Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Awards (Summary Of Status Of Outstanding Stock Options And SARs) (Details)

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Stock-Based Awards (Summary Of Status Of Outstanding Stock Options And SARs) (Details) (Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]  
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) 2,580,889us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Granted (in shares) 423,579us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= hsni_StockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRightsMember
Exercised (in shares) (650,740)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Forfeited (in shares) (39,528)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
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= hsni_StockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRightsMember
Expired (in shares) (17,520)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod
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Outstanding, ending balance (in shares) 2,296,680us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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[1]
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013 (in shares) 2,223,860us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable at December 31, 2013 (in shares) 1,598,089us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]  
Outstanding at January 1, 2013, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 34.15us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Granted, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 55.05us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 24.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 54.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= hsni_StockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRightsMember
Expired, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 17.63us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Outstanding at December 31, 2013, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 40.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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[1]
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 40.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercisable at December 31, 2013, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share) $ 35.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Outstanding at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 5 years 4 months
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 5 years 2 months
Exercisable at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 3 years 11 months
Outstanding at December 31, 2013, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 81,429,314us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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[1]
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 79,976,327us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue
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Exercisable at December 31, 2013, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 65,406,938us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
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Stock options held by employees of spincos 300,000hsni_StockOptionsHeldByEmployeesOfSpinOffCompanies
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[1] (1)Approximately 0.3 million stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2014 were held by employees of the other Spincos.