Notes Payable (Summary Of Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		June 27, 2013
NAB Australian Corporate Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		6.28%	7.20%
Maturity Date		June 30, 2014
Notes Payable		$ 84,959	$ 88,671
NAB Australian Corporate Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		6.28%	7.20%
Maturity Date		June 30, 2014
Australian Shopping Center Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		2012-2014
Notes Payable		256	384
New Zealand Corporate Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		4.70%	4.15%
Maturity Date		March 31, 2015
Notes Payable		22,476	21,854
Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument	9.22%	4.47%	9.22%
Maturity Date		April 30, 2027
Notes Payable		27,913	27,913
Previous US Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		July 1, 2012
Notes Payable		15,000
US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		5.25%	6.73%
Maturity Date		June 27, 2013
Notes Payable		15,000	15,000
US GE Capital Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		5.50%	5.50%
Maturity Date		December 1, 2015
Notes Payable		28,906	32,188
US Liberty Theaters Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		6.20%	6.20%
Maturity Date		April 1, 2013
Notes Payable		6,507	6,583
US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		8.50%	8.50%
Maturity Date		February 21, 2013
Notes Payable		595	597
US Sanborn Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument			7.00%
Maturity Date		January 31, 2012
Notes Payable			250
US Sutton Hill Capital Note - Related Party [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		8.25%	8.25%
Maturity Date		December 31, 2013
Notes Payable		9,000	9,000
US Union Square Term Loan - Sun Life [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		5.92%	5.92%
Maturity Date		May 1, 2015
Notes Payable		7,065	7,174
Bank Of America Letter Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument		3.74%
Maturity Date		August 31, 2014
Notes Payable		945
Total [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable		$ 203,622	$ 209,614