Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 66,896	$ 60,378	$ 112,020	$ 100,547
Costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	(3,171)	(3,380)	(6,401)	(6,756)
General and administrative	(4,402)	(5,384)	(9,148)	(10,537)
Total costs and expenses	(59,419)	(57,487)	(108,174)	(104,548)
Operating income (loss)	7,477	2,891	3,846	(4,001)
Interest expense, net	(4,320)	(4,354)	(8,549)	(9,096)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		1,872		8,398
Other income (expense)	294	(2,273)	(194)	(2,607)
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	3,451	(1,864)	(4,897)	(7,306)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	360	285	431	308
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,811	(1,579)	(4,466)	(6,998)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(1,497)	(1,225)	(1,354)	(753)
Net income (loss)	2,314	(2,804)	(5,820)	(7,751)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	44	(137)	57	(328)
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc.	$ 2,270	$ (2,667)	$ (5,877)	$ (7,423)
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.10	$ (0.12)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.33)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.10	$ (0.12)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.33)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic	22,757,618	22,708,206	22,738,180	22,586,019
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted	23,842,505	22,708,206	22,738,180	22,586,019
Cinema [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 62,990	$ 56,782	$ 104,451	$ 93,186
Costs and expenses
Costs and expenses	(49,910)	(46,883)	(88,803)	(83,460)
Real Estate [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	3,906	3,596	7,569	7,361
Costs and expenses
Costs and expenses	$ (1,936)	$ (1,840)	$ (3,822)	$ (3,795)