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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In connection with the Bresnan Sale and Clearview Sale discussed above, the operating results of Bresnan Cable (previously included in the Company's Cable segment) and Clearview Cinemas (previously included in the Company's Other segment) have been reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented. 
The proceeds related to the settlement of litigation with DISH Network, LLC (see discussion below) and related costs have been classified in discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Operating results of discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are summarized below:
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
Bresnan
Cable (a)
 
Clearview Cinemas
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues, net
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
5,848

 
$
(820
)
 
$
5,028

Income tax benefit (expense)
(2,542
)
 
336

 
(2,206
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$
3,306

 
$
(484
)
 
$
2,822

 
(a)
Represents primarily a gain recognized upon the settlement of a contingency related to Montana property taxes.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
Bresnan Cable (a)
 
Clearview Cinemas (b) (c)
 
Litigation Settlement (d)
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues, net
$
262,323

 
$
27,307

 
$
—

 
$
289,630

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
439,870

 
$
(42,437
)
 
$
173,690

 
$
571,123

Income tax benefit (expense) (e)
(180,178
)
 
17,425

 
(70,054
)
 
(232,807
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes- Cablevision
259,692

 
(25,012
)
 
103,636

 
338,316

Income tax benefit recognized at Cablevision, not applicable to CSC Holdings
(6,602
)
 
—

 
(1,003
)
 
(7,605
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes- CSC Holdings
$
253,090

 
$
(25,012
)
 
$
102,633

 
$
330,711


 
(a)
Includes the pretax gain recognized in connection with the Bresnan Sale of approximately $408,000.
(b)
Includes the pretax loss recognized in connection with the Clearview Sale of approximately $19,300.
(c)
As a result of the Company's annual impairment test in the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $10,347, relating to goodwill of the Company's Clearview business which reduced the carrying value to zero.  The Company determined the fair value of the Clearview business, which was a single reporting unit, assuming highest and best use, based on either an income or market approach on a theater by theater basis.
(d)
Represents primarily the proceeds from the final allocation of the DISH Network, LLC litigation settlement.  See discussion below for additional information.
(e)
Includes tax benefit of $7,605 resulting from a decrease in the valuation allowance for certain state net operating loss carry forwards.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2012
 
Bresnan Cable
 
Clearview Cinemas
 
Litigation Settlement (a)
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues, net
$
508,710

 
$
65,076

 
$
—

 
$
573,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
(49,452
)
 
$
(19,683
)
 
$
339,004

 
$
269,869

Income tax benefit (expense)
20,157

 
8,016

 
(138,754
)
 
(110,581
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$
(29,295
)
 
$
(11,667
)
 
$
200,250

 
$
159,288


 
(a)
Represents primarily the gain relating to the settlement of litigation with DISH Network, LLC. See discussion below for additional information.
Litigation Settlement
In connection with the AMC Networks Distribution in June 2011 (whereby Cablevision distributed to its stockholders all of the outstanding common stock of AMC Networks, a company which consisted principally of national programming networks, including AMC, WE tv, IFC and Sundance Channel, previously owned and operated by the Company's Rainbow segment), CSC Holdings and AMC Networks and its subsidiary, Rainbow Programming Holdings, LLC (the "AMC Parties") entered into an agreement (the "VOOM Litigation Agreement") which provided that CSC Holdings and the AMC Parties would share equally in the proceeds (including in the value of any non-cash consideration) of any settlement or final judgment in the litigation with DISH Network, LLC ("DISH Network") that were received by subsidiaries of AMC Networks from VOOM HD Holdings LLC.

In October 2012, the Company and AMC Networks settled the litigation with DISH Network.  Pursuant to the settlement agreement, DISH Network paid $700,000 to a joint escrow account for the benefit of the Company and AMC Networks.  On April 8, 2013, the Company and AMC Networks reached agreement, pursuant to the VOOM Litigation Agreement, on the final allocation of the proceeds of the settlement.  The parties agreed that (a) the Company would be allocated a total of $525,000 of the cash settlement payment; and (b) AMC Networks would retain $175,000 of the cash settlement payment (in addition to the long-term affiliation agreements entered into with DISH Network as part of the settlement).  The final allocation was approved by independent committees of the Boards of Directors of the Company and AMC Networks.  On April 9, 2013, the Company received $175,000 from AMC Networks (in addition to the $350,000 initially distributed to the Company from the joint escrow account in December 2012).  The proceeds of $175,000 and $350,000 was recorded as a gain in discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.