Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Operating revenue
Cinema	$ 54,770	$ 57,402
Real estate	4,797	5,029
Total operating revenue	59,567	62,431
Operating expense
Cinema	46,035	46,333
Real estate	2,669	2,744
Depreciation and amortization	3,990	4,104
General and administrative	4,339	4,420
Total operating expense	57,033	57,601
Operating income	2,534	4,830
Interest income	49	201
Interest expense	(2,722)	(3,960)
Net loss on sale of assets	(7)
Other income (expense)	16	(45)
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	(130)	1,026
Income tax expense	(889)	(1,625)
Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	(1,019)	(599)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	347	413
Loss before discontinued operations	(672)	(186)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		77
Net loss	(672)	(109)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	4	(130)
Net loss attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ (668)	$ (239)
Basic loss per common share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Basic loss per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)
Diluted loss per common share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Diluted loss per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	23,263,010	22,710,713
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	23,263,010	22,710,713