Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) note $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 02, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 222,549,000	$ 242,696,000	$ 371,437,000		$ 282,894,000
Cash equivalents			2,700,000	900,000
Cash identified for settling accrued payable to retailer partners			83,300,000	81,700,000
Direct operating benefit	[1]		$ (1,493,088,000)	$ (1,581,311,000)	$ (1,556,999,000)
Content library, period of amortization			1 year
Earnings per share, basic | $ / shares			$ 2.46	$ 5.09	$ 6.22
Earnings per share, diluted | $ / shares			$ 2.46	$ 5.01	$ 6.02
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 200,000,000
Repayments of convertible debt			$ 0	$ 51,149,000	$ 172,211,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(5,854,000)	2,018,000	6,013,000
Advertising expense			15,200,000	11,800,000	11,700,000
Unamortized deferred financing fees	[2]		3,849,000	$ 4,986,000
Long-term assets
Unamortized deferred financing fees	[2]		3,849,000
Change in Accounting Method Accounted for as Change in Estimate
Direct operating benefit		$ 21,700,000			$ 31,800,000
Earnings per share, basic | $ / shares					$ 1.17
Earnings per share, diluted | $ / shares					$ 1.12
Convertible Notes
Interest rate, per year						4.00%
Number of convertible senior note repurchased | note				51,148
Repayments of convertible debt				$ 51,100,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 300,000
Common Stock
Conversion of callable convertible debt, net of tax (in shares) | shares				431,760	272,336
UNITED STATES
Cash and cash equivalents held in financial institutions			46,200,000	$ 66,500,000
Foreign
Cash and cash equivalents held in financial institutions			9,000,000	11,600,000
Play Pass
Deferred revenue			$ 2,500,000	$ 1,500,000

[1] “Direct operating” excludes depreciation and other of $118.7 million, $125.7 million and $129.1 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[2] Deferred financing fees are recorded in other long-term assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the related loan.