CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Advertising	$ 382,716	$ 323,033	$ 291,710
Advertising by Hallmark Cards	3,528	4,658	3,095
Subscriber fees	85,324	82,903	81,818
Other revenue (including $0, $900 and $775 from Hallmark Cards for 2013, 2014 and 2015)	7,166	5,002	1,178
Total revenue, net	478,734	415,596	377,801
Programming costs
Non-affiliates	172,806	144,645	130,572
Hallmark Cards affiliate	3,385	3,951	3,429
Amortization of capital lease	1,158	1,158	1,158
Other costs of services	21,846	15,375	13,990
Total cost of services	199,195	165,129	149,149
Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)	76,165	68,570	63,438
Marketing expense	15,423	12,436	11,544
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,700	2,468	1,850
Gain from extinguishment			(121)
Income from continuing operations before interest and income tax expense	185,251	166,993	151,941
Interest income	363	303
Interest expense	(25,391)	(39,566)	(42,577)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	22,478	3,668
Income before income tax expense and discontinued operations	137,745	124,062	109,364
Income tax benefit (expense)	(51,662)	(28,936)	(41,649)
Income from continuing operations	86,083	95,126	67,715
Loss from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		(629)
Net income	86,083	94,497	67,715
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax	(158)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 85,925	$ 94,497	$ 67,715
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	359,676	359,676	359,676
Income per share from operations, basic and diluted	$ 0.24	$ 0.26	$ 0.19
Net income per common share, basic and diluted	$ 0.24	$ 0.26	$ 0.19