DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Aug. 30, 2012
Aug. 30, 2012
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May 31, 2014
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Aug. 30, 2012
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Jul. 31, 2012
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Discontinued operations                                
Number of screens in theatres                   94            
Foreign currency translation adjustment:                                
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax                 $ (530,000) $ 978,000 $ 179,000          
Additional disclosures                                
Discontinued Operation, Additional Sale Price Received Related to Tax Purchase Price Adjustments                     4,666,000          
Revenues                                
Admissions 460,253,000 417,448,000 478,667,000 409,020,000 482,149,000 466,988,000 515,306,000 382,884,000 548,632,000 1,765,388,000 1,847,327,000          
Food and beverage 215,309,000 189,065,000 211,597,000 181,764,000 197,886,000 201,612,000 219,477,000 167,937,000 229,739,000 797,735,000 786,912,000          
Other theatre 36,593,000 27,391,000 36,309,000 31,974,000 32,942,000 27,384,000 27,882,000 26,981,000 33,121,000 132,267,000 115,189,000          
Total revenues 712,155,000 633,904,000 726,573,000 622,758,000 712,977,000 695,984,000 762,665,000 577,802,000 811,492,000 2,695,390,000 2,749,428,000          
Operating costs and expenses                                
Film Exhibition Costs 244,318,000 220,608,000 257,220,000 212,100,000 258,187,000 242,006,000 285,395,000 191,324,000 291,561,000 934,246,000 976,912,000          
Food and beverage costs 29,318,000 27,209,000 30,341,000 25,123,000 27,293,000 26,284,000 30,550,000 23,198,000 30,545,000 111,991,000 107,325,000          
Operating expense 186,413,000 177,949,000 189,283,000 179,693,000 192,582,000 182,630,000 187,219,000 164,210,000 230,434,000 733,338,000 726,641,000          
Rent 114,176,000 112,258,000 113,861,000 114,944,000 112,615,000 111,865,000 113,542,000 113,806,000 143,374,000 455,239,000 451,828,000          
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 55,467,000 54,327,000 51,750,000 54,777,000 50,102,000 48,603,000 50,370,000 48,462,000 71,633,000 216,321,000 197,537,000          
Operating costs and expenses 651,533,000 605,390,000 658,176,000 605,219,000 679,201,000 638,137,000 684,816,000 558,260,000 800,023,000 2,520,318,000 2,560,414,000          
Investment income (641,000) 181,000 172,000 (7,857,000) 1,322,000 (69,000) 282,000 (3,619,000) 290,000 (8,145,000) (2,084,000)          
Total other expense 19,033,000 16,428,000 16,893,000 25,481,000 25,408,000 20,545,000 11,661,000 31,679,000 49,951,000 77,835,000 89,293,000          
Income tax provision                   210,000 830,000          
Net earnings (loss)     (21,000) 334,000 (2,994,000) (407,000) (282,000) 4,979,000 (688,000) 313,000 1,296,000          
Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Net cash payment                       (5,695,000)        
Fixed asset write-offs                       (1,885,000)        
Recognition of cumulative translation losses in AOCI                       (11,069,000)        
Legal and professional fees                       (1,582,000)        
Operating Lease Liabilities:                                
Deferred rent write-off                       14,848,000        
Unfavorable lease write-off                       31,099,000        
Deferred gain write-off                       13,666,000        
Gain on sale, net of lease termination expense                       39,382,000        
Foreign currency translation adjustment:                                
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax                       866,000        
Reclassification adjustment for foreign currency translation loss included in discontinued operations, net of tax                       11,069,000        
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax                       11,935,000        
Revenues                                
Total revenues                       1,206,072,000        
Operating costs and expenses                                
Rent                       189,086,000        
Income tax provision                       1,200,000        
Seven Canada theatres and one United Kingdom theatre | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Payment made to the landlord to terminate the lease agreement                       7,562,000        
Additional disclosures                                
Term of operating lease agreements                       20 years        
Operating costs and expenses                                
Gain on disposition                       39,382,000        
All discontinued operations                                
Operating costs and expenses                                
Food and beverage costs                 66,000              
Operating expense                 439,000              
General and administrative costs                 221,000              
Gain on disposition                 (37,000) (523,000) (2,126,000)          
Operating costs and expenses                 689,000 (523,000) (2,126,000)          
Operating income (loss)                 (689,000) 523,000 2,126,000          
Investment income                 (1,000)              
Total other expense                 (1,000)              
Earnings (loss) before income taxes                 (688,000) 523,000 2,126,000          
Income tax provision                   210,000 830,000          
Net earnings (loss)                 (688,000) 313,000 1,296,000          
All discontinued operations | Predecessor                                
Revenues                                
Admissions                       16,389,000        
Food and beverage                       6,099,000        
Other theatre                       548,000        
Total revenues                       23,036,000        
Operating costs and expenses                                
Film Exhibition Costs                       8,706,000        
Food and beverage costs                       1,252,000        
Operating expense                       15,592,000        
Rent                       7,322,000        
General and administrative costs                       511,000        
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization                       263,000        
Gain on disposition                       (46,951,000)        
Operating costs and expenses                       (13,305,000)        
Operating income (loss)                       36,341,000        
Investment income                       (12,000)        
Total other expense                       (12,000)        
Earnings (loss) before income taxes                       36,353,000        
Income tax provision                       1,200,000        
Net earnings (loss)                       35,153,000        
One theatre | Predecessor | Odeon Cinemas Limited                                
Discontinued operations                                
Gross proceeds from sales subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments                       395,000 395,000   395,000  
Other                                
Additional disclosures                                
Discontinued Operation, Additional Sale Price Received Related to Tax Purchase Price Adjustments                     4,666,000          
Revenues                                
Total revenues                 3,114,000 7,160,000 7,711,000          
Other | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Number of theatres sold                         7      
Revenues                                
Total revenues                       3,893,000        
Other | One closed theatre                                
Discontinued operations                                
Number of theatres closed                           1    
Number of screens in theatres                           13    
Other | One closed theatre | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Number of theatres closed                       1     1  
Number of screens in theatres                       20 20      
Payment made to the landlord to terminate the lease agreement                         7,562,000      
Other | 6 theatres | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Number of screens in theatres                               134
Number of theatres sold                               6
Gross proceeds from sales subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments                               1,472,000
Other | Theatres | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Proceeds from sale of theatre                       1,472,000        
Cash payment for closure of Canada theatre                       (7,562,000)        
UK | Theatres | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Proceeds from sale of theatre                       $ 395,000        
UK | One theatre | Predecessor                                
Discontinued operations                                
Number of screens in theatres                             12  
Number of theatres sold                             1