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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Federal | $ 110.6us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 119.2us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 141.5us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit |
| State and local | 7.6us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit | 9.3us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit | 4.6us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Foreign | 3.3us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit | 2.5us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit | 1.7us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Current income tax expense | 121.5us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 131.0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 147.8us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Deferred: | |||
| Federal | 14.9us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 0.5us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (21.8)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| State and local | 4.4us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 7.9us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 4.4us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Deferred income tax expense | 19.3us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 8.4us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (17.4)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Income tax expense | $ 140.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 139.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 130.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Starz Media | |||
| Ownership percentage |
75.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = strza_StarzMediaMember |
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Amount of current foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to taxable income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions. No definition available.
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