Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting, Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net income	$ 20,837		$ 52,139		$ 53,899		$ 95,015
Add (deduct):
Income taxes	8,722		30,844		19,340		58,776
Interest expense	34,458	[1]	31,375	[1]	67,064	[1]	63,508	[1]
Loss on early retirement of debt	72,302				72,302
Other income	(609)	[2]	(63)	[2]	(5,163)	[2]	(5,485)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	38,734	[3]	36,341	[3]	77,766	[3]	73,157	[3]
Impairment of long-lived assets	1,101		311		1,945		496
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other	(2,801)		469		(3,143)		1,305
Deferred lease expenses	1,213		1,207		2,103		2,330
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents	729		776		1,379		1,310
Share based awards compensation expense	3,338		3,553		6,788		6,868
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 178,024		$ 156,952		$ 294,280		$ 297,280

[1] Includes amortization of debt issue costs.

[2] Includes interest income, foreign currency exchange gain (loss) and equity in income of affiliates and excludes distributions from NCM. Distributions from NCM are reported entirely within the U.S. operating segment.

[3] Includes amortization of favorable/unfavorable leases.