Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 10, 2013 Class A [Member]	May 10, 2013 Class B [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	READING INTERNATIONAL INC
Trading Symbol	rdi
Entity Central Index Key	0000716634
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,805,665	1,495,490