Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income (Loss) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 1,510,464	$ 686,310	$ 3,283,099
Cost of operations		1,762,936	1,441,284	2,944,712
Operating income (loss)		(252,472)	(754,974)	338,387
Interest expense	[1]	(149,702)	(129,871)	(99,941)
Other income		(186,545)	(172,350)	(64,627)
Income taxes		16,802	309,376	(79,912)
Equity in income (loss)		(25,045)	(38,745)	41,870
Net income (loss) attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.		(422,783)	(616,828)	191,386
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues		0	0	0
Cost of operations		2,586	2,236	2,556
Operating income (loss)		(2,586)	(2,236)	(2,556)
Interest expense		(24,133)	(14,220)
Other income		80	56	20
Loss before income taxes and equity in income of subsidiaries		(26,639)	(16,400)	(2,536)
Income taxes		5,743	5,740	609
Equity in income (loss)		401,887	606,168	(193,313)
Net income (loss) attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.		$ (422,783)	$ (616,828)	$ 191,386

[1] Includes amortization of debt issuance costs