Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Admissions	$ 97,572	$ 81,055
Concessions and other	61,352	48,228
Total operating revenues	158,924	129,283
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	52,889	43,016
Concession costs	7,119	5,929
Salaries and benefits	21,534	18,359
Theatre occupancy costs	20,361	15,214
Other theatre operating costs	29,382	23,798
General and administrative expenses	7,498	6,015
Lease termination charges		3,063
Depreciation and amortization	11,771	10,201
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(67)	80
Impairment of long-lived assets	358	192
Total operating costs and expenses	150,845	125,867
Operating income	8,079	3,416
Interest expense	13,116	12,298
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates	(5,037)	(8,882)
Income tax benefit	(2,010)	(4,251)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates	(85)	(1,015)
Loss from continuing operations	(3,112)	(5,646)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(52)	(137)
Net loss	(3,164)	(5,783)
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Revenues:
Admissions	14,237
Concessions and other	17,463
Total operating revenues	31,700
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	7,790
Concession costs	1,176
Salaries and benefits	3,628
Theatre occupancy costs	3,159
Other theatre operating costs	6,140
General and administrative expenses	6,845
Depreciation and amortization	2,193
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(7)
Impairment of long-lived assets	3
Total operating costs and expenses	30,927
Operating income	773
Interest expense	5,515
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	256
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates	(4,998)
Income tax benefit	(2,009)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates	(180)
Loss from continuing operations	(3,169)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	5
Net loss	(3,164)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Admissions	83,335
Concessions and other	51,645
Total operating revenues	134,980
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	45,099
Concession costs	5,943
Salaries and benefits	17,906
Theatre occupancy costs	17,202
Other theatre operating costs	30,998
General and administrative expenses	653
Depreciation and amortization	9,578
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(60)
Impairment of long-lived assets	355
Total operating costs and expenses	127,674
Operating income	7,306
Interest expense	7,601
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates	(295)
Income tax benefit	(1)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates	95
Loss from continuing operations	(199)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(57)
Net loss	(256)
As Revised [Member]
Revenues:
Admissions		81,055
Concessions and other		48,228
Total operating revenues		129,283
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs		43,016
Concession costs		5,929
Salaries and benefits		18,359
Theatre occupancy costs		15,214
Other theatre operating costs		23,798
General and administrative expenses		6,015
Lease termination charges		3,063
Depreciation and amortization		10,201
Gain on sale of property and equipment		80
Impairment of long-lived assets		192
Total operating costs and expenses		125,867
Operating income		3,416
Interest expense		12,298
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates		(8,882)
Income tax benefit		(4,251)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,015)
Loss from continuing operations		(5,646)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(137)
Net loss		(5,783)
As Revised [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Revenues:
Concessions and other		13,905
Total operating revenues		25,053
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs		5,985
Concession costs		893
Salaries and benefits		2,882
Theatre occupancy costs		1,631
Other theatre operating costs		5,193
General and administrative expenses		5,429
Depreciation and amortization		1,876
Gain on sale of property and equipment		5
Total operating costs and expenses		23,894
Operating income		1,159
Interest expense		5,346
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		3,129
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates		(7,316)
Income tax benefit		(2,655)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,088)
Loss from continuing operations		(5,749)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(34)
Net loss		(5,783)
As Revised [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Admissions		69,907
Concessions and other		40,793
Total operating revenues		110,700
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs		37,031
Concession costs		5,036
Salaries and benefits		15,477
Theatre occupancy costs		13,583
Other theatre operating costs		25,075
General and administrative expenses		586
Lease termination charges		3,063
Depreciation and amortization		8,325
Gain on sale of property and equipment		75
Impairment of long-lived assets		192
Total operating costs and expenses		108,443
Operating income		2,257
Interest expense		6,952
Equity in loss of subsidiaries
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates		(4,695)
Income tax benefit		(1,596)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates		73
Loss from continuing operations		(3,026)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(103)
Net loss		(3,129)
Eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Concessions and other	(7,756)
Total operating revenues	(7,756)
Operating costs and expenses:
Other theatre operating costs	(7,756)
Total operating costs and expenses	(7,756)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(256)
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates	256
Loss from continuing operations	256
Net loss	256
Eliminations [Member] | As Revised [Member]
Revenues:
Concessions and other		(6,470)
Total operating revenues		(6,470)
Operating costs and expenses:
Other theatre operating costs		(6,470)
Total operating costs and expenses		(6,470)
Interest expense
Equity in loss of subsidiaries		(3,129)
Loss before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates		3,129
Income tax benefit
Loss from continuing operations		3,129
Net loss		$ 3,129