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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |
Summary of goodwill |
|  | U.S. |  |  | International |  |  |  |
|  | Operating |  |  | Operating |  |  |  |
|  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2010 (1) |  | $ | 948,026 |  |  | $ | 174,945 |  |  | $ | 1,122,971 |
Acquisition of ten theatres in Argentina (see Note 6) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 43,072 |  |  |  | 43,072 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11,818 | ) |  |  | (11,818 | )
Balance at September 30, 2011 (1) |  | $ | 948,026 |  |  | $ | 206,199 |  |  | $ | 1,154,225 |
(1) |  | Balances are presented net of accumulated impairment losses of $214,031 for the U.S. operating segment and $27,622 for the international operating segment.
Intangible assets |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Foreign |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Currency |  |  |  |
|  | Balance at |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Translation |  |  | Balance at |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Adjustments |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | Acquisitions (3) |  |  | Amortization |  |  | and Other(1) |  |  | 2011 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying amount (2) |  | $ | 64,319 |  |  | $ | 18,685 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,746 | ) |  | $ | 79,258 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (46,185 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,132 | ) |  |  | 2,791 |  |  |  | (46,526 | )
Total net intangible assets with finite lives |  | $ | 18,134 |  |  | $ | 18,685 |  |  | $ | (3,132 | ) |  | $ | (955 | ) |  | $ | 32,732 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradename |  |  | 311,070 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (968 | ) |  |  | 310,102 |
Total intangible assets — net |  | $ | 329,204 |  |  | $ | 18,685 |  |  | $ | (3,132 | ) |  | $ | (1,923 | ) |  | $ | 342,834 |
(1) |  | During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company wrote off an intangible asset with a carrying value of approximately $549 associated with a screen advertising contract in Brazil that was terminated.
(2) |  | Consists of vendor contracts, favorable leases and other intangible assets, including amortizing tradenames.
(3) |  | Consists of tradename, favorable leases and other intangible assets (see Note 6).
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets |
For the three months ended December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 1,445 |
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 5,340 |
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 |  |  | 5,063 |
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | 4,528 |
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 |  |  | 4,181 |
Thereafter |  |  | 12,175 |
Total |  | $ | 32,732 |

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