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Equity and Long-Term Incentive Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity | The following table summarizes activity relating to Company employees who held AMC Networks restricted stock units for the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Number of Restricted Stock Units |  | Number of Performance Restricted Stock Units |  | Weighted Average Fair Value Per Stock Unit at Date of Grant
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2015 | 853,386 |  |  | 683,393 |  |  | $ | 70.07 |
Granted | 493,659 |  |  | 767,693 |  |  | $ | 60.73 |
Released/Vested | (257,114 | ) |  | (79,321 | ) |  | $ | 61.28 |
Canceled/Forfeited | (107,633 | ) |  | (17,304 | ) |  | $ | 71.19 |
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2016 | 982,298 |  |  | 1,354,461 |  |  | $ | 66.23 |
Granted | 586,600 |  |  | 642,139 |  |  | $ | 59.78 |
Released/Vested | (392,892 | ) |  | (164,926 | ) |  | $ | 71.48 |
Canceled/Forfeited | (55,965 | ) |  | (15,527 | ) |  | $ | 68.15 |
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2017 | 1,120,041 |  |  | 1,816,147 |  |  | $ | 62.53 |
During 2017, the Company issued 586,600 restricted stock units and 642,139 performance restricted stock units to certain executive officers and employees under the 2016 Employee Stock Plan. All restricted stock units granted during 2017 vest ratably over a three-year period. The target number of PRSUs granted represents the right to receive a corresponding number of shares, subject to adjustment based on the performance of the Company against target performance criteria for a three year period. The number of shares issuable at the end of the applicable measurement period ranges from 0% to 200% of the target PRSU award. The following table summarizes activity relating to Non-employee Directors who held AMC Networks restricted stock units for the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Number of Restricted Stock Units |  | Weighted Average Fair Value Per Stock Unit at Date of Grant
Vested award balance, December 31, 2015 | 127,555 |  |  | $ | 51.33 |
Granted | 27,066 |  |  | $ | 61.69 |
Released/Vested | — |  |  | $ | — |
Vested award balance, December 31, 2016 | 154,621 |  |  | $ | 53.15 |
Granted | 32,825 |  |  | $ | 53.48 |
Released/Vested | — |  |  | $ | — |
Vested award balance, December 31, 2017 | 187,446 |  |  | $ | 53.20 |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity | The following table summarizes activity relating to employees of the Company who held unvested AMC Networks stock options for the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Shares Under Option |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share |  | Weighted Average Contractual Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value(a)
| Time Vesting Options |
Balance, December 31, 2015 | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted | 388,385 |  |  | $ | 48.26 |  |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2016 | 388,385 |  |  | $ | 48.26 |  |  | 9.79 |  | $ | 1,585 |
Granted | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2017 | 388,385 |  |  | $ | 48.26 |  |  | 8.79 |  | $ | 2,260 |
Options exercisable at December 31, 2017 | 129,462 |  |  | $ | 48.26 |  |  | 8.79 |  | $ | 753 |
Options expected to vest in the future | 258,923 |  |  | $ | 48.26 |  |  | 8.79 |  | $ | 1,507 |
(a) | The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between (i) the exercise price of the underlying award and (ii) the quoted price of AMC Networks Class A Common Stock on December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016, as indicated.

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