CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 95,995	$ 216,155	$ 153,455	$ 544,311
Receivables, net	56,794	99,252
Deferred tax asset	108,635	107,938
Other current assets	84,400	84,343
Total current assets	345,824	507,688
Property, net	1,313,526	1,247,230
Intangible assets, net	219,017	225,515
Goodwill	2,291,943	2,291,943
Deferred tax asset	62,926	73,817
Other long-term assets	433,873	417,604
Total assets	4,667,109	4,763,797
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	212,195	262,635
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	160,337	136,262
Deferred revenues and income	167,938	213,882
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations	17,803	23,598
Total current liabilities	558,273	636,377
Corporate borrowings	1,746,996	1,775,132
Capital and financing lease obligations	95,489	101,533
Exhibitor services agreement	312,160	316,815
Other long-term liabilities	438,944	419,717
Total liabilities	3,151,862	3,249,574
Total stockholder's equity	1,515,247	1,514,223
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	4,667,109	4,763,797
Consolidating Adjustments
Current assets:
Investment in equity of subsidiaries	(1,642,894)	(1,643,031)
Total assets	(1,642,894)	(1,643,031)
Current liabilities:
Total stockholder's equity	(1,642,894)	(1,643,031)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	(1,642,894)	(1,643,031)
AMCE
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents		403	513	485
Receivables, net	(21)	(21)
Total current assets	(21)	382
Investment in equity of subsidiaries	1,614,032	1,617,873
Intercompany advances	1,638,115	1,673,001
Other long-term assets	22,638	13,129
Total assets	3,274,764	3,304,385
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	10,066	6,102
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations	8,010	14,484
Total current liabilities	18,076	20,586
Corporate borrowings	1,741,441	1,769,576
Total liabilities	1,759,517	1,790,162
Total stockholder's equity	1,515,247	1,514,223
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	3,274,764	3,304,385
Subsidiary Guarantors
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	54,627	174,117	111,554	501,989
Receivables, net	56,761	99,224
Deferred tax asset	108,635	107,938
Other current assets	82,894	82,981
Total current assets	302,917	464,260
Investment in equity of subsidiaries	28,862	25,158
Property, net	1,313,280	1,246,945
Intangible assets, net	219,017	225,515
Intercompany advances	(1,642,193)	(1,675,584)
Goodwill	2,291,943	2,291,943
Deferred tax asset	62,926	73,817
Other long-term assets	411,214	404,454
Total assets	2,987,966	3,056,508
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	211,915	262,288
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	150,407	130,213
Deferred revenues and income	167,936	213,881
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations	9,793	9,114
Total current liabilities	540,051	615,496
Corporate borrowings	5,555	5,556
Capital and financing lease obligations	95,489	101,533
Exhibitor services agreement	312,160	316,815
Other long-term liabilities	420,679	399,235
Total liabilities	1,373,934	1,438,635
Total stockholder's equity	1,614,032	1,617,873
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	2,987,966	3,056,508
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	41,368	41,635	$ 41,388	$ 41,837
Receivables, net	54	49
Other current assets	1,506	1,362
Total current assets	42,928	43,046
Property, net	246	285
Intercompany advances	4,078	2,583
Other long-term assets	21	21
Total assets	47,273	45,935
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	280	347
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(136)	(53)
Deferred revenues and income	2	1
Total current liabilities	146	295
Other long-term liabilities	18,265	20,482
Total liabilities	18,411	20,777
Total stockholder's equity	28,862	25,158
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$ 47,273	$ 45,935