Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating revenue
Cinema	$ 53,424	$ 54,770
Real estate	4,629	4,797
Total operating revenue	58,053	59,567
Operating expense
Cinema	43,790	46,035
Real estate	2,975	2,669
Depreciation and amortization	3,805	3,990
General and administrative	4,902	4,339
Total operating expense	55,472	57,033
Operating income	2,581	2,534
Interest income	79	49
Interest expense	(2,376)	(2,722)
Net loss on sale of assets		(7)
Other income	744	16
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	1,028	(130)
Income tax (expense)	(1,592)	(889)
Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	(564)	(1,019)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	310	347
Net loss	(254)	(672)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	39	4
Net loss attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ (215)	$ (668)
Basic loss per common share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)
Basic loss per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)
Diluted loss per common share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)
Diluted loss per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	23,490,563	23,263,010
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	23,490,563	23,263,010