Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net revenues:
Admissions	$ 846,922	$ 859,426	$ 921,016
Food, merchandise and other	524,082	518,386	539,234
Total revenues	1,371,004	1,377,812	1,460,250
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise and other revenues	103,980	109,024	114,192
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	708,745	727,659	743,322
Selling, general and administrative	214,072	189,369	187,298
Restructuring and other related costs	2,268	11,567	0
Separation costs	0	2,574	0
Secondary offering costs	0	747	1,407
Termination of advisory agreement	0	0	50,072
Depreciation and amortization	182,503	176,275	166,086
Total costs and expenses	1,211,568	1,217,215	1,262,377
Operating income	159,436	160,597	197,873
Other expense (income), net	129	(198)	(241)
Interest expense	65,571	81,543	90,622
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and write-off of discounts and debt issuance costs	20,905	461	29,858
Income before income taxes	72,831	78,791	77,634
Provision for income taxes	23,698	28,872	25,714
Net income	49,133	49,919	51,920
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax	(12,654)	(494)	1,265
Comprehensive income	$ 36,479	$ 49,425	$ 53,185
Earnings per share:
Net income per share, basic	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 0.59
Net income per share, diluted	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 0.59
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	85,860	87,183	87,537
Diluted	85,981	87,480	88,152