Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 64,511	$ 36,033	$ 104,712	$ 57,339
Costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	(5,247)	(5,801)	(10,771)	(11,451)
Impairment expense	(1,549)		(1,549)
General and administrative	(6,312)	(8,834)	(12,107)	(13,931)
Total costs and expenses	(66,083)	(48,565)	(118,061)	(83,849)
Operating income (loss)	(1,572)	(12,532)	(13,349)	(26,510)
Interest expense, net	(3,343)	(3,005)	(6,548)	(7,368)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		43,241		89,786
Other income (expense)	3,773	154	2,990	1,795
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,142)	27,858	(16,907)	57,703
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	237	283	172	233
Income (loss) before income taxes	(905)	28,141	(16,735)	57,936
Income tax benefit (expense)	(1,538)	(5,547)	(1,160)	(13,275)
Net income (loss)	(2,443)	22,594	(17,895)	44,661
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7)	(108)	(105)	2,994
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc.	$ (2,436)	$ 22,702	$ (17,790)	$ 41,667
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.11)	$ 1.04	$ (0.81)	$ 1.91
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.11)	$ 1.01	$ (0.81)	$ 1.86
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic	22,040,512	21,808,556	21,995,186	21,784,700
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted	22,952,960	22,480,168	22,907,634	22,456,919
Cinema [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 61,770	$ 32,715	$ 99,117	$ 50,829
Costs and expenses
Costs and expenses	(50,769)	(31,366)	(89,271)	(53,248)
Real Estate [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	2,741	3,318	5,595	6,510
Costs and expenses
Costs and expenses	$ (2,206)	$ (2,564)	$ (4,363)	$ (5,219)