Schedule 1 Dividend Received from Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail) (Cinemark Holdings, Inc., USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Dividend Declared [Line Items]
Dividends received from Cinemark USA, Inc.	$ 95,750	$ 95,000	$ 78,100
Non Cash
Dividend Declared [Line Items]
Non cash dividend declared	$ 5,356