Guarantor Subsidiaries - Reconciliation of the Amounts Previously Reported "As Revised" Stated Consolidating Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 13,116	$ 12,298
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(5,037)	(8,882)
Income tax benefit	(2,010)	(4,251)
Loss from continuing operations	(3,112)	(5,646)
Net loss	(3,164)	(5,783)
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	5,515
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	256
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(4,998)
Income tax benefit	(2,009)
Loss from continuing operations	(3,169)
Net loss	(3,164)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	7,601
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(295)
Income tax benefit	(1)
Loss from continuing operations	(199)
Net loss	(256)
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(256)
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	256
Loss from continuing operations	256
Net loss	256
As Previously Reported [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		2,025
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		4,801
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(5,705)
Income tax benefit		(1,008)
Loss from continuing operations		(5,785)
Net loss		(5,783)
As Previously Reported [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		10,273
Equity in loss of subsidiaries
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(8,089)
Income tax benefit		(3,289)
Loss from continuing operations		(4,727)
Net loss		(4,801)
As Previously Reported [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		(4,801)
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		4,801
Income tax benefit
Loss from continuing operations		4,801
Net loss		4,801
Adjustment [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		3,321
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		(1,672)
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,611)
Income tax benefit		(1,647)
Loss from continuing operations		36
Adjustment [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		(3,321)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		3,394
Income tax benefit		1,693
Loss from continuing operations		1,701
Net loss		1,672
Adjustment [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		1,672
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,672)
Income tax benefit
Loss from continuing operations		(1,672)
Net loss		(1,672)
As Revised [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		12,298
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(8,882)
Income tax benefit		(4,251)
Loss from continuing operations		(5,646)
Net loss		(5,783)
As Revised [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		5,346
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		3,129
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(7,316)
Income tax benefit		(2,655)
Loss from continuing operations		(5,749)
Net loss		(5,783)
As Revised [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		6,952
Equity in loss of subsidiaries
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(4,695)
Income tax benefit		(1,596)
Loss from continuing operations		(3,026)
Net loss		(3,129)
As Revised [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		(3,129)
Loss before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		3,129
Income tax benefit
Loss from continuing operations		3,129
Net loss		$ 3,129