SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other current assets:
Prepaid rent		$ 39,021,000us-gaap_PrepaidRent	$ 37,839,000us-gaap_PrepaidRent
Income taxes receivable		3,029,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	3,871,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Prepaid insurance and other		16,512,000amc_PrepaidInsuranceAndOther	18,578,000amc_PrepaidInsuranceAndOther
Merchandise inventory		10,516,000	10,645,000
Other		15,265,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	9,891,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent
Other current assets, total	86,767,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	84,343,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	80,824,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Other long-term assets:
Investments in real estate		11,300,000us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet	10,733,000us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
Deferred financing costs		13,129,000	7,841,000
Investments in equity method investees		332,440,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	327,910,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Computer software		38,619,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	39,237,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet
Investment in RealD Inc. common stock		14,429,000	10,442,000
Other		7,687,000	6,341,000
Other long-term assets, total	419,100,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	417,604,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	402,504,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Taxes other than income		47,988,000	46,251,000
Interest		13,649,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	9,783,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Payroll and vacation		10,901,000amc_AccruedPayrollAndVacationCurrent	21,697,000amc_AccruedPayrollAndVacationCurrent
Current portion of casualty claims and premiums		9,211,000	10,030,000
Accrued bonus		16,771,000us-gaap_AccruedBonusesCurrent	36,916,000us-gaap_AccruedBonusesCurrent
Theatre and other closure		7,709,000	6,405,000
Accrued licensing and percentage rent		14,399,000us-gaap_AccruedRentCurrent	19,241,000us-gaap_AccruedRentCurrent
Current portion of pension and other benefits liabilities		781,000	766,000
Other		14,853,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	19,831,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, total	136,459,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	136,262,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	170,920,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other long-term liabilities:
Unfavorable lease obligations		165,073,000us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable	194,233,000us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable
Deferred rent		120,184,000us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent	55,272,000us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent
Pension and other benefits		48,436,000	30,177,000
RealD deferred lease incentive		16,047,000us-gaap_IncentiveFromLessor	18,635,000us-gaap_IncentiveFromLessor
Casualty claims and premiums		10,327,000	9,525,000
Theatre and other closure		45,126,000	48,758,000
Other		14,524,000	14,346,000
Other long-term liabilities, total	419,610,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	419,717,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	370,946,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
AMCE
Other long-term assets:
Other long-term assets, total	12,435,000	13,129,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, total	$ 15,281,000	$ 6,102,000

Represents the carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for casualty claims and premiums. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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