Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	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
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 651,933	[1]	$ 757,566	$ 725,622	[2]	$ 547,773	$ 611,534	$ 633,573	$ 649,606	$ 578,818	$ 2,682,894	$ 2,473,531	$ 2,279,613
Cost of operations											(2,267,403)	(2,089,829)	(1,971,079)
Operating loss	80,653	[1]	135,192	134,017	[2]	65,629	86,152	94,153	113,909	89,488	415,491	383,702	308,534
Other income											(151,627)	(86,884)	(102,902)
Income taxes											(113,316)	(125,398)	(73,050)
Equity in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes											22,682	13,109	5,651
Net income											150,548	171,420	132,582
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues
Cost of operations											2,215	2,182	2,193
Operating loss											(2,215)	(2,182)	(2,193)
Other income
Loss before income taxes and equity in income of subsidiaries											(2,215)	(2,182)	(2,193)
Income taxes											842	818	823
Equity in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes											149,843	170,313	131,927
Net income											$ 148,470	$ 168,949	$ 130,557

[1] Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. for the fourth quarter of 2013 includes $21,406 of income tax expense related to the sale of the Company's Mexico subsidiaries, which closed on November 15, 2013.

[2] Net income attributable to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. for the second quarter of 2013 includes a loss on early retirement of debt of $72,302 as a result of the redemption of Cinemark USA, Inc.'s 8.625% Senior Notes on June 24, 2013. See Note 12 for additional information.