Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)

v2.4.0.8
Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Apr. 02, 2012
Jan. 11, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
Starz, LLC
Jan. 11, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]              
Tax loss and credit carryforwards     $ 6,604,000 $ 155,861,000      
Accrued stock compensation     11,945,000 5,575,000      
Investments     33,502,000 25,516,000      
Intangible assets     0 1,163,000      
Other future deductible amounts     0 219,000      
Deferred tax assets     52,051,000 188,334,000      
Valuation allowance     (706,000) (155,861,000)     (157,400,000)
Deferred tax assets, net     51,345,000 32,473,000      
Property and equipment     (11,733,000) (18,807,000)      
Intangible assets     (15,628,000) 0      
Other future taxable amounts     (1,288,000) (454,000)      
Deferred tax liabilities     (28,649,000) (19,261,000)      
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)     22,696,000 13,212,000      
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards         101,300,000    
Decrease in Deferred Tax Assets Due to Subsidiary Conversion to Partnership 16,900,000            
Increase in Deferred Tax Assets Due to Difference in Book and Tax Basis for Subsidiary 7,100,000            
Decrease in Valuation Allowance Due to Subsidiary Conversion to Partnership   16,900,000          
Deferred Tax Asset, Capital Loss and Tax Credity Carryforwards, Foreign             157,400,000
Tax Attributes Due to Spin-Off           $ 11,300,000