Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 894	$ 4,429
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	20,487	15,571
Amortization of debt issuance costs	724	1,035
Impairment on long-lived assets	411	1,536
Loss on extinguishment of debt		4,961
Deferred income taxes	(2,475)
Stock-based compensation	1,318	1,101
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates	1,372	1,702
Other	237	205
Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment	(50)	124
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and inventories	(1,271)	(1,447)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	402	209
Accounts payable	7,685	(5,761)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,967	2,258
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	188	206
Net cash provided by operating activities	31,889	26,129
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(13,691)	(10,626)
Release of restricted cash	280	314
Theatre acquisition	(1,349)	(702)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	229	700
Net cash used in investing activities	(14,531)	(10,314)
Debt activities:
Short-term borrowings		5,000
Repayment of short-term borrowings		(5,000)
Issuance of long-term debt		209,500
Repayments of long-term debt		(200,229)
Debt issuance costs		(8,599)
Repayments of capital lease and long-term financing obligations	(1,979)	(900)
Issuance of common stock		56,633
Purchase of treasury stock	(174)	(57)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(2,153)	56,348
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	15,205	72,163
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	68,531	13,616
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	83,736	85,779
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	23,639	12,913
Income taxes	890	2,789
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Non-cash purchase of property and equipment	$ 1,727	$ 516