Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2015 USD ($) Theatre screen	Sep. 26, 2014 USD ($) Theatre Screens	Aug. 22, 2014 Theatre Screens	Aug. 15, 2014 USD ($) Theatre States Screens shares	Nov. 19, 2013 USD ($) Entertainment_Complexes States Screens	Aug. 16, 2013 USD ($) Theatre Screens	Oct. 21, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Theatre Screens	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized								$ 151,716,000	$ 125,515,000	$ 74,377,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life								5 years
Cash consideration paid less cash amounts received								$ 35,713,000	16,146,000	42,928,000
Leases and financing obligations assumed								221,315,000	$ 230,203,000
Cinemark USA, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired | Theatre									3
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired | Theatre				2
Business acquisition, cash paid held in escrow				$ 181,000
Business acquisition, share held in escrow | shares				30,000
Sundance Cinemas, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired | Theatre	5
Business acquisition number of screen acquired | screen	37
Business acquisition cash paid	$ 35,842,000
Goodwill recognized	25,115,000
Intangible assets	200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities	520,000
Acquisition cost related to professional fees								300,000
Cash consideration paid less cash amounts received	35,713,000
Business acquisition, revenue recorded								7,394,000
Business acquisition, net (loss) income recognized								668,000
Working capital adjustment	130,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	$ 2,242,000
Cinemark USA, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired | Theatre						3
Business acquisition number of screen acquired | Screens						52
Goodwill changes during period									$ 11,203,000
Cash consideration paid less cash amounts received						$ 10,500,000
Leases and financing obligations assumed						$ 5,431,000
Muvico Entertainment, L.L.C [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition number of screen acquired | Screens					147
Number of states in which acquired business operated | States					3
Goodwill recognized					$ 24,415,000
Goodwill changes during period								$ 0
Acquisition cost related to professional fees									2,038,000
Number of entertainment complexes acquired | Entertainment_Complexes					9
Cash consideration paid less cash amounts received					$ 30,608,000
Leases and financing obligations assumed					19,101,000
Goodwill amortization period								15 years
Maximum amount of future reimbursement of fair value under contingent consideration					$ 750,000
Non-cash consideration representing liabilities, total								$ 22,319,000
Business acquisition, revenue recorded								64,730,000	61,596,000	9,570,000
Business acquisition, net (loss) income recognized								$ 550,000	(248,000)	$ 995,000
MNM Theatres [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, purchase price							$ 10,820,000
Contingent consideration performance valuation period								3 years
Business combination, Contingent consideration expense									849,000
MNM Theatres [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration							$ 1,570,000
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired | Theatre				21
Business acquisition number of screen acquired | Screens				206
Business combination share exchange ratio				0.1765
Assumption of Northlight term loan				$ 9,099,000
Business acquisition, cash paid				10,978,000
Business acquisition, cash paid held in escrow				181,000
Goodwill recognized				43,157,000
Goodwill changes during period								$ 668,000
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset								486,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Transfers and Changes								668,000
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes								486,000
Intangible assets				2,190,000					2,190,000
Unfavorable lease obligations				5,980,000					$ 5,980,000
Weighted-average useful life before extension or renewal									6 years 1 month 6 days
Acquisition cost related to professional fees									$ 3,477,000
Business acquisition, revenue recorded								57,391,000	16,728,000
Business acquisition, net (loss) income recognized								$ 5,381,000	(197,000)
Business combination, purchase price				$ 58,433,000
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination share exchange ratio				0.1765
Aggregate common stock | shares				1,382,000
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] | UNITED STATES
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of states in which acquired business operated | States				8
Pipeline Theatres [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of theatres acquired | Theatre		2	1
Business acquisition number of screen acquired | Screens		18	10
Business acquisition cash paid		$ 5,400,000
Goodwill changes during period									$ 3,250,000
Pipeline Theatres [Member] | Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of theatres agreed to acquire | Theatre									4
Number of screens agreed to acquire | Screens									33
Pipeline Theatres [Member] | Digital Cinema Destinations Corp [Member] | Start Media LLC Digiplex LLC (JV) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage interest in joint venture				34.00%
Pipeline Theatres [Member] | Start Media LLC [Member] | Start Media LLC Digiplex LLC (JV) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage interest in joint venture				66.00%
Business acquisition, cash paid				$ 10,978,000