Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Basis of Presentation and Description of Business (Details)

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Basis of Presentation and Description of Business (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 11, 2013
Nov. 16, 2012
Sep. 04, 2012
Aug. 17, 2012
Jul. 09, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
linear_network
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Number of linear networks containing programming           17strza_NumberOfLinearNetworksContainingProgramming    
Projected total payments to parent in connection with Spin-Off $ 1,800,000,000strza_ProjectedTotalPaymentsToParentDueToSpinOffArrangement              
Distributions to Old LMC 1,200,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 200,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 50,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 250,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 100,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 0strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 1,200,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement 600,000,000strza_DistributionstoParentDuetoSpinOffArrangement
Starz, LLC | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding $ 550,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= strza_StarzLlcMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
             
Starz Media                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Ownership percentage           75.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= strza_StarzMediaMember
   
Weinstein                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Ownership percentage interest sold to noncontrolling owners           25.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= strza_WeinsteinMember