CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in- Capital	Additional Paid-in- Capital Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s Stockholders' Equity	Total Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s Stockholders' Equity Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1,408,570			$ 121	$ (79,259)	$ 1,155,424		$ 638,912		$ (319,007)	$ 1,396,191		$ 12,379
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018				121,457,000	(4,626,000)
Impact of adoption of ASU 2020-06, net of taxes of $20,321 | ASU 2014-09			$ (16,985)						$ 16,985			$ 16,985
Issuance of restricted stock	1			$ 1							1
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)				316,000
Issuance of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				91,000
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to share based awards that vested during the year	(2,308)	[1]			$ (2,308)						(2,308)
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to share based awards that vested during the year (in shares)					(86,000)
Share based awards compensation expense	14,615					14,615					14,615
Dividends paid to stockholders	(159,281)							159,281			159,281
Dividends Accrued On Unvested Restricted Stock Unit Awards	(670)							(670)			(670)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(2,333)												(2,333)
Net income (loss)	193,848							191,386			191,386		2,462
Reclassification of cumulative translation adjustments	(21,105)									(21,105)	(21,105)
Other comprehensive loss	(21,105)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	1,448,322			$ 122	$ (81,567)	1,170,039		687,332		(340,112)	1,435,814		12,508
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019				121,864,000	(4,712,000)
Issuance of restricted stock	2			$ 2							2
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)				1,555,000
Issuance of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				208,000
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to share based awards that vested during the year	(5,437)	[1]			$ (5,437)						(5,437)
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to share based awards that vested during the year (in shares)					(340,000)
Share based awards compensation expense	19,926					19,926					19,926
Dividends paid to stockholders	(42,311)							42,311			42,311
Dividends Accrued On Unvested Restricted Stock Unit Awards	(256)							(256)			(256)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(392)												(392)
Net income (loss)	(617,948)							(616,828)			(616,828)		(1,120)
Issuance of convertible senior notes	108,274					108,274					108,274
Call options purchased	(142,094)					(142,094)					(142,094)
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	89,424					89,424					89,424
Amortization of accumulated losses for amended swap agreements	3,371									3,371	3,371
Other comprehensive loss	(61,912)									(61,912)	(61,912)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	798,969			$ 124	$ (87,004)	1,245,569		27,937		(398,653)	787,973		10,996
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020				123,627,000	(5,052,000)
Impact of adoption of ASU 2020-06, net of taxes of $20,321 | ASU 2020-06			$ (71,599)				$ (77,039)		$ 5,440			$ (71,599)
Issuance of restricted stock	1			$ 1							1
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)				1,242,000,000
Issuance of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				232,000
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to share based awards that vested during the year	(4,102)	[1]			$ (4,102)						(4,102)
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to share based awards that vested during the year (in shares)					298,000
Share based awards compensation expense	29,271					29,271					29,271
Adjustment to accrued dividends on unvested restricted stock unit awards related to forfeitures	4							4			4
Dividends Accrued On Unvested Restricted Stock Unit Awards	4
Net income (loss)	(422,215)							(422,783)			(422,783)		568
Amortization of accumulated losses for amended swap agreements	4,495									4,495	4,495
Other comprehensive loss	(356)									(356)	(356)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 334,468			$ 125	$ (91,106)	$ 1,197,801		$ (389,402)		$ (394,514)	$ 322,904		$ 11,564
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021				125,101,000	(5,350,000)

[1] The Company withheld restricted shares as a result of the election by certain employees to satisfy their tax liabilities upon vesting in restricted stock and restricted stock units. The Company determined the number of shares to be withheld based upon market values that ranged from $36.81 to $40.32 during the year ended December 31, 2019, $8.03 to $32.12 during the year ended December 31, 2020 and $15.21 to $24.14 during the year ended December 31, 2021.