Theater Acquisitions - Summary of the Preliminary Purchase Price (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 15, 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] Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares of Digiplex common stock outstanding at August 15, 2014	24,418,840	23,059,959		7,832,000
Exchange ratio			0.1765		0.1765
Number of shares of Carmike common stock-as exchanged					1,382,000
Carmike common stock price on August 15, 2014						$ 34.20
Estimated fair value of 1.4 million common shares issued per merger agreement				$ 47,276
Cash settlement of Start Media joint venture			10,978
Cash settlement of shares held in escrow				181
Total preliminary estimated acquisition consideration			$ 58,435