Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Allocated to Noncontrolling Interest in Chile.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Attributable To Non controlling Interest.

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Currency exchange rate with Us Dollar.

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Foreign Currency Translation.

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Company's ownership in its chilean subsidiary before purchase of noncontrolling interests' share.

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Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains (losses).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 52
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 52
-Paragraph 31
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-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
-Number 12
-Paragraph 10

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 130
-Paragraph 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 133
-Paragraph 45

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts (CON)
-Number 6
-Paragraph 25

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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The consolidating entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into functional currency of the reporting entity, net of tax.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 52
-Paragraph 13, 20, 31

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 51
-Paragraph 38
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 130
-Paragraph 24
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 130
-Paragraph 14, 17, 19, 26

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Foreign Currency Translation (Details)	6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Foreign Currency Translation (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Brazilian Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Brazilian Subsidiaries [Member] BRL	Dec. 31, 2010 Brazilian Subsidiaries [Member] BRL	Jun. 30, 2011 Mexican Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Mexican Subsidiaries [Member] MXN	Dec. 31, 2010 Mexican Subsidiaries [Member] MXN	May 31, 2011 Chilean Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Colombian Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Colombian Subsidiaries [Member] COP	Dec. 31, 2010 Colombian Subsidiaries [Member] COP	Jun. 30, 2011 Other Subsidiaries [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Cinemark Chile [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2011 Cinemark Chile [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cinemark Chile [Member] USD ($)
Foreign Currency Translation (Textuals)
Currency exchange rate with US Dollar					1.57	1.67		11.80	12.39			1,783.00	2,004.10
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	23,380,000	(3,724,000)		15,645,000			4,023,000				2,542,000			1,022,000
Total assets of the company's subsidiaries	3,503,509,000		3,421,478,000	356,261,000			145,180,000				33,293,000
Company's ownership in its Chilean subsidiary, before share exchange										97.40%
Company's ownership in its Chilean subsidiary, after share exchange										100.00%						100.00%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss															53,444,000	485,000	28,181,000
Cumulative foreign currency adjustments	57,966,000		34,248,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss previously allocated to noncontrolling interest	$ 485,000