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THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 26, 2013
Investments
Goodwill	2,291,943,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,291,943,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,291,943,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,291,943,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,251,296,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Accounts payable related to checks issued but not yet presented to bank	43,692,000	43,692,000	52,093,000
Financing lease obligations for failed sale leaseback transactions	80,645,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations	80,645,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations	85,902,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Minimum
Investments
Lease terms	15 years
Maximum
Investments
Lease terms	20 years
Additional term for which leases can be extended	20 years
Predecessor \| Trademark and trade name
Investments
Impairment of trademark and tradename		$ 0	$ 0
NCM
Investments
Ownership percentage	14.96%	14.96%		15.05%		4.00%
DCIP
Investments
Ownership percentage	29.00%	29.00%		29.00%
U.S. theatres and IMAX screen
Investments
Ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%		50.00%
Number of U.S. theatres	2			2
Number of IMAX screens	1			1
Open Road Films
Investments
Ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%
AC JV, LLC
Investments
Ownership percentage	32.00%	32.00%		32.00%		32.00%