Acquisitions, Disposals, And Assets Held For Sale	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisitions, Disposals, And Assets Held For Sale [Abstract]
Acquisitions, Disposals, And Assets Held For Sale	Note 8 – Acquisitions, Disposals, and Assets Held for Sale 2011 Transactions Taringa Property - Held for Sale As of December 31, 2011, we were under contract to sell the three properties in the Taringa area of Brisbane, Australia of approximately 1.1 acres for $1.8 million (AUS$1.8 million). These properties were sold on February 21, 2012 for the agreed upon amount. See Note 28 – Subsequent Events to our 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements. Because the net carrying amounts of these properties were greater than the total sale price, we recorded an impairment expense for these properties of $369,000 (AUS$365,000) for the year ended December 31, 2011. Cal Oaks Cinema - Acquisition On August 25, 2011, we purchased a 17-screen multiplex in Murrieta, California (the "CalOaks Cinema") for $4.2 million made up of $3.9 million of cash and a $250,000 holdback note for certain offset charges to the purchase price (see Note 11 – Notes Payable and Subordinated Debt (Trust Preferred Securities). Pursuant to ASC 805-10-25, we finalized the purchase accounting for this acquisition during 2011. On May 15, 2011, in conjunction with a potential purchase of the CalOaks cinema, we lent $2.3 million to the owner of the CalOaks cinema in exchange for a 90-day note receivable. The note was securitized by three cinemas' leases and had an annualized interest of 9.9%. On August 25, 2011, as part of the CalOaks cinema acquisition, this note was repaid. Elsternwick Classic Cinema - Sale On April 14, 2011, we sold our 66.7% share of the 5-screen Elsternwick Classic cinema located in Melbourne, Australia to our joint venture partner for $1.9 million (AUS$1.8 million) and recognized a gain on sale of a discontinued operation of $1.7 million (AUS$1.6 million). 2010 Transactions Manukau Land - Acquisition On April 30, 2009, we entered into an agreement to purchase for $3.6 million (NZ$5.2 million) a property adjacent to our Manukau property. An initial deposit of $26,000 (NZ$50,000) was paid upon signing of the agreement, a second deposit of $175,000 (NZ$258,000) was paid in the second quarter of 2009 and a third deposit of $531,000 (NZ$773,000) was paid in August 2009. The fourth and final purchase payment of $2.9 million (NZ$4.1 million) was made on March 31, 2010 completing our acquisition of this land parcel. 2009 Transactions We did not have acquisitions or asset sales in 2009.

Note 8 – Acquisitions, Disposals, and Assets Held for Sale

2011 Transactions

Taringa Property - Held for Sale

As of December 31, 2011, we were under contract to sell the three properties in the Taringa area of Brisbane, Australia of approximately 1.1 acres for $1.8 million (AUS$1.8 million). These properties were sold on February 21, 2012 for the agreed upon amount. See Note 28 – Subsequent Events to our 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements. Because the net carrying amounts of these properties were greater than the total sale price, we recorded an impairment expense for these properties of $369,000 (AUS$365,000) for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cal Oaks Cinema - Acquisition

On August 25, 2011, we purchased a 17-screen multiplex in Murrieta, California (the "CalOaks Cinema") for $4.2 million made up of $3.9 million of cash and a $250,000 holdback note for certain offset charges to the purchase price (see Note 11 – Notes Payable and Subordinated Debt (Trust Preferred Securities). Pursuant to ASC 805-10-25, we finalized the purchase accounting for this acquisition during 2011.

On May 15, 2011, in conjunction with a potential purchase of the CalOaks cinema, we lent $2.3 million to the owner of the CalOaks cinema in exchange for a 90-day note receivable. The note was securitized by three cinemas' leases and had an annualized interest of 9.9%. On August 25, 2011, as part of the CalOaks cinema acquisition, this note was repaid.

Elsternwick Classic Cinema - Sale

On April 14, 2011, we sold our 66.7% share of the 5-screen Elsternwick Classic cinema located in Melbourne, Australia to our joint venture partner for $1.9 million (AUS$1.8 million) and recognized a gain on sale of a discontinued operation of $1.7 million (AUS$1.6 million).

2010 Transactions

Manukau Land - Acquisition

On April 30, 2009, we entered into an agreement to purchase for $3.6 million (NZ$5.2 million) a property adjacent to our Manukau property. An initial deposit of $26,000 (NZ$50,000) was paid upon signing of the agreement, a second deposit of $175,000 (NZ$258,000) was paid in the second quarter of 2009 and a third deposit of $531,000 (NZ$773,000) was paid in August 2009. The fourth and final purchase payment of $2.9 million (NZ$4.1 million) was made on March 31, 2010 completing our acquisition of this land parcel.

2009 Transactions

We did not have acquisitions or asset sales in 2009.