Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating revenue
Cinema	$ 56,899	$ 53,424
Real estate	3,686	4,629
Total operating revenue	60,585	58,053
Operating expense
Cinema	45,141	43,790
Real estate	2,140	2,975
Depreciation and amortization	3,742	3,805
General and administrative	4,329	4,902
Total operating expense	55,352	55,472
Operating income	5,233	2,581
Interest income	195	79
Interest expense	(2,770)	(2,376)
Other income	2,731	744
Income before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	5,389	1,028
Income tax expense	(2,523)	(1,592)
Income (loss) before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	2,866	(564)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities	236	310
Net Income (loss)	3,102	(254)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	16	39
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ 3,118	$ (215)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ 0.13	$ (0.01)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$ 0.13	$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	23,242,467	23,490,563
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	23,523,655	23,490,563