CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 AMCE	Aug. 30, 2012 AMCE	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsidiary Guarantors	Aug. 30, 2012 Subsidiary Guarantors	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsidiary Non-Guarantors	Aug. 30, 2012 Subsidiary Non-Guarantors	Dec. 31, 2012 Consolidating Adjustments	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor	Apr. 01, 2010 Predecessor	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor AMCE	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor AMCE	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor Subsidiary Guarantors	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor Subsidiary Guarantors	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor Subsidiary Guarantors	Apr. 01, 2010 Predecessor Subsidiary Guarantors	Aug. 30, 2012 Predecessor Subsidiary Non-Guarantors	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor Subsidiary Non-Guarantors	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor Subsidiary Non-Guarantors	Apr. 01, 2010 Predecessor Subsidiary Non-Guarantors	Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor Consolidating Adjustments
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 130,928,000	$ 98,531,000	$ 308,000	$ 291,000	$ 89,168,000	$ 55,326,000	$ 41,452,000	$ 42,914,000			$ 272,337,000	$ 301,158,000	$ 495,343,000	$ 291,000	$ 686,000	$ 55,326,000	$ 232,009,000	$ 261,096,000	$ 455,242,000	$ 42,914,000	$ 39,642,000	$ 40,062,000	$ 40,101,000
Receivables, net	97,108,000		20,000		97,004,000		84,000				43,550,000				552,000		42,947,000				51,000
Other current assets	70,627,000				69,150,000		1,477,000				87,866,000						85,681,000				2,185,000
Total current assets	298,663,000		328,000		255,322,000		43,013,000				403,753,000				1,238,000		360,637,000				41,878,000
Investment in equity of subsidiaries			888,865,000		16,980,000				(905,845,000)						221,951,000		51,981,000							(273,932,000)
Property, net	1,147,959,000				1,147,874,000		85,000				883,697,000						883,219,000				478,000
Intangible assets, net	243,180,000				243,180,000						135,024,000						135,024,000
Intercompany advances	0		1,958,022,000		(1,958,901,000)		879,000								2,078,742,000		(2,130,247,000)				51,505,000
Goodwill	2,251,296,000				2,251,296,000					1,923,667,000	1,923,667,000						1,923,667,000
Other long-term assets	332,740,000		59,000		332,199,000		482,000				291,851,000				35,064,000		256,611,000				176,000
Total assets	4,273,838,000		2,847,274,000		2,287,950,000		44,459,000		(905,845,000)		3,637,992,000				2,336,995,000		1,480,892,000				94,037,000			(273,932,000)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	226,220,000				225,754,000		466,000				195,938,000				94,000		195,117,000				727,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	155,286,000		14,000		154,903,000		369,000				149,334,000				36,027,000		112,056,000				1,251,000
Deferred revenues and income	171,122,000				171,105,000		17,000				174,355,000						174,314,000				41,000
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations	14,280,000		8,004,000		6,276,000						61,846,000				59,039,000		2,807,000
Total current liabilities	566,908,000		8,018,000		558,038,000		852,000				581,473,000				95,160,000		484,294,000				2,019,000
Corporate borrowings	2,070,671,000		2,070,671,000								2,087,495,000				2,087,495,000
Capital and financing lease obligations	116,369,000				116,369,000						59,413,000						59,413,000
Exhibitor services agreement	318,154,000				318,154,000						328,442,000						328,442,000
Other long-term liabilities	433,151,000				406,524,000		26,627,000				426,829,000						386,792,000				40,037,000
Total liabilities	3,505,253,000		2,078,689,000		1,399,085,000		27,479,000				3,483,652,000				2,182,655,000		1,258,941,000				42,056,000
Stockholder's equity	768,585,000		768,585,000		888,865,000		16,980,000		(905,845,000)		154,340,000				154,340,000		221,951,000				51,981,000			(273,932,000)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$ 4,273,838,000		$ 2,847,274,000		$ 2,287,950,000		$ 44,459,000		$ (905,845,000)		$ 3,637,992,000				$ 2,336,995,000		$ 1,480,892,000				$ 94,037,000			$ (273,932,000)