Supplemental Information to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2015
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental [Line Items]
Cash paid for interest		$ 57,756		$ 53,667
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received		35,445		44,701
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses for the acquisition of theatre properties and equipment	[1]	11,362		(4,701)
Theatre properties acquired under capital lease		9,779		13,726
Investment in NCM - receipt of common units (See Note 6)		11,111		15,421
Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards		$ (264)	[2]	$ (200)	[3]

[1] Additions to theatre properties and equipment included in accounts payable as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $22,516 and $11,154, respectively.

[2] The Company's board of directors declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2016 in the amount of $0.27 per share of common stock payable to stockholders of record on June 8, 2016. The dividend was paid on June 22, 2016. The Company's board of directors declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2015 in the amount of $0.27 per share of common stock payable to stockholders of record on March 7, 2016. The dividend was paid on March 18, 2016.

[3] The Company's board of directors declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2015 in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock payable to stockholders of record on June 5, 2015. The dividend was paid on June 19, 2015. The Company's board of directors declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2014 in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock payable to stockholders of record on March 4, 2015. The dividend was paid on March 18, 2015.