SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Common Stock of Cablevision

The following table provides details of Cablevision's shares of common stock outstanding:

	Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock
Balance at December 31, 2011	220,170,261		54,137,673
Employee and non-employee director stock transactions (a)	3,987,544		—
Share repurchases (see Note 20)	(13,596,687	)	—
Balance at December 31, 2012	210,561,118		54,137,673
Employee and non-employee director stock transactions (a)	3,037,472		—
Balance at December 31, 2013	213,598,590		54,137,673
Employee and non-employee director stock transactions (a)	6,621,345		—
Balance at December 31, 2014	220,219,935		54,137,673

(a) Primarily includes issuances of common stock in connection with employee and non-employee director exercises of stock options and restricted shares granted to employees, offset by shares acquired by the Company in connection with the fulfillment of employees' statutory tax withholding obligation for applicable income and other employment taxes and forfeited employee restricted shares.

Cash Dividends Declared

The Board of Directors of Cablevision declared the following cash dividends to stockholders of record on both its CNYG Class A common stock and CNYG Class B common stock:

Declaration Date	Dividend per Share	Record Date	Payment Date
November 5, 2014	$0.15	November 21, 2014	December 12, 2014
July 29, 2014	$0.15	August 15, 2014	September 5, 2014
May 6, 2014	$0.15	May 23, 2014	June 13, 2014
February 25, 2014	$0.15	March 14, 2014	April 3, 2014
November 6, 2013	$0.15	November 22, 2013	December 13, 2013
July 30, 2013	$0.15	August 15, 2013	September 5, 2013
May 7, 2013	$0.15	May 24, 2013	June 14, 2013
February 26, 2013	$0.15	March 15, 2013	April 3, 2013
October 24, 2012	$0.15	November 7, 2012	November 28, 2012
August 1, 2012	$0.15	August 14, 2012	September 4, 2012
May 1, 2012	$0.15	May 17, 2012	June 1, 2012
February 22, 2012	$0.15	March 9, 2012	March 30, 2012

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Used in the Calculations of the Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share Attributable to Cablevision Stockholders

The following table presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculations of the basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Cablevision stockholders:

	December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	264,623	260,763	262,258
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	3,247	3,026	2,588
Restricted stock awards	2,833	2,146	2,484
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	270,703	265,935	267,330