	—			3			—			3
Operating income (loss)	$	319,043		$	(39,675	)	$	2,806		$	282,174
Capital Expenditures	$	4,271		$	9,402		$	—		$	13,673
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	National Networks			International and Other			Inter-segment eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues, net
Advertising	$	312,318		$	15		$	—		$	312,333
Affiliation fee and other	464,602			86,312			(14,465		)	536,449
Consolidated revenues, net	$	776,920		$	86,327		$	(14,465	)	$	848,782
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	$	346,476		$	(11,883	)	$	(52	)	$	334,541
Depreciation and amortization	(64,505		)	(10,692		)	—			(75,197		)
Share-based compensation expense	(9,838		)	(2,349		)	—			(12,187		)
Restructuring credit	—			240			—			240
Operating income (loss)	$	272,133		$	(24,684	)	$	(52	)	$	247,397
Capital Expenditures	$	2,256		$	4,873		$	—		$	7,129

Summary Of Inter-Segment Eliminations



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Inter-segment revenues
National Networks	$	(6	)	$	(125	)	$	(510	)	$	(380	)
International and Other	(3,473		)	(5,028		)	(11,182		)	(14,085		)
	$	(3,479	)	$	(5,153	)	$	(11,692	)	$	(14,465	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 segment network
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Reportable business segments \| segment	2
Nationally distributed programming networks \| network	4

Net Income Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Net Income Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - shares	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Number of shares received in new company from spinoff transaction		1		1
Number of prior company shares held to receive one share in new company, from spinoff transaction		4		4
Performance Vesting RSUs [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from EPS	231,000	149,000	231,000	149,000

- Definition

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Net Income Per Share (Reconciliation Between Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	70,506,000	69,284,000	70,286,000	69,203,000
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	72,265,000	72,268,000	72,194,000	70,209,000
Stock Options [Member]
Dilutive awards included in diluted EPS	821,000	1,083,000	847,000	365,000
Restricted Shares/Units [Member]
Dilutive awards included in diluted EPS	938,000	1,901,000	1,061,000	641,000

- Definition

The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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- Definition

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]
Second component of tax deductible goodwill	$ 3,210
Advertiser relationships retired	29,475
Affiliation agreements retired	70,600
Aggregate amortization expense	$ 51,967	$ 59,332
Percentage decrease in fair value that would require step two of quantitative assessment to be performed	11.00%
Percentage of hypothetical decrease	20.00%
Impairment charge	$ 0

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Goodwill) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 79,963	$ 83,173
AMC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	34,251	34,251
WE tv [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	5,214	5,214
IFC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	13,582	13,582
Sundance Channel [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	25,720	28,930
National Networks [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	78,767	81,977
AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,196	1,196
International And Other [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,196	$ 1,196

- Definition

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Summary Of Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets	$ 915,649	$ 1,015,724
Accumulated amortization	(681,843)	(729,951)
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	233,806	285,773
Trademarks	19,900	19,900
Total intangible assets, gross	935,549	1,035,624
Total intangible assets, net	253,706	305,673
Affiliation Agreements And Affiliate Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets	840,757	911,357
Accumulated amortization	(612,986)	(637,394)
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	227,771	273,963
Advertiser Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets	74,248	103,723
Accumulated amortization	(68,370)	(92,166)
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	5,878	11,557
Other Amortizable Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets	644	644
Accumulated amortization	(487)	(391)
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	$ 157	$ 253

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Estimated Amortization Expense) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Year ending December 31, 2012	$ 64,489
Year ending December 31, 2013	31,631
Year ending December 31, 2014	9,759
Year ending December 31, 2015	9,746
Year ending December 31, 2016	$ 9,746

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income tax expense	$ 20,121	$ 22,440	$ 70,989	$ 65,388
Effective tax rate	36.00%	36.00%	37.00%	40.00%
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income tax expense	$ 1,147	$ 1,272	$ 4,210	$ 6,562
Tax expense related to uncertain tax positions including accrued interest		839	1,544	2,908
Tax benefit (expense) from decrease (increase) in valuation allowance	570	$ 2,674	2,370	$ 2,182
Adjustment to paid-in capital for excess tax benefits from share-based compensation			7,259
Decrease in current deferred income tax assets due to utilization of NOLs			50,000
Second component of tax deductible goodwill	3,210		3,210
Capital distribution net related party			2,596
Alternative Minimum Tax Credit [Member]
Tax credit carryforward	2,300		2,300
Foreign [Member]
Tax credit carryforward	$ 17,000		$ 17,000
Foreign [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Foreign tax credit carryforwards, expiration year			2014
Foreign [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Foreign tax credit carryforwards, expiration year			2022

Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of deferred financing costs					$ 334,000	$ 0	$ 646,000	$ 5,703,000
Interest rate					8.625%		8.625%
Term A Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Voluntary payment on credit facility		$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Write-off of deferred financing costs					$ 334,000		$ 646,000
Next Quarterly Installment Under Term A Facility September 30, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility periodic payment	$ 4,250,000
Senior Notes Due July 15, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of senior notes					$ 700,000,000		$ 700,000,000
Interest rate					7.75%		7.75%
Maturity date of senior notes							Jul. 15, 2021

Debt (Summary Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Credit facility debt

$ 1,496,529

$ 1,598,896

Senior notes

^[1]

687,169

686,434

Debt including current portion

2,189,648

2,291,280

Less: current portion

5,950

Total

2,183,698

2,285,330

Term A Facility [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Credit Facility Debt, Including Current Maturities

^[1],[2]

926,016

1,025,065

Term B Facility [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Credit Facility Debt, Including Current Maturities

^[1],[2]

576,463

$ 579,781

Revolving Facility [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Borrowing capacity

$ 500,000

[1]	The carrying amount of credit facility debt and senior notes is net of unamortized discounts.
[2]	The Company’s $500,000 revolving credit facility remains undrawn at September 30, 2012. Total undrawn revolver commitments are available to be drawn for general corporate purposes of the Company.

Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts outstanding notional amounts	$ 849,406
Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts maturity date	September 2015
Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts maturity date	July 2017

Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments Included In Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives, Fair Value	$ 24,429	$ 19,091
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives, Fair Value	$ 24,429	$ 19,091

Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Gains And Losses Related To Derivative Instruments) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Interest Expense [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Loss recognized in earnings related to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationship

$ 0

Gain (loss) recognized in earnings related to the amount excluded from effectiveness testing

Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Amount of Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion)

3,618

19,666

12,346

19,666

Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)

$ 2,728

^[1]

$ 2,376

^[1]

$ 7,008

^[2]

$ 2,376

^[2]

[1]	There were no gains or losses recognized in earnings related to any ineffective portion of the hedging relationship or related to any amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
[2]	There were no gains or losses recognized in earnings related to any ineffective portion of the hedging relationship or related to any amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) Channel ruling	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Consideration for purchase of multichannel video and data distribution service licenses	$ 80,000
Decrease in off-balance sheet arrangements not reflected in the consolidated balance sheet		$ 26,000
Off-balance sheet arrangements not reflected in the consolidated balance sheet		317,600	$ 343,600
Payments for Legal Settlements	$ 700,000
Damages sought in compensation-related claims		$ 11,000
DISH Network Contract Dispute [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity interest EchoStar Media Holdings Corporation acquired in VOOM HD Holdings		20.00%
Term EchoStar Satellite LLC agreed to distribute VOOM on DISH Network (in years)		15 years
Minimum number of offered channels per affiliation agreement \| Channel		21
Minimum annual spending requirement by VOOM HD per the EchoStar Satellite affiliation agreement		$ 100,000
Maximum annual spending requirement by VOOM HD per the EchoStar Satellite affiliation agreement		$ 500,000
Number of court rulings appealed by Dish Network \| ruling		2

Equity And Long-Term Incentive Plans (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 shares	Mar. 31, 2012 shares	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) yr shares	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Long-term incentive plan compensation expense \| $			$ 2,987	$ 2,166	$ 8,057	$ 9,451
Total unrecognized share-based compensation costs \| $			29,083		$ 29,083
Total unrecognized share-based compensation costs, remaining period of recognition (in years) \| yr					2.0
Number of shares vested in period \| shares					1,032,018
Shares surrendered to Company for tax withholding \| shares					352,910
Aggregate value of shares surrendered \| $					$ 15,988
Forfeited unvested restricted shares \| shares					93,919
Restricted Shares/Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted in period \| shares	30,393	441,111
Awards granted in period whereby subject to performance condition \| shares		97,915
Liability Classified Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $				(623)	$ 0	(476)
Equity Classified Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period					3 years
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 4,362	$ 4,320	$ 12,846	$ 12,663

Fair Value Measurement (Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents

^[1]

$ 287,100

$ 202,276

Interest rate swap contracts

24,429

19,091

Level I [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents

^[1]

287,100

202,276

Interest rate swap contracts

Level II [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents

^[1]

Interest rate swap contracts

24,429

19,091

Level III [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash equivalents

^[1]

Interest rate swap contracts

$ 0

[1]	Represents the Company’s investment in money market funds.

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Company may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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Fair Value Measurement (Carrying Values And Fair Values Of The Company's Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Credit facility debt	$ 1,502,479	$ 1,604,846
Senior notes	687,169	686,434
Debt instruments	2,189,648	2,291,280
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Credit facility debt	1,495,866	1,550,960
Senior notes	791,000	761,250
Debt instruments	$ 2,286,866	$ 2,312,210

Concentration Of Risk (Narrative) (Details) - Customer 2 [Member] - Customer Concentration Risk [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage	12.00%	13.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage	10.00%

Concentration Of Risk (Customer Percentages Of Company Net Revenues) (Details) - Customer Concentration Risk [Member] - Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member]

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Customer 1 [Member]

Concentration Risk [Line Items]

Concentration of risk percentage

^[1]

11.00%

Customer 2 [Member]

Concentration Risk [Line Items]

Concentration of risk percentage

12.00%

13.00%

[1]	Less than 10%

Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Aggregate voting power held by related party			67.00%
Net revenues from related parties	$ 8,106	$ 7,901	$ 24,281	$ 23,869
Technical and operating charges from related parties	155	1,292	465	3,893
Selling, general and administrative charges from related parties	$ (1,174)	$ 3,184	$ 1,930	$ 53,934
Class A [Member]
Percentage of common stock owned by related party			3.00%
Class B [Member]
Percentage of common stock owned by related party			100.00%

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Cash Flows (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Cash Flows (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash Flows [Line Items]
Principal amount of promissory note						$ 0
Interest rate			8.625%
Interest income	$ 0			$ 120
Distribution of promissory note including accrued and unpaid interest			$ 0	17,113
Net receivable		$ 876
Increase in related parties employee related liabilities		7,478
Capital distribution related to benefit accounts		6,602
Unfunded liability in cash balance pension plan		6,193
Increase in due to related parties		6,742
Debt distributed to related party			0	$ 1,250,000	$ 1,250,000
Increase in income taxes paid, after utilization of NOLs			$ 11,603
Cablevision Excess Savings Plan [Member]
Cash Flows [Line Items]
Increase in related parties employee related liabilities		(3,616)
Cablevision Excess Cash Balance Pension Plan [Member]
Cash Flows [Line Items]
Increase in related parties employee related liabilities		$ (3,862)

Cash Flows (Summary Of Non-Cash Activities And Other Supplemental Data) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]
Deemed capital contributions related to the utilization of Cablevision tax losses	$ (1,448)	$ 37,912
Deemed capital contribution, net related to adjustments to liability for uncertain tax positions and net deferred tax assets as a result of the Distribution	(1,148)	44,508
Capital distribution for the transfer of a promissory note receivable to Cablevision	0	(17,113)
Deemed capital distribution to Cablevision related to employee benefit plans as a result of the Distribution	0	(6,602)
Deemed capital distribution associated with the issuance of debt to related party	0	(1,250,000)	$ (1,250,000)
Deemed capital contribution related to the allocation of Cablevision share-based compensation expense	0	8,343
Leasehold improvements paid by landlord	2,071	150
Increase in capital lease obligations and related assets	1,399	39
Cash interest paid - continuing operations	99,193	64,300
Income taxes paid, net - continuing operations	$ 19,892	$ 8,289

Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2012 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Reportable business segments	2

Segment Information (Summary Of Continuing Operations By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Advertising	$ 107,458	$ 98,487	$ 366,233	$ 312,333
Affilliation fee and other	224,598	185,427	619,632	536,449
Consolidated revenues, net	332,056	283,914	985,865	848,782
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	109,589	122,962	362,503	334,541
Depreciation and amortization	(18,368)	(25,012)	(67,486)	(75,197)
Share-based compensation expense	(4,362)	(3,697)	(12,846)	(12,187)
Restructuring credit	0	191	3	240
Operating income	86,859	94,444	282,174	247,397
Capital Expenditures			13,673	7,129
National Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Advertising	107,453	98,482	366,218	312,318
Affilliation fee and other	198,775	159,865	549,417	464,602
Consolidated revenues, net	306,228	258,347	915,635	776,920
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	116,440	123,228	385,435	346,476
Depreciation and amortization	(14,449)	(21,453)	(56,281)	(64,505)
Share-based compensation expense	(3,463)	(3,053)	(10,111)	(9,838)
Restructuring credit		0	0	0
Operating income	98,528	98,722	319,043	272,133
Capital Expenditures			4,271	2,256
International And Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Advertising	5	5	15	15
Affilliation fee and other	29,302	30,715	81,907	86,312
Consolidated revenues, net	29,307	30,720	81,922	86,327
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	(8,117)	(21)	(25,738)	(11,883)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,919)	(3,559)	(11,205)	(10,692)
Share-based compensation expense	(899)	(644)	(2,735)	(2,349)
Restructuring credit		191	3	240
Operating income	(12,935)	(4,033)	(39,675)	(24,684)
Capital Expenditures			9,402	4,873
Inter-segment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Advertising	0	0	0	0
Affilliation fee and other	(3,479)	(5,153)	(11,692)	(14,465)
Consolidated revenues, net	(3,479)	(5,153)	(11,692)	(14,465)
Adjusted operating cash flow (deficit)	1,266	(245)	2,806	(52)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Share-based compensation expense	0	0	0	0
Restructuring credit		0	0	0
Operating income	$ 1,266	$ (245)	2,806	(52)
Capital Expenditures			$ 0	$ 0

Segment Information (Summary Of Inter-Segment Eliminations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inter-segment revenues	$ (3,479)	$ (5,153)	$ (11,692)	$ (14,465)
National Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inter-segment revenues	(6)	(125)	(510)	(380)
International And Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inter-segment revenues	$ (3,473)	$ (5,028)	$ (11,182)	$ (14,085)