Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings (loss)	$ (19,500)	$ 1,794
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Losses on investments in joint ventures	57	84
Distributions from joint ventures		200
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets	12	(7)
Impairment charges	8,712
Depreciation and amortization	19,033	15,985
Amortization of debt issuance costs	49	71
Share-based compensation	988	777
Deferred income taxes	(2,275)	(1)
Deferred compensation and other	(348)	(16)
Contribution of the Company's stock to savings and profit-sharing plan	1,315	1,181
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	14,700	5,355
Other assets	1,408	(970)
Operating leases	2,342	(281)
Accounts payable	(22,047)	(3,354)
Income taxes	(4,522)	101
Taxes other than income taxes	(4,769)	(1,703)
Accrued compensation	(957)	(2,816)
Other accrued liabilities	(10,816)	(8,380)
Total adjustments	2,882	6,226
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(16,618)	8,020
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(9,978)	(13,724)
Purchase of theatres, net of cash acquired and working capital assumed		(29,626)
Proceeds from disposals of property, equipment and other assets	3	9
Other investing activities	(206)	(2,745)
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,181)	(46,086)
Debt transactions:
Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility	188,000	73,000
Repayment of borrowings on revolving credit facility	(49,000)	(38,000)
Principal payments on long-term debt	(177)	(217)
Debt issuance costs	(414)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	(635)	(587)
Equity transactions:
Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options	(226)	(381)
Exercise of stock options	45	454
Dividends paid	(5,145)	(4,816)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest		(60)
Net cash provided by financing activities	132,448	29,393
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	105,649	(8,673)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	25,618	21,927
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	131,267	13,254
Supplemental Information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	2,970	3,754
Income taxes (paid) refunded	(226)	88
Change in accounts payable for additions to property, equipment and other assets	$ (145)	$ 1,165