Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 40,200	$ 21,307
Costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	(5,524)	(5,650)
General and administrative	(5,796)	(5,097)
Total costs and expenses	(51,980)	(35,284)
Operating income (loss)	(11,780)	(13,977)
Interest expense, net	(3,205)	(4,363)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		46,545
Other income (expense)	(781)	1,641
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	(15,766)	29,846
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	(65)	(50)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(15,831)	29,796
Income tax benefit (expense)	378	(7,728)
Net income (loss)	(15,453)	22,068
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(99)	3,103
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc.	$ (15,354)	$ 18,965
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.70)	$ 0.87
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.70)	$ 0.86
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic	21,955,985	21,761,307
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted	22,500,658	22,170,268
Cinema [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 37,347	$ 18,115
Costs and expenses
Costs and expenses	(38,503)	(21,882)
Real Estate [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	2,853	3,192
Costs and expenses
Costs and expenses	$ (2,157)	$ (2,655)