Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Net revenues:
Admissions	$ 304,626	$ 306,495	$ 679,917	$ 693,144
Food, merchandise and other	192,313	189,339	423,230	420,131
Total revenues	496,939	495,834	1,103,147	1,113,275
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise and other revenues	36,959	38,219	83,974	88,630
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	196,931	200,891	541,944	557,993
Selling, general and administrative	47,684	49,242	172,082	152,882
Restructuring and other related costs	0	1,196	267	1,196
Secondary offering costs	0	0	0	747
Depreciation and amortization	44,505	44,371	138,469	128,733
Total costs and expenses	326,079	333,919	936,736	930,181
Operating income	170,860	161,915	166,411	183,094
Other expense (income), net	41	(56)	511	(84)
Interest expense	15,019	20,857	50,929	61,087
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and write-off of discounts and debt issuance costs	0	461	20,348	461
Income before income taxes	155,800	140,653	94,623	121,630
Provision for income taxes	57,850	53,477	34,462	46,265
Net income	97,950	87,176	60,161	75,365
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax	(10,740)	1,087	(15,360)	7
Comprehensive income	$ 87,210	$ 88,263	$ 44,801	$ 75,372
Earnings per share:
Net income per share, basic	$ 1.14	$ 1.01	$ 0.70	$ 0.86
Net income per share, diluted	$ 1.14	$ 1.00	$ 0.70	$ 0.86
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	86,006	86,715	86,096	87,329
Diluted	86,100	87,024	86,207	87,648
Cash dividends declared per share:
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.84	$ 0.62