Employee and Contract Termination Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Voluntary Early Retirement Program, Employee Termination and Contract Termination Costs [Member]

Summary of Rollforward of the Liability Related to Restructuring Plan By Segment

A rollforward of the liability related to Restructuring Plan charges by segment is as follows:

		For the year ended December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	U.S. Networks				International Networks		Corporate and Other			Total
Liability as of December 31, 2014	$		12,041		$	-	$	2,031		$	14,072
Net accruals			7,403			-		10,519			17,922
Payments			(17,265	)		-		(4,809	)		(22,074	)
Non-cash (a)			(1,574	)		-		(2,427	)		(4,001	)
Liability as of December 31, 2015	$		605		$	-	$	5,314		$	5,919
		For the year ended December 31, 2014
(in thousands)	U.S. Networks				International Networks		Corporate and Other			Total
Liability as of December 31, 2013	$		-		$	-	$	-		$	-
Net accruals			12,041			-		2,311			14,352
Payments			-			-		(280	)		(280	)
Non-cash (a)			-			-		-			-
Liability as of December 31, 2014	$		12,041		$	-	$	2,031		$	14,072
(a) Primarily represents the reclassification of accelerated depreciation, pension payments made from the pension plan and share-based compensation included in current period charges.

Reorganization [Member]

Schedule Of Rollforward of the Liability Related to the Charges By Segment

A rollforward of the liability related to the charges by segment is as follows:

	For the year ended December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	U.S. Networks			International Networks		Corporate and Other			Total
Liability as of December 31, 2014	$	-		$	-	$	-		$	-
Net accruals		3,835			-		31			3,866
Payments		(19	)		-		(23	)		(42	)
Non-cash (b)		(558	)		-		-			(558	)
Liability as of December 31, 2015	$	3,258		$	-	$	8		$	3,266
(b) Primarily represents the reclassification of share-based compensation included in current period charges.