Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2012 Rave Theatres Screens State Theatre	Feb. 28, 2013 Mexico Screens Theatre
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of theatres acquired	32
Number of screens acquired	483
Number of states	12
Estimated price of acquisition	$ 240,000
Number of theatres in Mexican subsidiaries		31
Number of screens in Mexican subsidiaries		290
Stock purchase agreement , sale of subsidiaries		$ 130,000

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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