SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Information to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

The following is provided as supplemental information to the consolidated statements of cash flows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017			2018			2019
Cash paid for interest	$	99,232		$	98,411		$	93,907
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	95,043		$	64,199		$	88,670
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses for the    acquisition of theatre properties and equipment (1)	$	9,349		$	(5,728	)	$	22,013
Theatre properties acquired under finance leases	$	46,727		$	18,851		$	21,535
Investment in NCM – receipt of common units (see    Note 7)	$	18,363		$	5,012		$	1,552
Interest expense - NCM (see Notes 4 and 7)	$	—		$	(19,724	)	$	(28,624	)
Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards	$	(558	)	$	(624	)	$	(670	)

^{(1) Additions to theatre properties and equipment included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2018 and 2019 were $37,004 and $14,991, respectively.}