Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001430602
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 4,993,000,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Trading Symbol	SNI
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Common Class A [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		94,863,550
Voting Common Stock [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,850,481