Costs incurred and write-off of unamortized debt issue costs and other costs related to the early retirement of long term debt.

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cnk_LossOnEarlyRetirementOfDebt
Namespace Prefix:	cnk_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	cnk_QuarterlyFinancialInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	cnk_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the disposition of a business not qualifying as a discontinued operation.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 12

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 13

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32698-109319

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=cnk_EightPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNoteMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Quarterly Financial Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 24, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Loss on early retirement of debt		$ 72,302cnk_LossOnEarlyRetirementOfDebt		$ 72,302cnk_LossOnEarlyRetirementOfDebt	$ 5,599cnk_LossOnEarlyRetirementOfDebt
Sale of Mexican subsidiaries	21,406		(10,065)	21,406
8.625% senior note
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Loss on early retirement of debt						$ 50
Interest rate	8.625%	8.625%	8.625%	8.625%