Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net income	$ 72,134		$ 20,837		$ 107,830		$ 53,899
Add (deduct):
Income taxes	24,081		8,722		44,943		19,340
Interest expense	28,286	[1]	34,458	[1]	56,766	[1]	67,064	[1]
Loss on early retirement of debt			72,302				72,302
Other income	(6,455)	[2]	(609)	[2]	(14,141)	[2]	(5,163)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	43,881		38,734		86,377		77,766
Impairment of long-lived assets	430		1,101		784		1,945
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other	3,276		(2,801)		6,129		(3,143)
Deferred lease expenses	249		1,213		1,848		2,103
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents	407		729		785		1,379
Share based awards compensation expense	3,066		3,338		6,589		6,788
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 169,355	[3]	$ 178,024	[3]	$ 297,910	[3]	$ 294,280	[3]

[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.

[3] Distributions from NCM are reported entirely within the U.S. operating segment.