CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 47,225,000	$ 42,897,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on extinguishment of debt	22,478,000	1,180,000
Loss on sales of discontinued operations	44,000
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(5,000)
Depreciation and amortization	124,806,000	119,360,000
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts	827,000	123,000
Income tax expense	26,619,000	23,819,000
Non-cash compensation		36,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable	13,163,000	19,372,000
Additions to programming rights	(135,656,000)	(140,969,000)
Increase in prepaid and other assets	(1,021,000)	(9,800,000)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	1,480,000	8,150,000
Decrease in interest payable	(12,068,000)	(8,065,000)
Increase in derivative payable	362,000
Decrease in programming rights payable	(16,637,000)	(4,754,000)
Increase in payables to Hallmark Cards affiliates	4,000	10,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	71,621,000	51,359,000
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,716,000)	(2,412,000)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	18,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,698,000)	(2,412,000)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on the 2011 Term Loan	(119,637,000)	(36,503,000)
Redemption of Notes	(271,503,000)	(8,497,000)
Premium on redemption of notes	(14,254,000)	(1,019,000)
Issuance of the 2015 Term Loan	325,000,000
Issuance of the 2015 Revolver	25,000,000
Transaction costs incurred for the 2015 Refinancing	(3,808,000)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	(1,067,000)	(974,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(60,269,000)	(46,993,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	9,654,000	1,954,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	60,888,000	63,750,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	70,542,000	65,704,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash and non-cash activities:
Interest paid	32,526,000	36,557,000
Income taxes paid	2,365,000	1,929,000
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 1,340,000	501,000
Asset acquired through capital lease obligation		$ 21,000