CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 31,166,000	$ 18,506,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	43,362,000	36,515,000
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts	963,000	130,000
Loss on sale of property and equipment		8,000
Deferred tax expense	16,771,000	10,251,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable	31,043,000	18,507,000
Additions to programming rights	(56,316,000)	(55,254,000)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other assets	(2,015,000)	1,995,000
Decrease in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	(4,827,000)	(4,945,000)
(Decrease) increase in interest payable	109,000	(7,174,000)
Decrease in derivative payable	(99,000)
Increase in programming rights payable	7,385,000	5,370,000
Decrease in payables to Hallmark Cards affiliates	(6,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	67,536,000	23,909,000
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(416,000)	(201,000)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		5,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(416,000)	(196,000)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on the 2011 Term Loan		(20,000,000)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	(379,000)	(347,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(379,000)	(20,347,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	66,741,000	3,366,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	50,604,000	60,888,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	117,345,000	64,254,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash and non-cash activities:
Interest paid	2,679,000	15,815,000
Taxes Paid		109,000
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable	$ 3,000	$ 137,000