Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 421	$ 5,824
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(7,454)	(8,508)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	(3)
Theatre acquisition		(1,349)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	263	5
Other investing activities	55
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,139)	(9,568)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of capital leases and long-term financing obligations	(1,756)	(971)
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,483)	(174)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,239)	(1,145)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(9,957)	(4,889)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	143,867	68,531
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	133,910	63,642
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(7,362)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,424)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	222
Intercompany receivable	16,016
Other investing activities	55
Net cash used in investing activities	14,869
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of capital leases and long-term financing obligations	(228)
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,483)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,711)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	5,796
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	99,153
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	104,949
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	7,783
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(6,030)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	(3)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	41
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,992)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of capital leases and long-term financing obligations	(1,528)
Intercompany payable	(16,016)
Net cash used in financing activities	(17,544)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(15,753)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	44,714
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	28,961
Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany receivable	(16,016)
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,016)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany payable	16,016
Net cash used in financing activities	16,016
As Revised [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		5,824
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(8,508)
Theatre acquisition		(1,349)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		5
Other investing activities		284
Net cash used in investing activities		(9,568)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of capital leases and long-term financing obligations		(971)
Purchase of treasury stock		(174)
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,145)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(4,889)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		68,531
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		63,642
As Revised [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		4,510
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(2,708)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		5
Intercompany receivable		(2,292)
Other investing activities		284
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,711)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of capital leases and long-term financing obligations		(103)
Purchase of treasury stock		(174)
Net cash used in financing activities		(277)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(478)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		49,093
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		48,615
As Revised [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		1,314
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(5,800)
Theatre acquisition		(1,349)
Net cash used in investing activities		(7,149)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of capital leases and long-term financing obligations		(868)
Intercompany payable		2,292
Net cash used in financing activities		1,424
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(4,411)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		19,438
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		15,027
As Revised [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany receivable		2,292
Net cash used in investing activities		2,292
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany payable		(2,292)
Net cash used in financing activities		$ (2,292)