CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIT - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 01, 2015	Dec. 26, 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	$ (897.3)	$ (715.3)	$ (750.4)
Net income attributable to controlling interest	153.4	105.6	157.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(0.6)	0.9	1.9
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(2.6)
Noncontrolling interest adjustments	(0.2)	(0.6)	(0.1)
Share-based compensation expense	7.7	7.9	8.5
Exercise of stock options		0.1	1.3
Tax benefits from exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock and other	(0.3)	(2.3)	(3.3)
Extraordinary cash dividend declared, $1.00 per share		(156.2)
Cash dividends declared	(137.7)	(137.4)	(130.9)
Balances	(877.6)	(897.3)	(715.3)
Class A Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income attributable to controlling interest	130.0	89.5	133.6
Class B Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income attributable to controlling interest	23.4	16.1	24.1
Total Stockholders' Deficit of Regal Entertainment Group
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	(894.8)	(713.4)	(748.6)
Net income attributable to controlling interest	153.4	105.6	157.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(0.6)	0.9	1.9
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(5.5)
Share-based compensation expense	7.7	7.9	8.5
Exercise of stock options		0.1	1.3
Tax benefits from exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock and other	(0.3)	(2.3)	(3.3)
Extraordinary cash dividend declared, $1.00 per share		(156.2)
Cash dividends declared	(137.7)	(137.4)	(130.9)
Balances	(877.8)	(894.8)	(713.4)
Common Stock | Class A Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Balances (in shares)	132.5	132.1	131.7
Exercise of stock options (in shares)			0.1
Tax benefits from exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock and other (in shares)	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.3)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	0.5	0.6	0.6
Balances	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Balances (in shares)	132.7	132.5	132.1
Common Stock | Class B Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Balances (in shares)	23.7	23.7	23.7
Balances	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Balances (in shares)	23.7	23.7	23.7
Additional Paid-In Capital (Deficit)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	$ (941.8)	$ (782.9)	$ (745.5)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(5.5)
Share-based compensation expense	7.7	7.9	8.5
Exercise of stock options		0.1	1.3
Tax benefits from exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock and other	(0.3)	(2.3)	(3.3)
Extraordinary cash dividend declared, $1.00 per share		(156.2)
Cash dividends declared	(0.1)	(8.4)	(43.9)
Balances	(940.0)	(941.8)	(782.9)
Retained Earnings
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	48.4	71.8	1.1
Net income attributable to controlling interest	153.4	105.6	157.7
Extraordinary cash dividend declared, $1.00 per share		0.0
Cash dividends declared	(137.6)	(129.0)	(87.0)
Balances	64.2	48.4	71.8
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	(1.5)	(2.4)	(4.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(0.6)	0.9	1.9
Balances	(2.1)	(1.5)	(2.4)
Noncontrolling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances	(2.5)	(1.9)	(1.8)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	2.9
Noncontrolling interest adjustments	(0.2)	(0.6)	(0.1)
Balances	$ 0.2	$ (2.5)	$ (1.9)