Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total		CHILE	Brazil	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in- Capital	Additional Paid-in- Capital CHILE	Additional Paid-in- Capital Brazil	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) CHILE	Total Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s Stockholders' Equity	Total Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s Stockholders' Equity CHILE	Total Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s Stockholders' Equity Brazil	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests CHILE	Noncontrolling Interests Brazil
Stockholders' equity, Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 1,033,152				$ 117	$ (44,725)	$ 1,037,586			$ 388	$ 28,181		$ 1,021,547			$ 11,605
Stockholders' equity, Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010					117,111,000	(3,360,000)
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures(in shares)					424,000
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures	1				1								1
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures (in shares)					424,000
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	58,190				58,000
Exercise of stock options	444						444						444
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to restricted stock that vested during the year (in shares)						(32,000)
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to restricted stock and restricted stock units that vested during the year	(494)					(494)							(494)
Share based awards compensation expense	9,692						9,692						9,692
Tax benefit related to stock option exercises and share based award vestings	917						917						917
Purchase of noncontrolling interests' share			(1,443)					(1,402)				485		(917)			(526)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(95,838)									(95,838)			(95,838)
Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards	(684)									(684)			(684)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(2,120)															(2,120)
Write-off of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to cash flow hedges, net of taxes	(2,037)										(2,037)		(2,037)
Reclassification of cumulative unrealized holding losses on marketable securities to earnings due to other-than-temporary impairment	7,907										7,907		7,907
Net income	132,582									130,557			130,557			2,025
Other comprehensive loss	(58,440)										(58,218)		(58,218)			(222)
Stockholders' equity, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	1,023,639				118	(45,219)	1,047,237			34,423	(23,682)		1,012,877			10,762
Stockholders' equity, Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011					117,593,000	(3,392,000)
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures(in shares)					654,000
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures (in shares)					654,000
Issuance of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units					196,000
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	60,144				60,000
Exercise of stock options	459						459						459
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to restricted stock that vested during the year (in shares)	(147,070)	[1]				(161,000)
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to restricted stock and restricted stock units that vested during the year	(3,263)	[1]				(3,263)							(3,263)
Share based awards compensation expense	15,070						15,070						15,070
Tax benefit related to stock option exercises and share based award vestings	1,250						1,250						1,250
Dividends paid to stockholders	(96,367)									(96,367)			(96,367)
Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards	(894)									(894)			(894)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(2,087)															(2,087)
Net income	171,420									168,949			168,949			2,471
Other comprehensive loss	(14,243)										(14,016)		(14,016)			(227)
Stockholders' equity, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	1,094,984				118	(48,482)	1,064,016			106,111	(37,698)		1,084,065			10,919
Stockholders' equity, Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012					118,503,000	(3,553,000)
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures(in shares)					284,000
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures	1				1								1
Issuance of restricted stock, net of restricted stock forfeitures (in shares)					284,000
Issuance of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units					284,000
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	7,438				6,000
Exercise of stock options	57						57						57
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to restricted stock that vested during the year (in shares)	(119,197)	[1]				(142,000)
Restricted stock forfeitures and stock withholdings related to restricted stock and restricted stock units that vested during the year	(3,464)	[1]				(3,464)							(3,464)
Share based awards compensation expense	16,886						16,886						16,886
Tax benefit related to stock option exercises and share based award vestings	2,963						2,963						2,963
Purchase of noncontrolling interests' share				(5,621)					(4,618)						(4,618)			(1,003)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(106,045)									(106,045)			(106,045)
Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards	(772)									(772)			(772)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(2,917)															(2,917)
Net income	150,548									148,470			148,470			2,078
Other comprehensive loss	(44,203)										(44,121)		(44,121)			(82)
Stockholders' equity, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 1,102,417				$ 119	$ (51,946)	$ 1,079,304			$ 147,764	$ (81,819)		$ 1,093,422			$ 8,995
Stockholders' equity, Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013					119,077,000	(3,695,000)

[1] The Company withheld restricted shares as a result of the election by certain employees to satisfy their tax liabilities upon vesting in restricted stock. The Company determined the number of shares to be withheld based upon market values that ranged from $ $22.40 to $30.23 per share.