Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 49,228	$ 61,492
Costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	(5,270)	(5,594)
General and administrative	(5,945)	(6,484)
Total costs and expenses	(56,267)	(62,852)
Operating income (loss)	(7,039)	(1,360)
Interest expense, net	(1,789)	(1,852)
Other income (expense)	(218)	(20)
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	(9,046)	(3,232)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	78	34
Income (loss) before income taxes	(8,968)	(3,198)
Income tax benefit (expense)	3,013	1,057
Net income (loss)	(5,955)	(2,141)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(80)	(16)
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ (5,875)	$ (2,125)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ (0.27)	$ (0.09)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$ (0.27)	$ (0.09)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic	21,752,371	22,920,486
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted	22,119,621	23,124,106
Cinema [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 46,310	$ 57,927
Costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses	(42,292)	(48,329)
Real Estate [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	2,918	3,565
Costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses	$ (2,760)	$ (2,445)