Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS	NOTE 2—IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, impairment charges aggregated to $1,930 and $3,466, respectively. The impairment charges were primarily the result of the Company’s plan to replace two owned theatres prior to the end of their useful lives and the continued deterioration of previously impaired theatres. The Company recorded impairment charges of $18 and $1,342 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 which were primarily the result of continued deterioration of previously impaired theatres and a decline in market value of a previously closed theatre. The estimated aggregate fair value of the long-lived assets impaired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $1,248 and $6,925, respectively. These fair value estimates are considered Level 3 estimates and were derived primarily from discounting estimated future cash flows and appraisals of certain owned properties. Future cash flows for a particular theatre are based on historical cash flows for that theatre, after giving effect to future attendance fluctuations, and are projected through the remainder of its lease term or useful life. The Company projects future attendance fluctuations of (10%) to 10%. The risk-adjusted rate of return used to discount these cash flows ranges from 10% to 15%.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]

NOTE 2—IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, impairment charges aggregated to $1,930 and $3,466, respectively. The impairment charges were primarily the result of the Company’s plan to replace two owned theatres prior to the end of their useful lives and the continued deterioration of previously impaired theatres. The Company recorded impairment charges of $18 and $1,342 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 which were primarily the result of continued deterioration of previously impaired theatres and a decline in market value of a previously closed theatre.

The estimated aggregate fair value of the long-lived assets impaired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $1,248 and $6,925, respectively. These fair value estimates are considered Level 3 estimates and were derived primarily from discounting estimated future cash flows and appraisals of certain owned properties. Future cash flows for a particular theatre are based on historical cash flows for that theatre, after giving effect to future attendance fluctuations, and are projected through the remainder of its lease term or useful life. The Company projects future attendance fluctuations of (10%) to 10%. The risk-adjusted rate of return used to discount these cash flows ranges from 10% to 15%.