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	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 21, 2011 MNM [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 MNM [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 MNM [Member]	Oct. 21, 2011 MNM [Member] Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	Nov. 19, 2013 Muvico Entertainment, L.L.C [Member] Entertainment_Complexes Screens States	Sep. 30, 2014 Muvico Entertainment, L.L.C [Member]	Nov. 19, 2013 Muvico Entertainment, L.L.C [Member] States	Aug. 15, 2014 Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] Screens Theatre	Sep. 30, 2014 Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] UNITED STATES States	Sep. 26, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member] Theatre Screens	Aug. 22, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member] Theatre Screens	Sep. 30, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member] Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] Screens Theatre	Aug. 15, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member] Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] Start Media LLC Digiplex LLC (JV) [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member] Start Media LLC [Member] Start Media LLC Digiplex LLC (JV) [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Pipeline Theatres [Member] Start Media LLC [Member] Start Media LLC Digiplex LLC (JV) [Member]	Aug. 16, 2013 Cinemark USA, Inc. [Member] Screens Theatre	Sep. 30, 2014 Cinemark USA, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Cinemark USA, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 16, 2013 Cinemark USA, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date											Nov. 19, 2013		Aug. 15, 2014																Aug. 16, 2013
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired													21						2	1							3
Business acquisition, number of screens acquired										147			206						18	10							52
Number of states in which acquired business operated												3						9
Business combination share exchange ratio													0.1765				0.1765
Aggregate common stock																	1,382,000
Notes payable assumed and paid																$ 9,099,000
Percentage interest in join venture																								34.00%		66.00%
Business acquisition, cash paid													10,978,000												10,978,000
Number of theatres agreed to acquire																							4
Number of screens agreed to acquire																							33
Business acquisition cash paid										30,608,000									5,400,000								10,500,000
Goodwill changes during period											0		0								3,250,000	3,250,000						5,100,000	5,100,000
Business acquisition, cash paid held in escrow																181,000
Business acquisition, share held in escrow																30,000
Goodwill recognized	128,209,000		128,209,000		74,377,000							24,443,000				44,738,000
Identifiable intangible assets recognized																2,190,000
Revenue	162,632,000	164,179,000	504,542,000	462,987,000										3,889,000	3,889,000
Net Income (Loss)	(6,757,000)	1,009,000	(6,699,000)	1,902,000										(415,000)	(415,000)
Acquisition cost related to professional fees															3,329,000
Number of entertainment complexes acquired										9
Capital lease and financial obligation, assumed	232,571,000		232,571,000		238,763,000							19,101,000																		5,431,000
Maximum amount of future reimbursement of fair value under contingent consideration											750,000	750,000
Non-cash consideration representing liabilities, total			9,996,000	2,285,000							23,069,000
Goodwill amortization period										15 years
Business combination, purchase price						10,820,000							58,435,000
Contingent consideration performance valuation period								3 years
Fair value of contingent consideration									1,570,000
Business combination, Contingent consideration expense							$ 436,000	$ 436,000