THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $)	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 theatre Screen	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor Maximum	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor Maximum
THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Number of theatres		3
Number of screens in theatres		33
Impairment losses
Impairment of long-lived assets					$ 285,000	$ 12,779,000
Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities					2,742,000	8,825,000
Investment expense (income)					17,751,000
Total impairment losses					20,778,000	21,604,000
Casualty Insurance
Self-insured amount for general liability per occurrence							1,000,000
Deductible limit per occurrence for workers compensation claims			500,000
Casualty insurance reserves, net of estimated insurance recoveries	14,980,000	14,980,000						15,163,000
Expenses related to general liability and workers compensation claims	$ 3,913,000			$ 5,732,000	$ 12,705,000	$ 12,206,000