CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 103,856,000	$ 64,080,000	$ 364,400,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	232,961,000	216,321,000	197,537,000
Deferred income taxes	51,660,000	32,430,000	(266,598,000)
Impairment of long-lived assets	1,702,000	3,149,000
Gain on extinguishment and modification of debt	(44,000)	(8,544,000)	(422,000)
Amortization of discount (premium) on corporate borrowings	808,000	832,000	(12,687,000)
Impairment of marketable equity security investment			1,370,000
Theatre and other closure expense	5,028,000	9,346,000	5,823,000
Stock-based compensation	10,480,000	11,293,000	12,000,000
(Gain) loss on dispositions	281,000	(630,000)	(2,876,000)
Equity in earnings and losses from non-consolidated entities, net of distributions	(9,603,000)	(102,000)	(19,611,000)
Landlord contributions	83,346,000	59,518,000	18,090,000
Deferred rent	(24,533,000)	(18,056,000)	(6,333,000)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	(18,208,000)	(3,418,000)	973,000
Change in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
Receivables	(1,428,000)	308,000	(3,365,000)
Other assets	(2,835,000)	(4,282,000)	(8,915,000)
Accounts payable	41,362,000	(13,692,000)	64,215,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(8,583,000)	(52,603,000)	14,822,000
Other, net	1,414,000	1,352,000	(1,081,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	467,664,000	297,302,000	357,342,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(333,423,000)	(270,734,000)	(260,823,000)
Proceeds from the disposition of long-term assets	604,000	238,000	3,880,000
Investments in non-consolidated entities	(1,915,000)	(1,522,000)	(3,265,000)
Other, net	(1,849,000)	327,000	(7,448,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(509,436,000)	(271,691,000)	(268,784,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from extension and modification of Term Loan due 2022	124,375,000
Payment of initial public offering costs		(281,000)
Capital contribution from Holdings			355,580,000
Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility	75,000,000
Principal payments under Term Loan	(5,813,000)	(7,750,000)	(7,813,000)
Principal payments under capital and financing lease obligations	(7,840,000)	(6,941,000)	(6,446,000)
Principal payments under promissory note	(1,389,000)	(1,389,000)
Principal amount of coupon payment under Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020	(3,486,000)	(6,227,000)
Increase in deferred financing costs	(21,252,000)	(7,952,000)	(9,126,000)
Payment of construction payables			(19,404,000)
Cash used to pay dividends to Holdings	(78,608,000)	(58,504,000)	(588,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	35,286,000	(353,772,000)	324,928,000
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents	(363,000)	5,000	(103,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(6,849,000)	(328,156,000)	413,383,000
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	216,155,000	544,311,000	130,928,000
Cash and equivalents at end of period	209,306,000	216,155,000	544,311,000
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest (including amounts capitalized of $203, $315, $511)	103,913,000	113,578,000	152,220,000
Income taxes, net	5,351,000	1,084,000	1,646,000
Starplex Cinemas
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition	(172,853,000)
Rave
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition			(1,128,000)
5.75 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Subordinated Notes	600,000,000
5.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Subordinated Notes		375,000,000
9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of Senior Subordinated Notes	(645,701,000)
8.75% Senior Notes due 2019
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of Senior Subordinated Notes		(639,728,000)
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2020
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Subordinated Notes			773,063,000
Term loans due 2016
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments under Term Loan			(464,088,000)
Term loans due 2018
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments under Term Loan			(296,250,000)
NCM, LLC
Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Investment in non-consolidated affiliates	$ 76,101,000	$ 2,137,000	26,315,000
AC JV, LLC
Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Investment in non-consolidated affiliates			$ 8,333,000