DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2012	Sep. 27, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Sep. 29, 2011 Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Sep. 29, 2011 Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 One closed theatre theatre	Sep. 27, 2012 Seven Canada theatres and one United Kingdom theatre	Sep. 27, 2012 All discontinued operation	Aug. 30, 2012 All discontinued operation Predecessor	Sep. 29, 2011 All discontinued operation Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 All discontinued operation Predecessor	Sep. 29, 2011 All discontinued operation Predecessor	Jul. 31, 2012 Canada theatre	Aug. 30, 2012 Canada One closed theatre screen theatre	Jul. 31, 2012 Canada 6 theatres theatre screen	Aug. 30, 2012 United Kingdom One theatre theatre screen	Sep. 27, 2012 Mexico City Metropolitan Area One closed theatre	Dec. 31, 2008 Mexico City Metropolitan Area Cinemex screen theatre
Discontinued operations
Number of theatres closed							1								1
Number of screens in theatres							20								20	134	12
Payment made to the landlord to terminate the lease agreement							$ 7,562,000								$ 7,562,000
Number of theatres sold																6	1		44
Number of theatres														8
Number of screens sold																			493
Total net proceeds from sales subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments																1,472,000	395,000
Estimated additional purchase price that the entity is entitled to received																		6,416,000
Revenues
Admissions	76,356,000	426,941,000	364,449,000	459,985,000	816,031,000	923,470,000				3,465,000	15,519,000	16,389,000	30,124,000
Concessions	32,365,000		153,580,000	182,517,000	342,130,000	369,759,000				1,306,000	5,719,000	6,099,000	11,041,000
Other theatre	5,785,000		17,672,000	28,207,000	47,911,000	49,730,000				107,000	932,000	548,000	1,328,000
Total revenues	114,506,000		535,701,000	670,709,000	1,206,072,000	1,342,959,000				4,878,000	22,170,000	23,036,000	42,493,000
Operating costs and expenses
Film exhibition costs	34,659,000		193,812,000	248,188,000	436,539,000	499,693,000				1,852,000	8,054,000	8,706,000	15,764,000
Concession costs	4,778,000		20,727,000	24,520,000	47,326,000	49,873,000				342,000	1,086,000	1,252,000	1,989,000
Operating expense	46,059,000		126,599,000	181,943,000	297,328,000	354,880,000				9,424,000	6,845,000	15,592,000	13,638,000
Rent	33,493,000		77,040,000	112,330,000	189,086,000	223,819,000				1,435,000	5,969,000	7,322,000	11,737,000
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	16,602,000		32,637,000	50,991,000	80,971,000	102,570,000				22,000	362,000	263,000	601,000
(Gain) loss on disposition								(39,000,000)	(58,000)	(47,000,000)	18,000	(46,951,000)	27,000
Operating costs and expenses	143,398,000		464,139,000	633,747,000	1,081,458,000	1,262,922,000			(58,000)	(33,925,000)	22,334,000	(13,816,000)	43,756,000
Operating income (loss)									58,000	38,803,000	(164,000)	36,852,000	(1,263,000)
Investment income	(1,000)		(15,000)	(10,000)	(41,000)	(35,000)				(10,000)	(3,000)	(12,000)	(5,000)
Total other expense	14,109,000		30,859,000	46,479,000	63,378,000	87,647,000				(10,000)	(3,000)	(12,000)	(5,000)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes									58,000	38,813,000	(161,000)	36,864,000	(1,258,000)
Income tax provision										1,200,000		1,200,000
Net earnings (loss)	$ 58,000		$ 37,613,000	$ (161,000)	$ 35,664,000	$ (1,258,000)			$ 58,000	$ 37,613,000	$ (161,000)	$ 35,664,000	$ (1,258,000)