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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Segment Information The Company classifies its operations into two operating segments: National Networks and International and Other. These operating segments represent strategic business units that are managed separately. The Company generally allocates all corporate overhead costs within operating expenses to the Company’s two operating segments based upon their proportionate estimated usage of services, including such costs as executive salaries and benefits, costs of maintaining corporate headquarters, facilities and common support functions (such as human resources, legal, finance, tax, accounting, audit, treasury, risk management, strategic planning and information technology) as well as sales support functions and creative and production services. The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is operating segment adjusted operating income (a non-GAAP measure) defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense or benefit, impairment charges, and restructuring expense or credit. We renamed this non-GAAP performance measure to adjusted operating income (“AOI”), formerly referred to as adjusted operating cash flow (“AOCF”). Other than the title, there is no change to the definition of this non-GAAP measure. The Company has presented the components that reconcile adjusted operating income to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure, and other information as to the continuing operations of the Company’s operating segments below.
| Year Ended December 31, 2016
| National Networks |  | International and Other |  | Inter-segment eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising | $ | 990,508 |  |  | $ | 94,467 |  |  | $ | (1,000 | ) |  | $ | 1,083,975 |
Distribution | 1,320,532 |  |  | 365,529 |  |  | (14,382 | ) |  | 1,671,679 |
Consolidated revenues, net | $ | 2,311,040 |  |  | $ | 459,996 |  |  | $ | (15,382 | ) |  | $ | 2,755,654 |
Operating income (loss) | $ | 784,027 |  |  | $ | (120,914 | ) |  | $ | (5,557 | ) |  | $ | 657,556 |
Share-based compensation expense | 30,569 |  |  | 8,328 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,897 |
Restructuring expense | 8,516 |  |  | 20,987 |  |  | — |  |  | 29,503 |
Impairment charges | — |  |  | 67,805 |  |  | — |  |  | 67,805 |
Depreciation and amortization | 32,376 |  |  | 52,402 |  |  | — |  |  | 84,778 |
Adjusted operating income | $ | 855,488 |  |  | $ | 28,608 |  |  | $ | (5,557 | ) |  | $ | 878,539 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 15,947 |  |  | $ | 63,273 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 79,220 |
| Year Ended December 31, 2015
| National Networks |  | International and Other |  | Inter-segment eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising | $ | 945,288 |  |  | $ | 82,972 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,028,260 |
Distribution | 1,190,079 |  |  | 369,606 |  |  | (7,010 | ) |  | 1,552,675 |
Consolidated revenues, net | $ | 2,135,367 |  |  | $ | 452,578 |  |  | $ | (7,010 | ) |  | $ | 2,580,935 |
Operating income (loss) | $ | 754,243 |  |  | $ | (42,542 | ) |  | $ | (2,508 | ) |  | $ | 709,193 |
Share-based compensation expense | 23,814 |  |  | 7,206 |  |  | — |  |  | 31,020 |
Restructuring expense | 3,194 |  |  | 11,804 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,998 |
Depreciation and amortization | 29,742 |  |  | 53,289 |  |  | — |  |  | 83,031 |
Adjusted operating income | $ | 810,993 |  |  | $ | 29,757 |  |  | $ | (2,508 | ) |  | $ | 838,242 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 24,386 |  |  | $ | 43,935 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 68,321 |
| Year Ended December 31, 2014
| National Networks |  | International and Other |  | Inter-segment eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising | $ | 764,610 |  |  | $ | 55,726 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 820,336 |
Distribution | 979,312 |  |  | 378,495 |  |  | (2,502 | ) |  | 1,355,305 |
Consolidated revenues, net | $ | 1,743,922 |  |  | $ | 434,221 |  |  | $ | (2,502 | ) |  | $ | 2,175,641 |
Operating income | $ | 586,856 |  |  | $ | (41,977 | ) |  | $ | 1,474 |  |  | $ | 546,353 |
Share-based compensation expense | 21,584 |  |  | 6,779 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,363 |
Restructuring expense | 3,664 |  |  | 12,051 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,715 |
Depreciation and amortization | 21,480 |  |  | 47,568 |  |  | — |  |  | 69,048 |
Adjusted operating income | $ | 633,584 |  |  | $ | 24,421 |  |  | $ | 1,474 |  |  | $ | 659,479 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 13,462 |  |  | $ | 26,277 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 39,739 |
Inter-segment eliminations are primarily licensing revenues recognized between the National Networks and International and Other segments as well as revenues recognized by AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology for transmission revenues recognized from the International and Other operating segment.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Inter-segment revenues |  |  |  |  |
National Networks | $ | (14,963 | ) |  | $ | (6,719 | ) |  | $ | (1,802 | )
International and Other | (419 | ) |  | (291 | ) |  | (700 | )
| $ | (15,382 | ) |  | $ | (7,010 | ) |  | $ | (2,502 | )
One customer primarily within the National Networks segment accounted for approximately 11% of consolidated revenues, net for the years ended December 31, 2016. No customers accounted for more than 10% of revenues, net for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The table below summarizes revenue based on customer location:
| Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenue |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,215,430 |  |  | $ | 2,114,172 |
Europe | 384,234 |  |  | 317,759 |
Other | 155,990 |  |  | 149,004 |
| $ | 2,755,654 |  |  | $ | 2,580,935 |
The table below summarizes property and equipment based on asset location:
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Property and equipment, net |  |  |
United States | $ | 104,939 |  |  | $ | 93,951 |
Europe | 39,976 |  |  | 48,043 |
Other | 21,721 |  |  | 21,866 |
| $ | 166,636 |  |  | $ | 163,860 |

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