Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Operating activities
Net income	$ 113,979	$ 111,353
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	116,644	100,246
Amortization of intangible and other assets and unfavorable leases	2,935	3,744
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents	1,976	1,247
Amortization of debt issue costs	3,557	3,533
Amortization of deferred revenues, deferred lease incentives and other	(7,221)	(4,844)
Amortization of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to interest rate swap agreement	3,248	3,475
Fair value change in interest rate swap agreements not designated as hedges	(754)
Amortization of bond discount	633	578
Impairment of long-lived assets	3,601	6,057
Share based awards compensation expense	7,132	5,179
Loss on sale of assets and other	6,937	9,873
Loss on contribution and sale of digital projection systems to DCIP	1,038	2,033
Loss on early retirement of debt	4,945
Deferred lease expenses	2,910	2,776
Deferred income tax expenses	10,536	(13,005)
Equity in (income) loss of affiliates	(2,353)	4,997
Tax benefit related to stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting	910	1,904
Distributions from equity investees	4,599	3,292
Changes in assets and liabilities	17,320	(88,563)
Net cash provided by operating activities	292,572	153,875
Investing activities
Additions to theatre properties and equipment	(126,183)	(88,256)
Proceeds from sale of theatre properties and equipment	5,131	3,994
Acquisition of ten theatres in Argentina	(66,958)
Investment in joint venture - DCIP and other	(1,268)	(1,510)
Net cash used for investing activities	(189,278)	(85,772)
Financing activities
Proceeds from stock option exercises	444	5,559
Payroll taxes paid as a result of noncash stock option exercises and restricted stock withholdings	(494)	(416)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(71,856)	(60,671)
Repayments of long-term debt	(164,587)	(9,144)
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes	200,000
Payment of debt issue costs	(4,539)	(8,849)
Payments on capital leases	(5,314)	(5,422)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in Cinemark Chile	(1,443)
Other	(1,211)	(387)
Net cash used for financing activities	(49,000)	(79,330)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(7,896)	3,758
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	46,398	(7,469)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	464,997	437,936
End of period	$ 511,395	$ 430,467