Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net income		$ 54,368	$ 70,890	$ 113,414	$ 113,792
Add (deduct):
Income taxes		31,617	42,774	65,076	69,154
Interest expense	[1]	27,262	28,304	55,321	56,511
Other income	[2]	(7,590)	(8,400)	(17,970)	(6,952)
Loss on debt amendments and refinancing		98	925	13,284	925
Other cash distributions from equity investees	[3]	184	1,045	8,270	8,309
Depreciation and amortization		52,358	46,569	101,687	91,901
Impairment of long-lived assets		1,425	3,528	1,917	4,322
(Gain) Loss on sale of assets and other		5,824	5,802	4,045	4,352
Deferred lease expenses		(207)	(585)	(647)	(1,288)
Amortization of long-term prepaid rents		514	669	985	1,382
Share based awards compensation expense		2,542	2,977	7,660	6,475
Adjusted EBITDA	[4]	$ 168,395	$ 194,498	$ 353,042	$ 348,883

[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] Includes cash distributions received from equity investees that were recorded as a reduction of the respective investment balances. In an effort to more closely align our reported Adjusted EBITDA with our operating cash flow and for consistency with our peers, beginning with the three months ended March 31, 2016, Adjusted EBITDA now includes total cash distributions received from equity investees, including the cash distributions recorded as a reduction of the respective investment balance. Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 has been adjusted to reflect comparable presentations

[4] Distributions from NCM and other cash distributions from equity investees are reported entirely within the U.S. operating segment.