MERGER (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Adjustments necessary to correct valuation allowance for deferred taxes associated with merger	Jun. 30, 2013 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Adjustments necessary to correct valuation allowance for deferred taxes associated with merger	Aug. 30, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Jun. 30, 2013 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Mar. 31, 2013 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary Adjustment to initial allocation
Merger
Cash invested by Wanda						$ 700,000,000
Cash invested by members of management						1,811,000
Other current assets	76,794,000	76,794,000	100,927,000	(33,200,000)	(33,200,000)
Other long term liabilities	447,066,000	447,066,000	426,468,000	(1,737,000)	(1,737,000)
Goodwill	2,296,374,000	2,296,374,000	2,219,833,000	31,463,000	31,463,000	2,204,223,000		32,000,000
Allocation adjustments
Cash						101,641,000
Receivables, net						29,775,000
Other current assets						34,840,000
Property, net						1,034,597,000		(28,000,000)
Intangible assets, net						246,507,000
Goodwill	2,296,374,000	2,296,374,000	2,219,833,000	31,463,000	31,463,000	2,204,223,000		32,000,000
Other long-term assets						339,013,000		(4,000,000)
Accounts payable						(134,186,000)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities						(138,535,000)
Credit card, packaged tickets, and loyalty program liability						(117,841,000)
Corporate borrowings						(2,086,926,000)
Capital and financing lease obligations						(60,922,000)
Deferred revenues-for exhibitor services agreement						(322,620,000)
Other long-term liabilities						(427,755,000)
Total Merger consideration						701,811,000
Transaction value
Corporate borrowings						2,086,926,000
Capital and financing lease obligations						60,922,000
Less: cash						(101,641,000)
Total transaction value						2,748,018,000
Adjustments to reset deferred rent related to escalations of minimum rentals							0
Merger, acquisition and transaction costs	$ 706,000	$ 1,653,000					$ 1,042,000