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Commitments and Contingencies - Programming Rights (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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| Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | ||||
| Film rights payable in 2013 | $ 51,200,000 | $ 51,200,000 | ||
| Film rights payable in 2014 | 8,800,000 | 8,800,000 | ||
| Other Commitment, Due in Third Year | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||
| Programming license agreements payable in 2013 | 26,800,000 | 26,800,000 | ||
| Programming license agreements payable in 2014 | 395,800,000 | 395,800,000 | ||
| Programming license agreements payable in 2015 | 108,400,000 | 108,400,000 | ||
| Programming license agreements payable in 2016 | 98,700,000 | 98,700,000 | ||
| Programming license agreements payable in 2017 | 91,900,000 | 91,900,000 | ||
| Programming license agreements payable thereafter | 306,000,000 | 306,000,000 | ||
| Unpaid balance for film rights related to films available at year end | 62,000,000 | 62,000,000 | ||
| Amortization of program rights | $ 154,400,000 | $ 154,200,000 | $ 442,797,000 | $ 473,251,000 |
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Amortization of Program Rights No definition available.
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Amount of contractual obligation maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. No definition available.
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Amount of contractual obligation maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. No definition available.
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Amount of contractual obligation maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. No definition available.
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Amount of contractual obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. No definition available.
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Amount of contractual obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. No definition available.
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Amount of contractual obligation maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. No definition available.
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Minimum amount of other commitment maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for commitments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in this taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions. No definition available.
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Minimum amount of other commitment maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for commitments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in this taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions. No definition available.
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Minimum amount of other commitment maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for commitments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in this taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions. No definition available.
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Total amount of obligations related to rights to programming, including, but not limited to, feature films and episodic series, acquired under license agreements. No definition available.
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