Revenues (Schedule Of Revenues Disaggregated By Source) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 223,405	$ 268,809	$ 514,414	$ 451,257
Media [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		200,166	196,901	456,724	332,348
Media [Member] | Network (Including Pay-Per-View) [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		49,349	51,789	92,884	98,802
Media [Member] | Core Content Rights Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	[1]	132,904	68,988	266,101	137,084
Media [Member] | Advertising And Sponsorships [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		13,343	18,932	30,691	29,805
Media [Member] | Other Media [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	[2]	4,570	57,192	67,048	66,657
Live Events [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		983	48,731	18,512	74,970
Live Events [Member] | Ticket Sales [Member] | North America [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues			33,572	15,206	57,732
Live Events [Member] | Ticket Sales [Member] | International [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues			9,544	210	9,737
Live Events [Member] | Advertising And Sponsorships [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		305	739	371	1,144
Live Events [Member] | Other Live Events [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	[3]	678	4,876	2,725	6,357
Consumer Products [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		22,256	23,177	39,178	43,939
Consumer Products [Member] | Consumer Product Licensing [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		9,659	9,379	17,378	18,807
Consumer Products [Member] | eCommerce [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		12,593	6,656	18,601	13,233
Consumer Products [Member] | Venue Merchandise [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 4	$ 7,142	$ 3,199	$ 11,899

[1] Core content rights fees consist primarily of licensing revenues earned from the distribution of our flagship programs, RAW and SmackDown, as well as our NXT programming, through global broadcast, pay television and digital platforms.

[2] Other revenues within our Media segment reflect revenues earned from the distribution of other WWE content, including, but not limited to, certain live in-ring programming in international markets, scripted, reality and other programming, as well as theatrical and direct-to-home video releases.

[3] Other revenues within our Live Events segment primarily consists of the sale of travel packages associated with the Company’s global live events and commissions earned through secondary ticketing, as well as revenues from events for which the Company receives a fixed fee.