THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Screen theatre	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Nine theatres and vacant restaurant space theatre	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor One closed theatre theatre Screen	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor One closed theatre Canada theatre Screen	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor One closed theatre Canada theatre Screen	Jul. 31, 2012 Predecessor Six theatres Canada Screen	Mar. 28, 2011 Predecessor Six theatres United States and Canada Screen theatre	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor Four closed theatres United States and the United Kingdom theatre	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor Six theatres and four closed theatres	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor Six theatres and four closed theatres Minimum	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor Six theatres and four closed theatres Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor 22 closed theatres U.S. theatre	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor 22 closed theatres U.S. Screen theatre	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor 9 closed theatres owned U.S. Screen theatre	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor 7 closed theatres under finite lease term U.S. Screen theatre	Mar. 31, 2011 AMCE Predecessor 5 closed theatres having more than one month lease term U.S. theatre Screen
THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
Number of theatres		3			9								6
Remaining terms of obligation under the long-term lease commitments for theatres closed				15 years
Aggregate annual base rents under the long-term lease commitments	$ 8,919,000	$ 8,919,000
Base rents under the long-term lease commitments over remaining terms	79,369,000	79,369,000
A rollforward of reserves for theatre and other closure
Beginning balance	62,935,000					65,471,000	73,852,000	6,694,000
Theatre and other closure expense-continuing operations	2,381,000					4,191,000	7,449,000	60,763,000							55,015,000				5,748,000
Theatre and other closure expense-discontinued operations						7,562,000
Transfer of lease liability	994,000					(697,000)	571,000	11,780,000
Net book value of abandoned and other property dispositions							(485,000)	(1,819,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	405,000					(38,000)	(511,000)	48,000
Cash payments	(5,371,000)					(13,554,000)	(15,405,000)	(3,614,000)
Ending balance	61,344,000	61,344,000			65,471,000	62,935,000	65,471,000	73,852,000
Number of theatres closed									1	1	1		73	4				5	22	9	7	5
Number of screens in theatres		33							20	20	20	134	89						144	35	67	41
Payment made to the landlord to terminate the lease agreement										7,562,000	7,562,000
Discounted contractual amounts of the existing lease obligations															53,561,000
Lease terms			15 years	20 years												7 years	13 years
Asset removal and shutdown costs															$ 1,454,000
Future lease obligations discount rate (as a percent)			7.55%	9.00%