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		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 13,000	$ 12,346	$ 26,116	$ 24,645
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0		0
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	5,740	11,063	702	2,180
Income tax (benefit) expense	2,392	4,773	382	520
(Loss) income from continuing operations	3,222	6,642	110	997
Net (loss) income	3,222	6,677	58	894
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	5,513	5,364	11,028
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(4,187)	(6,635)	(3,932)
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	3,119	7,384	(1,879)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(342)	938	(2,358)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		6,699	61
Net (loss) income	3,222	6,677	58
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	7,487	6,982	15,088
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	6,808	10,314	6,513
Income tax (benefit) expense	2,734	3,835	2,740
(Loss) income from continuing operations		6,578	3,981
Net (loss) income	4,187	6,635	3,932
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	4,187	6,635	3,932
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(4,187)	(6,635)	(3,932)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(6,635)	(3,932)
Net (loss) income	(4,187)	(6,635)	(3,932)
As Previously Reported [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		2,047		4,072
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,392)		409
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		8,440		2,737
Income tax (benefit) expense		2,016		1,009
(Loss) income from continuing operations		6,677		893
Net (loss) income		6,677		894
As Previously Reported [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		10,299		20,573
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		6,971		(1,119)
Income tax (benefit) expense		2,739		(550)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		4,331		(397)
Net (loss) income		4,392		(409)
As Previously Reported [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		4,392		(409)
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(4,392)		409
Income tax (benefit) expense
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(4,392)		409
Net (loss) income		(4,392)		409
Adjustment [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		3,317		6,638
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(2,243)		(3,911)
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,056)		(2,670)
Income tax (benefit) expense		(1,078)		(2,726)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		22		56
Net (loss) income
Adjustment [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		(3,317)		(6,638)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		3,343		6,734
Income tax (benefit) expense		1,096		2,787
(Loss) income from continuing operations		2,247		3,947
Net (loss) income		2,243		3,911
Adjustment [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		2,243		3,911
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(2,243)		(3,911)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(2,243)		(3,911)
Net (loss) income		(2,243)		(3,911)
As Revised [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense				24,645
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates				2,180
Income tax (benefit) expense				520
(Loss) income from continuing operations				997
Net (loss) income				894
As Revised [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		5,364		10,710
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(6,635)		(3,502)
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		7,384		67
Income tax (benefit) expense		938		(1,717)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		6,699		949
Net (loss) income		6,677		894
As Revised [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		6,982		13,935
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		10,314		5,615
Income tax (benefit) expense		3,835		2,237
(Loss) income from continuing operations		6,578		3,550
Net (loss) income		6,635		3,502
As Revised [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		6,635		3,502
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(6,635)		(3,502)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(6,635)		(3,502)
Net (loss) income		$ (6,635)		$ (3,502)