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Related Party Transactions Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2013	Dec. 27, 2012	Dec. 26, 2013 Regal Cinemas Inc	Dec. 27, 2012 Regal Cinemas Inc	Dec. 29, 2011 Regal Cinemas Inc	Dec. 26, 2013 United Artists Properties I Corp theatre	Dec. 27, 2012 United Artists Properties I Corp	Mar. 10, 2010 Digital projection systems	Dec. 26, 2013 Regal Cinemas Inc Digital Cinema Implementation Partners Llc renewal_option	Dec. 27, 2012 Regal Cinemas Inc Digital Cinema Implementation Partners Llc	Dec. 26, 2013 Regal Cinemas Inc National Cine Media Llc	Dec. 26, 2013 AC JV, LLC Regal Cinemas Inc, AMC Entertainment Inc and Cinemark [Member]	Dec. 26, 2013 AC JV, LLC National Cine Media	Dec. 26, 2013 Digital Cinema Implementation Partners
Related Party Transaction
Annual minimum rent initial period (in years)														6 years 6 months
Management fee expenses			$ 5.9	$ 6.1	$ 6.1
Related party receivables	89.1	95.6				9.8	9.8
Intercompany transactions and cash management receivables	79.3	85.8
Number of theatres leased (in theatres)						3
Original base term (in years)						15 years
Renewal extension period of lease (in years)						10 years
Decrease in related party receivable						6.5
Net book value of digital projection systems	30.9	35.6						2.7
Sublease term (in years)									12 years
Number of times fair value renewal options (in renewal options)									10
Fair value renewal options term (in years)									1 year
Future annual minimum rental payments (in dollars per Digital Projection System)									1,000
Incremental annual minimum rent upon certain conditions (in dollars per Digital Projection System)									2,000
Total rent									$ 1.1	$ 1.0
Exhibitor services agreements extended term (in years)											30 years
Exhibitor services agreements period covered under right of first refusal (in years)											5 years
Exhibitor services agreement right of first refusal commencement period (in years)											1 year
Ownership percentage												32.00%	4.00%