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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)

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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Tax loss and credit carryforwards $ 7.1strza_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwards $ 7.1strza_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwards
Accrued stock compensation 16.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 12.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Investments 32.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments 34.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments
Other future deductible amounts 1.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 0.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Deferred tax assets 57.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 54.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance (2.6)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (1.5)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets, net 54.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 52.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Property and equipment (15.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (16.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Investment in films and television programs (32.6)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets (9.3)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
Program rights (7.3)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherFiniteLivedAssets (7.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherFiniteLivedAssets
Other future taxable amounts 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (1.2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Deferred tax liabilities (54.9)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (33.5)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ (0.2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ 19.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet