INCOME PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Used in the Calculations of the Basic and Diluted Income per Share Attributable to Cablevision Stockholders

The following table presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculations of the basic and diluted income per share attributable to Cablevision stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	2015	2014
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	267,919	262,328
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	2,703	3,404
Restricted stock	3,748	2,492
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	274,370	268,224