SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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, 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
Employee and non-employee director stock transactions (a)	2,352,275	—
Balance at December 31, 2015	222,572,210	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 and paid 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
August 6, 2015	$0.15	August 21, 2015	September 10, 2015
May 1, 2015	$0.15	May 22, 2015	June 12, 2015
February 24, 2015	$0.15	March 16, 2015	April 3, 2015
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

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,
	2015	2014	2013
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	269,388	264,623	260,763
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	3,532	3,247	3,026
Restricted stock	3,419	2,833	2,146
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	276,339	270,703	265,935