Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 659,944	$ 646,903	$ 717,863	$ 602,280	$ 651,933	[1]	$ 757,566	$ 725,622	[2]	$ 547,773	$ 2,626,990	$ 2,682,894	$ 2,473,531
Cost of operations											(2,263,920)	(2,267,403)	(2,089,829)
Operating loss	96,065	82,284	116,866	67,855	80,653	[1]	135,192	134,017	[2]	65,629	363,070	415,491	383,702
Other income											(73,007)	(151,627)	(86,884)
Income taxes											(96,064)	(113,316)	(125,398)
Equity in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes											22,743	22,682	13,109
Net income											193,999	150,548	171,420
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues											0	0	0
Cost of operations											2,857	2,215	2,182
Operating loss											(2,857)	(2,215)	(2,182)
Other income											0	0	0
Loss before income taxes and equity in income of subsidiaries											(2,857)	(2,215)	(2,182)
Income taxes											1,086	842	818
Equity in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes											194,381	149,843	170,313
Net income											$ 192,610	$ 148,470	$ 168,949

[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 11 for additional information.