Adoption of ASC Topic 842 - Lease Accounting - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2019		Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lease [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 1,443,451	[1]		$ 0
Operating lease liabilities		1,495,704
Finance lease assets	[1],[2]	126,854
Finance lease liabilities		149,158
Theatres
Lease [Line Items]
Noncancelable lease payments payable under operating lease, lease not yet commenced		$ 195,955,000
Minimum | Theatres
Lease [Line Items]
Noncancelable operating and finance leases, term		10 years
Minimum | Equipment
Lease [Line Items]
Noncancelable operating leases, term		5 years
Maximum | Theatres
Lease [Line Items]
Noncancelable operating and finance leases, term		25 years
Maximum | Equipment
Lease [Line Items]
Noncancelable operating leases, term		12 years
ASC Topic 842
Lease [Line Items]
Deferred rent liabilities				$ (39,235)
Lease intangibles				(5,780)
Deferred lease incentive liabilities				(12,960)
Long-term prepaid rents				7,707
Operating lease right-of-use assets				1,491,245
Operating lease liabilities				1,545,210
Finance lease assets				57,440
Finance lease liabilities				57,440
ASC Topic 842 | Adjustment
Lease [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets				110,442
Operating lease liabilities				$ 126,376

[1] The lease right-of-use assets and liabilities recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet generally do not include renewal options that have not yet been executed. The Company does not consider a lease renewal exercise as reasonably certain until immediately before the necessary notification is provided to the landlord.

[2] Finance lease assets are net of accumulated amortization of $50,503 as of March 31, 2019.