CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 1,510,464,000	$ 686,310,000	$ 3,283,099,000
Cost of operations
Film rentals and advertising		414,988,000	186,810,000	1,003,832,000
Concession supplies		97,875,000	48,647,000	206,441,000
Salaries and wages		232,844,000	145,031,000	410,086,000
Facility lease expense		280,032,000	279,764,000	346,094,000
Utilities and other		282,889,000	229,505,000	474,711,000
General and administrative expenses		161,076,000	127,599,000	173,384,000
Depreciation and amortization		265,363,000	259,776,000	261,155,000
Impairment of long-lived and other assets		20,845,000	152,706,000	57,001,000
Restructuring costs		(1,001,000)	20,369,000	0
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets and other		8,025,000	(8,923,000)	12,008,000
Total cost of operations		1,762,936,000	1,441,284,000	2,944,712,000
Operating income (loss)		(252,472,000)	(754,974,000)	338,387,000
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	[1]	(149,702,000)	(129,871,000)	(99,941,000)
Interest income		6,396,000	4,836,000	12,589,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(6,527,000)	0	0
Foreign currency exchange loss		(1,271,000)	(4,865,000)	(3,394,000)
Cash distributions from DCIP		(156,000)	(25,430,000)	(53,366,000)
Non-cash distribution from DCIP			12,915,000	0
Equity in income (loss) of affiliates		(25,045,000)	(38,745,000)	41,870,000
Total other expense		(186,545,000)	(172,350,000)	(64,627,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(439,017,000)	(927,324,000)	273,760,000
Income taxes		(16,802,000)	(309,376,000)	79,912,000
Net income (loss)		(422,215,000)	(617,948,000)	193,848,000
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		568,000	(1,120,000)	2,462,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.		$ (422,783,000)	$ (616,828,000)	$ 191,386,000
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		117,250	116,667	116,306
Diluted		117,250	116,667	116,606
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s common stockholders
Basic		$ (3.55)	$ (5.25)	$ 1.63
Diluted		$ (3.55)	$ (5.25)	$ 1.63
NCM
Cost of operations
Impairment of long-lived and other assets		$ 0	$ 92,655,000
Operating income (loss)			59,671,000
Other income (expense)
Distributions from NCM		77,000	6,975,000	$ 12,873,000
Interest expense - NCM		(23,612,000)	(23,595,000)	(28,624,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc.			115,753,000
DCIP
Other income (expense)
Cash distributions from DCIP		(13,139,000)
Admissions
Revenues
Total revenues		780,040,000	356,508,000	1,805,321,000
Concession
Revenues
Total revenues		561,652,000	231,046,000	1,161,083,000
Other
Revenues
Total revenues		$ 168,772,000	$ 98,756,000	$ 316,695,000

[1] Includes amortization of debt issuance costs