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Acquisition of Argentina Theatres
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Acquisition of Argentina Theatres [Abstract] 
Acquisition of Argentina Theatres
6. Acquisition of Argentina Theatres
     On August 25, 2011, the Company acquired ten theatres with 95 screens from Hoyts General Cinema South America, Inc. in a stock purchase for approximately $66,958 in cash. The acquisition resulted in an expansion of the Company’s international theatre base. The Company incurred approximately $200 in transaction costs, which are reflected in general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
     The transaction was accounted for by applying the acquisition method. The following table represents the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:
         
Theatre properties and equipment
  $ 19,932  
Tradename
    10,032  
Favorable leases
    7,745  
Other intangible assets
    908  
Goodwill
    43,072  
Long-term debt
    (5,993 )
Deferred tax liability
    (7,189 )
Other liabilities, net of other assets
    (1,549 )
 
     
Total
  $ 66,958  
 
     
     The amounts listed above are provisional and will be updated by the Company upon completion of the valuation analyses necessary to properly allocate the purchase price. The acquisition is subject to review by the Argentina Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (“CNDC”).