INCOME PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Used in the Calculations of the Basic and Diluted 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 income per share attributable to Cablevision stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	2016	2015
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	271,092	267,919
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	4,396	2,703
Restricted stock	3,525	3,748
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	279,013	274,370