CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Theme park admissions	$ 199,666	$ 203,120		$ 241,198	$ 232,571
Theme park food, merchandise and other	149,669	157,917		182,501	182,534
Sponsorship, licensing and other fees	10,582	9,959		18,475	17,667
Accommodations revenue	3,784	3,916		9,048	8,498
Total revenues	363,701	374,912		451,222	441,270
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	122,312	128,143		206,531	206,715
Selling, general and administrative (including stock-based compensation of $7,322 and $15,124 for the three months ended and $14,419 and $32,133 for the six months ended 2013 and 2012, respectively, and excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	60,241	75,698		99,939	121,927
Costs of products sold	31,000	29,934		38,925	35,661
Depreciation	27,564	31,998		59,111	68,991
Amortization	3,599	3,917		7,198	8,419
Loss on disposal of assets	1,564	812		2,634	2,455
Interest expense	18,708	11,535		37,430	23,129
Interest income	(128)	(83)		(453)	(314)
Equity in loss of investee		250			570
Other expense (income), net	426	244		184	(537)
Restructure recovery		(47)			(47)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before reorganization items, income taxes and discontinued operations	98,415	92,511		(277)	(25,699)
Reorganization items, net		495		(180)	1,049
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	98,415	92,016		(97)	(26,748)
Income tax expense (benefit)	32,355	1,194		(4,044)	(2,562)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations	66,060	90,822		3,947	(24,186)
Loss from discontinued operations		(17)			(52)
Net income (loss)	66,060	90,805		3,947	(24,238)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(18,699)	(18,540)		(19,113)	(18,606)
Net income (loss) attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation	47,361	72,265		(15,166)	(42,844)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic: (in shares)	95,751	107,598	[1]
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted: (in shares)	100,466	113,410	[1]
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares)				98,822	108,392	[1]
Net income per average common share outstanding - basic:
Income from continuing operations attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.67	[1]
Net income attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.67	[1]
Net income per average common share outstanding - diluted:
Income from continuing operations attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.64	[1]
Net income attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.64	[1]
Net loss per average common share outstanding - basic and diluted:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation common stockholders (in dollars per share)				$ (0.15)	$ (0.40)	[1]
Net loss attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation common stockholders (in dollars per share)				$ (0.15)	$ (0.40)	[1]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.30	[1]	$ 0.90	$ 0.60	[1]
Amounts attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	47,361	72,282		(15,166)	(42,792)
Loss from discontinued operations		(17)			(52)
Net income (loss) attributable to Six Flags Entertainment Corporation	$ 47,361	$ 72,265		$ (15,166)	$ (42,844)

[1] All 2012 share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect Holdings' two-for-one stock split in June 2013, as described in Note 2 to these condensed consolidated financial statements.