Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions (Details)

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Participations payable to Weinstein $ 59,600,000us-gaap_AccruedParticipationLiabilitiesDueInNextOperatingCycle $ 75,900,000us-gaap_AccruedParticipationLiabilitiesDueInNextOperatingCycle  
Weinstein      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Related party transaction, period   5 years  
Recognition of participation expense 91,500,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_WeinsteinMember
163,200,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_WeinsteinMember
60,800,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_WeinsteinMember
Participations payable to Weinstein 59,600,000us-gaap_AccruedParticipationLiabilitiesDueInNextOperatingCycle
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_WeinsteinMember
75,900,000us-gaap_AccruedParticipationLiabilitiesDueInNextOperatingCycle
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_WeinsteinMember
 
Old LMC      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Employee benefit plan expenses and other miscellaneous charges $ 0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_OldLMCMember
$ 0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_OldLMCMember
$ 12,500,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= strza_OldLMCMember