CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from affiliates)	$ 1,640,757	$ 1,614,771
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization including net charges from affiliates)	810,961	795,888
Selling, general and administrative (including net charges from affiliates)	365,051	376,764
Restructuring expense (credits)	1,037	(532)
Depreciation and amortization	212,453	218,900
Total operating expenses	1,389,502	1,391,020
Operating income	251,255	223,751
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(148,482)	(145,012)
Gain (loss) on investments, net	100,365	(33,071)
Gain (loss) on equity derivative contracts, net	(48,012)	46,166
Miscellaneous, net	1,971	1,007
Total other income (expense)	(94,158)	(130,910)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	157,097	92,841
Income tax expense	(62,786)	(37,940)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	94,311	54,901
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(10,502)
Net income	94,311	44,399
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	66	234
Net income attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders/CSC Holdings, LLC's sole member	$ 94,377	$ 44,633
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.21
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.04)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.17
Basic weighted average common shares (in thousands)	271,092	267,919
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.20
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.04)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.16
Diluted weighted average common shares (in thousands)	279,013	274,370
Amounts attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders/CSC Holdings, LLC's sole member:
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	$ 94,377	$ 55,135
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(10,502)
Net income attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders/CSC Holdings, LLC's sole member	$ 94,377	$ 44,633
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.15
CSC Holdings, LLC
Revenues, net (including revenues, net from affiliates)	$ 1,640,757	$ 1,614,771
Operating expenses:
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization including net charges from affiliates)	810,961	795,888
Selling, general and administrative (including net charges from affiliates)	365,051	376,764
Restructuring expense (credits)	1,037	(532)
Depreciation and amortization	212,453	218,900
Total operating expenses	1,389,502	1,391,020
Operating income	251,255	223,751
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(93,560)	(89,552)
Interest income	12,887	12,177
Gain (loss) on investments, net	100,365	(33,071)
Gain (loss) on equity derivative contracts, net	(48,012)	46,166
Miscellaneous, net	1,971	1,007
Total other income (expense)	(26,349)	(63,273)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	224,906	160,478
Income tax expense	(92,156)	(67,542)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	132,750	92,936
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(10,502)
Net income	132,750	82,434
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	66	234
Net income attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders/CSC Holdings, LLC's sole member	132,816	82,668
Amounts attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders/CSC Holdings, LLC's sole member:
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	132,816	93,170
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(10,502)
Net income attributable to Cablevision Systems Corporation stockholders/CSC Holdings, LLC's sole member	$ 132,816	$ 82,668