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		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 12,846	$ 12,353	$ 38,962	$ 36,998
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(10,425)	1,150	(9,723)	3,329
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,912)	1,243	(2,530)	1,760
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(6,757)	1,052	(6,647)	2,051
Net (loss) income	(6,757)	1,009	(6,699)	1,902
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	5,489	5,395	16,517	16,104
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	3,334	(2,147)	(598)	(5,649)
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(8,436)	(472)	(10,318)	(407)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1,032)	(500)	(3,390)	(2,152)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(6,757)	1,053	(6,699)	1,936
Net (loss) income	(6,757)	1,009	(6,699)	1,902
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	7,357	6,958	22,445	20,894
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(5,323)	3,769	1,193	9,385
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1,880)	1,743	860	3,912
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(3,334)	2,146	650	5,764
Net (loss) income	(3,334)	2,147	598	5,649
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries	(3,334)	2,147	598	5,649
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	3,334	(2,147)	(598)	(5,649)
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations	3,334	(2,147)	(598)	(5,649)
Net (loss) income	3,334	(2,147)	(598)	(5,649)
As Previously Reported [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		2,073		6,145
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries		141		550
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		560		3,353
Income tax expense (benefit)		508		1,517
(Loss) income from continuing operations		1,077		2,027
Net (loss) income		1,009		1,902
As Previously Reported [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		10,280		30,853
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries		0		0
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		473		(645)
Income tax expense (benefit)		745		216
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(152)		(570)
Net (loss) income		(141)		(550)
As Previously Reported [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		0		0
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries		(141)		(550)
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		141		550
Income tax expense (benefit)		0		0
(Loss) income from continuing operations		141		550
Net (loss) income		141		550
Adjustment [Member] | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		3,322		9,959
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries		(2,288)		(6,199)
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,032)		(3,760)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,008)		(3,669)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(24)		(91)
Net (loss) income		0		0
Adjustment [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		(3,322)		(9,959)
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries		0		0
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		3,296		10,030
Income tax expense (benefit)		998		3,696
(Loss) income from continuing operations		2,298		6,334
Net (loss) income		2,288		6,199
Adjustment [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		0		0
Equity in loss (earnings) of subsidiaries		2,288		6,199
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates		(2,288)		(6,199)
Income tax expense (benefit)		0		0
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(2,288)		(6,199)
Net (loss) income		$ (2,288)		$ (6,199)