Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net revenues:
Admissions	$ 136,926	$ 136,840
Food, merchandise and other	83,315	77,752
Total revenues	220,241	214,592
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise and other revenues	17,001	15,903
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below and includes equity-based compensation expense of $9,340 and $69 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	180,293	153,811
Selling, general and administrative (includes equity-based compensation expense of $20,250 and $1,784 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	67,354	51,078
Restructuring and other related costs	112	145
Depreciation and amortization	75,048	43,854
Total costs and expenses	339,808	264,791
Operating loss	(119,567)	(50,199)
Other (income) expense, net	(142)	261
Interest expense	14,581	20,178
Loss before income taxes	(134,006)	(70,638)
Benefit from income taxes	(49,957)	(27,040)
Net loss	(84,049)	(43,598)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax	(9,250)	(873)
Comprehensive loss	$ (93,299)	$ (44,471)
Loss per share:
Net loss per share, basic	$ (1.00)	$ (0.51)
Net loss per share, diluted	$ (1.00)	$ (0.51)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	83,824	86,097
Diluted	83,824	86,097
Cash dividends declared per share:
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.42	$ 0.42