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Impact Of Covid [Line Items]

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Number Of Cinemas Opened

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of income taxes previously overpaid to tax authorities (such as U.S. Federal, state and local tax authorities) representing refunds of overpayments or recoveries based on agreed-upon resolutions of disputes. Also called income tax refund receivable.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic And Liquidity (Narrative) (Details)				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2020 item	Jul. 08, 2020 item	Mar. 06, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Impact Of Covid [Line Items]
Impairment of property					$ 0
Goodwill impairment					0
Working capital				$ (74,800,000)	(74,800,000)
Tax refund				5,100,000	5,100,000
Contractual Facility					289,876,000	$ 283,138,000
Bank Of America Credit Facility [Member]
Impact Of Covid [Line Items]
Contractual Facility			$ 55,000,000.0		55,000,000	$ 55,000,000
Remaining Facility				$ 5,800,000	$ 5,800,000
Melbourne, Victoria [Member]
Impact Of Covid [Line Items]
Number of cinemas closed \| item	7	6
New Zealand [Member]
Impact Of Covid [Line Items]
Number of cinemas opened \| item					9
Australia [Member]
Impact Of Covid [Line Items]
Number of cinemas opened \| item					16
United States [Member]
Impact Of Covid [Line Items]
Number of cinemas closed \| item				11
Number of cinemas opened \| item				13	13
Number of cinemas \| item				24	24