Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net income	$ 35,696		$ 33,062
Add (deduct):
Income taxes	20,862		10,618
Interest expense	28,480	[1]	32,606	[1]
Other income	(7,686)	[2]	(4,554)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	42,496		39,032
Impairment of long-lived assets	354		844
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other	2,853		(342)
Deferred lease expenses	1,599		890
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents	378		650
Share based awards compensation expense	3,523		3,450
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 128,555		$ 116,256

[1] Includes amortization of debt issue costs.

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