Equity Plans	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Equity Plans	Equity Plans During the third quarter of 2024, AMC Networks granted 12,968 RSUs under the 2011 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors to a non-employee director that vested on the date of grant. During the second quarter of 2024, AMC Networks granted 104,546 RSUs under the 2011 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant. During the first quarter of 2024, AMC Networks granted 2,025,265 RSUs to certain executive officers and employees under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Employee Stock Plan, which vest ratably over a three-year period. There were no RSU vests for employees during the three months ended September 30, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, 914,296 RSUs previously issued to employees of the Company vested. On the vesting date, 377,717 RSUs were surrendered to AMC Networks to cover the required statutory tax withholding obligations and 536,579 shares of AMC Networks Class A Common Stock were issued. Units are surrendered to satisfy the employees' statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment tax. The units surrendered during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 had an aggregate value of $4.6 million, which has been reflected as a financing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company recorded share-based compensation expenses of $5.8 million and $20.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $6.4 million and $19.9 million (including $0.2 million recorded as part of Restructuring and other related charges) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Share-based compensation expenses are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income as part of Selling, general and administrative expenses. As of September 30, 2024, there was $30.2 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to outstanding unvested share-based awards. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of approximately 2.0 years.

During the third quarter of 2024, AMC Networks granted 12,968 RSUs under the 2011 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors to a non-employee director that vested on the date of grant.

During the second quarter of 2024, AMC Networks granted 104,546 RSUs under the 2011 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors to non-employee directors that vested on the date of grant.

During the first quarter of 2024, AMC Networks granted 2,025,265 RSUs to certain executive officers and employees under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Employee Stock Plan, which vest ratably over a three-year period.

There were no RSU vests for employees during the three months ended September 30, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, 914,296 RSUs previously issued to employees of the Company vested. On the vesting date, 377,717 RSUs were surrendered to AMC Networks to cover the required statutory tax withholding obligations and 536,579 shares of

AMC Networks Class A Common Stock were issued. Units are surrendered to satisfy the employees' statutory minimum tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment tax. The units surrendered during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 had an aggregate value of $4.6 million, which has been reflected as a financing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The Company recorded share-based compensation expenses of $5.8 million and $20.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $6.4 million and $19.9 million (including $0.2 million recorded as part of Restructuring and other related charges) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Share-based compensation expenses are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income as part of Selling, general and administrative expenses.

As of September 30, 2024, there was $30.2 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to outstanding unvested share-based awards. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of approximately 2.0 years.