Summary of Impact of Translating Financial Statements of Certain of Company's International Subsidiaries (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Brazil	Dec. 31, 2013 Brazil	Mar. 31, 2014 Argentina	Dec. 31, 2013 Argentina	Mar. 31, 2014 Chile	Dec. 31, 2013 Chile	Mar. 31, 2014 All Other	Mar. 31, 2014 Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Mar. 31, 2013 Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity
Foreign Currency Translation [Line Items]
Exchange Rate			2.27	2.36	8.05	6.52	550.20	525.55
Total Assets	$ 4,088,878	$ 4,144,163	$ 337,831		$ 99,896		$ 51,029
Other comprehensive Income (Loss)			$ 9,833		$ (15,446)		$ (1,757)		$ (1,825)	$ (9,195)	$ 1,542