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Basis of Presentation and Description of Business (Details) (USD $)
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0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Jan. 11, 2013
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Nov. 16, 2012
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Sep. 04, 2012
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Aug. 17, 2012
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Jul. 09, 2012
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Jan. 11, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
linear_network
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Jan. 11, 2013
Starz, LLC
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Sep. 30, 2013
Starz, LLC
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Sep. 30, 2013
Starz, LLC
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Sep. 30, 2013
Starz Media [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
TWC [Member]
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Jan. 11, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
Starz, LLC
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Jan. 11, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
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Nov. 16, 2011
Standby Letters of Credit and Senior Secured, Term Loans [Member]
Starz, LLC
Line of Credit
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| LMC Spin-Off [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||
| Projected total payments to parent in connection with Spin-Off | $ 1,800,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | 550,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments to parent | 1,200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | 400,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Deferred Tax Asset, Capital Loss and Tax Credity Carryforwards, Foreign | 157,400,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 706,000 | 155,861,000 | 157,400,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Tax Attributes Due to Spin-Off | 11,300,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 200,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net | 100,000 | 300,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Leases, Period of Lease Agreement | 10 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Leases, Period of Lease Agreement, Renewal Period | 5 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital lease related to Commercial Lease with LPH | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital lease related to Commercial Lease with LPH | $ 44,800,000 | $ 0 | $ 44,800,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions | 75.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ownership percentage interest sold to noncontrolling owners | 25.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of linear networks containing programming | 17 | ||||||||||||||||