Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Discontinued Operations
Revenue from discontinued operations									$ 503,000,000	$ 1,085,000,000	$ 974,000,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes									54,000,000	62,000,000	3,000,000
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	7,097,000	32,334,000	6,354,000	1,558,000	24,970,000	8,899,000	11,269,000	(7,959,000)	47,343,000	37,179,000	6,796,000
Current assets from discontinued operations	68,239,000				237,986,000				68,239,000	237,986,000
Noncurrent assets from discontinued operations	9,965,000				39,155,000				9,965,000	39,155,000
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	(49,471,000)				(163,536,000)				(49,471,000)	(163,536,000)
Long-term liabilities from discontinued operations	(19,804,000)				(11,198,000)				(19,804,000)	(11,198,000)
Net assets from discontinued operations	8,929,000								8,929,000
Pre-tax impairment charges									437,575,000
Blockbuster - Mexico
Discontinued Operations
Pre-tax impairment charges		19,000,000
Blockbuster UK
Discontinued Operations
Cumulative amount of charges recorded on a pre-tax basis in net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax										$ 46,000,000