Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (Detail) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	125,100,993	123,627,080
Common stock, shares outstanding	119,750,882	118,576,099
Treasury stock, shares	5,350,111	5,050,981	4,711,859	4,626,191
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	125,100,993	123,627,080
Common stock, shares outstanding	119,750,882	118,576,099
Treasury stock, shares	5,350,111	5,050,981