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INCOME TAXES (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 5 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Aug. 30, 2012
Reconciliation of effective tax rate on earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate            
Income tax expense at the federal statutory rate     $ (13,470)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 34,035us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 34,902us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Effect of:            
State income taxes     (1,930)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 195us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1,479us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes  
Increase in reserve for uncertain tax positions       1,050amc_IncreaseDecreaseInReserveForUncertainTaxPositions 2,193amc_IncreaseDecreaseInReserveForUncertainTaxPositions  
Federal and state credits       (2,985)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (2,600)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits  
Change in net operating loss carryforward for excess tax deductions         (28,206)amc_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInNetOperatingLossCarryforwardForExcessTaxDeductions  
Permanent items     20amc_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncomeNondeductibleExpenseNet 1,485amc_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncomeNondeductibleExpenseNet 537amc_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncomeNondeductibleExpenseNet  
Other items       (1,100)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (6,088)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments  
Valuation allowance     18,880us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 790us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (265,600)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Income tax provision (benefit) 3,930us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3,100)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 3,500us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 33,470us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (263,383)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) 39.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 39.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (9.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 34.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (264.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations  
Predecessor            
Reconciliation of effective tax rate on earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate            
Income tax expense at the federal statutory rate           21,600us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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Effect of:            
State income taxes           2,500us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
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Permanent items           100amc_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncomeNondeductibleExpenseNet
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Valuation allowance           (21,700)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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Income tax provision (benefit)           $ 2,500us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Effective income tax rate (as a percent)           4.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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