Selected Financial Information by Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 957,756	$ 889,053	$ 1,672,479	$ 1,669,024
Theatre Properties and Equipment - net	[1]	1,716,647		1,716,647		$ 1,833,133
Reportable Geographical Components | U.S.
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues		747,119	712,483	1,304,917	1,312,128
Theatre Properties and Equipment - net	[1]	1,429,304		1,429,304		1,479,603
Reportable Geographical Components | Brazil
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues		89,626	72,977	160,487	153,113
Theatre Properties and Equipment - net	[1]	121,158		121,158		140,570
Reportable Geographical Components | Other international countries
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues		125,204	107,002	214,250	210,494
Theatre Properties and Equipment - net	[1]	166,185		166,185		$ 212,960
Eliminations
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues		$ (4,193)	$ (3,409)	$ (7,175)	$ (6,711)

[1] See Note 3 for discussion of impact of ASC Topic 842 on capital lease assets.