Summary of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Unrealized loss due to fair value adjustments on interest rate swap agreements, taxes	$ 529	$ 70	$ 1,287		$ 1,461
Unrealized (loss) gain due to fair value adjustments on available-for-sale securities, taxes	(1,542)	(3,181)	374		(1,933)
Amount per Share of Common Stock	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.75		$ 0.67
Total Amount Paid			86,700	[1]	77,191	[2]
First Quarter Dividend
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Declaration Date			Feb. 14, 2014		Feb. 12, 2013
Record Date			Mar. 04, 2014		Mar. 04, 2013
Date Paid			Mar. 19, 2014		Mar. 15, 2013
Amount per Share of Common Stock			$ 0.25		$ 0.21
Total Amount Paid			28,845		24,140
Second Quarter Dividend
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Declaration Date			May 22, 2014		May 24, 2013
Record Date			Jun. 06, 2014		Jun. 06, 2013
Date Paid			Jun. 20, 2014		Jun. 20, 2013
Amount per Share of Common Stock			$ 0.25		$ 0.21
Total Amount Paid			28,926		24,216
Third Quarter Dividend
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Declaration Date			Aug. 13, 2014		Aug. 15, 2013
Record Date			Aug. 28, 2014		Aug. 28, 2013
Date Paid			Sep. 12, 2014		Sep. 12, 2013
Amount per Share of Common Stock			$ 0.25		$ 0.25
Total Amount Paid			28,929		28,835
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Unrealized loss due to fair value adjustments on interest rate swap agreements, taxes			1,287		1,461
Unrealized (loss) gain due to fair value adjustments on available-for-sale securities, taxes			374		(1,933)
Total Amount Paid			$ 86,700	[1]	$ 77,191	[2]

[1] Below is a summary of dividends paid to stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2014: Declaration Date Record Date Date Paid Amount per Share of Common Stock Total Amount Paid 02/14/14 03/04/14 03/19/14 $ 0.25 $ 28,845 05/22/14 06/06/14 06/20/14 $ 0.25 28,926 08/13/14 08/28/14 09/12/14 $ 0.25 28,929 Total $ 0.75 $ 86,700

[2] Below is a summary of dividends paid to stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2013: Declaration Date Record Date Date Paid Amount per Share of Common Stock Total Amount Paid 02/12/13 03/04/13 03/15/13 $ 0.21 $ 24,140 05/24/13 06/06/13 06/20/13 $ 0.21 24,216 08/15/13 08/28/13 09/12/13 $ 0.25 28,835 Total $ 0.67 $ 77,191