MERGER (Details 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	5 Months Ended			5 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2012	Jun. 28, 2012	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Aug. 30, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Sep. 29, 2011 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Sep. 29, 2011 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Common Stock	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Additional Paid-in Capital	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Sep. 27, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Accumulated Deficit	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Sep. 29, 2011 Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Sep. 29, 2011 Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Common Stock	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Common Stock	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Additional Paid-in Capital	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Accumulated Deficit
Stockholder's Equity
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)									1									1	1
Balance at the beginning of the period															$ 154,340,000		$ 154,340,000			$ 444,336,000	$ (20,203,000)	$ (269,793,000)
Net loss	(43,043,000)		(43,043,000)		36,223,000	(11,555,000)	52,445,000	(9,463,000)				(43,043,000)	76,216,000	(10,223,000)	94,400,000	(9,938,000)	94,400,000					94,400,000
Comprehensive earnings			(1,627,000)								(1,627,000)						9,034,000				9,034,000
Merger consideration			701,811,000							701,811,000
Stock-based compensation		491,000															830,000			830,000
Capital contribution from Wanda			100,000,000							100,000,000
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)									1									1	1
Balance at the end of the period	757,141,000		757,141,000		757,141,000		757,141,000			801,811,000	(1,627,000)	(43,043,000)					258,604,000			445,166,000	(11,169,000)	(175,393,000)
Cash invested by Wanda				700,000,000
Cash invested by members of management				1,811,000
Financial advisor fees, bond amendment consent fees, and professional and consulting fees related to merger				$ 32,340,000