Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Operating revenue
Cinema	$ 64,659	$ 57,988	$ 119,429	$ 115,390
Real estate	4,983	4,959	9,780	9,988
Total operating revenue	69,642	62,947	129,209	125,378
Operating expense
Cinema	51,095	46,465	97,130	92,798
Real estate	2,730	2,582	5,399	5,326
Depreciation and amortization	3,650	3,917	7,640	8,021
General and administrative	4,401	4,326	8,738	8,746
Total operating expense	61,876	57,290	118,907	114,891
Operating income	7,766	5,657	10,302	10,487
Interest income	199	193	248	393
Interest expense	(2,835)	(5,876)	(5,557)	(9,836)
Net loss on sale of assets		(2)	(7)	(2)
Other income	113	68	128	23
Income before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	5,243	40	5,114	1,065
Income tax expense	(1,500)	(259)	(2,389)	(1,884)
Income (loss) before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	3,743	(219)	2,725	(819)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	432	399	779	812
Income (loss) before discontinued operations	4,175	180	3,504	(7)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		44		120
Net income	4,175	224	3,504	113
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40)	15	(36)	(116)
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ 4,135	$ 239	$ 3,468	$ (3)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.18	$ 0.01	$ 0.15	$ (0.01)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.01
Basic earnings per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ 0.18	$ 0.01	$ 0.15	$ 0.00
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.18	$ 0.01	$ 0.15	$ (0.01)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.01
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ 0.18	$ 0.01	$ 0.15	$ 0.00
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	23,344,057	23,009,209	23,305,466	22,969,392
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	23,447,250	23,177,815	23,408,659	22,969,392