CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 01, 2015	Dec. 26, 2013
REVENUES:
Admissions	$ 2,038.2	$ 1,998.9	$ 2,059.6
Concessions	901.7	829.6	816.9
Other operating revenues	187.4	161.6	161.6
TOTAL REVENUES	3,127.3	2,990.1	3,038.1
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Film rental and advertising costs	1,093.1	1,047.1	1,078.0
Cost of concessions	114.4	111.1	111.6
Rent expense	421.5	423.4	413.6
Other operating expenses	863.7	813.2	812.8
General and administrative expenses (including share-based compensation of $8.3, $9.4 and $9.3 for the years ended December 31, 2015, January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, respectively)	78.8	74.4	73.7
Depreciation and amortization	216.8	207.2	200.2
Net loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets and other	19.7	7.3	8.4
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES	2,808.0	2,683.7	2,698.3
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	319.3	306.4	339.8
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME):
Interest expense, net	129.6	126.5	141.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt	5.7	62.4	30.7
Earnings recognized from NCM	(31.0)	(32.1)	(37.5)
Gain on sale of NCM, Inc. common stock	0.0	0.0	(30.9)
Equity in income of non-consolidated entities and other, net	(38.3)	(29.0)	(28.4)
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE, NET	66.0	127.8	75.2
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	253.3	178.6	264.6
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	100.1	73.4	107.0
NET INCOME	153.2	105.2	157.6
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, NET OF TAX	0.2	0.4	0.1
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTEREST	$ 153.4	$ 105.6	$ 157.7
EARNINGS PER SHARE OF CLASS A AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK (NOTE 12):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.68	$ 1.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.98	$ 0.68	$ 1.01
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	155,680	155,287	154,826
Diluted (in shares)	156,511	156,310	155,723
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 1.88	$ 0.84