Supplemental Information to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2015
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental [Line Items]
Cash paid for interest		$ 68,552		$ 65,439
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received		66,757		80,723
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses for the acquisition of theatre properties and equipment	[1]	132		(1,072)
Theatre properties acquired under capital lease		11,292		20,914
Investment in NCM - receipt of common units (See Note 6)		11,111		15,421
Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards		$ (360)	[2]	$ (298)	[3]

[1] Additions to theatre properties and equipment included in accounts payable as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $11,022 and $11,154, respectively.

[2] Below is a summary of dividends paid to stockholders and accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2016: Declaration Date Record Date Date Paid Amount per Share of Common Stock Total 02/24/16 03/07/16 03/18/16 $ 0.27 $ 31,367 05/26/16 06/08/16 06/22/16 $ 0.27 31,373 08/18/16 08/31/16 09/13/16 $ 0.27 31,737 Total $ 0.81 $ 94,477

[3] Below is a summary of dividends paid to stockholders and accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2015: Declaration Date Record Date Date Paid Amount per Share of Common Stock Total 02/17/15 03/04/15 03/19/15 $ 0.25 $ 29,024 05/18/15 06/05/15 06/19/15 $ 0.25 29,076 08/20/15 08/31/15 09/11/15 $ 0.25 29,080 Total $ 0.75 $ 87,180