Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net income	$ 80,745		$ 47,967		$ 134,644		$ 142,982
Add (deduct):
Income taxes	43,386		29,453		62,726		88,229
Interest expense	29,478	[1]	30,861	[1]	96,542	[1]	94,369	[1]
Loss on early retirement of debt					72,302
Other income	(12,795)	[2]	(9,455)	[2]	(17,958)	[2]	(14,940)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	42,399	[3]	36,897	[3]	120,165	[3]	110,054	[3]
Impairment of long-lived assets	131		976		2,076		1,472
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other	611		6,699		(2,532)		8,004
Deferred lease expenses	1,935		997		4,038		3,327
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents	725		678		2,104		1,988
Share based awards compensation expense	3,558		3,297		10,346		10,165
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 190,173		$ 148,370		$ 484,453		$ 445,650

[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.