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Basis of Presentation and Description of Business (Details) (USD $)
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0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 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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Dec. 31, 2013
linear_network
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Jan. 11, 2013
Starz, LLC
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Dec. 31, 2013
Starz, LLC
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Jan. 11, 2013
Starz, LLC
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit
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Dec. 31, 2012
Starz, LLC
Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured, Term Loans
Line of Credit
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Feb. 08, 2013
Starz, LLC and Starz Finance Corp
Senior Notes
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Sep. 13, 2012
Starz, LLC and Starz Finance Corp
Senior Notes
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Dec. 31, 2013
Starz Media [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Weinstein [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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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative (Notes 8 and 12) | $ 273,937,000 | $ 215,077,000 | $ 238,264,000 | $ 300,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Projected total payments to parent in connection with Spin-Off | 1,800,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments to parent | 1,200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | 600,000,000 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | 550,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 175,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.00% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Repayments of term loan under secured credit facilities | 721,632,000 | 504,029,000 | 59,170,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Ownership percentage interest sold to noncontrolling owners | 25.00% | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash consideration for ownership interest in subsidiary | 0 | 0 | 3,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions | 75.00% | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of linear networks containing programming | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred Tax Asset, Capital Loss and Tax Credity Carryforwards, Foreign | 157,400,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 1,480,000 | 155,861,000 | 157,400,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Tax Attributes Due to Spin-Off | 11,545,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shared Office Space Expense | 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital Leases, Period of Lease Agreement | 10 years | 10 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital Leases, Successive Renewal Periods Available for Lease Agreement | 5 years | 5 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations | 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital lease related to Commercial Lease with LPH | $ 44,800,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 44,800,000 | ||||||||||||||