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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income before income taxes |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 98,908 |  |  | $ | 124,335 |  |  | $ | 114,692 |
Foreign |  |  | 46,693 |  |  |  | 83,166 |  |  |  | 90,940 |
Total |  | $ | 145,601 |  |  | $ | 207,501 |  |  | $ | 205,632 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 35,303 |  |  | $ | 35,172 |  |  | $ | 17,070 |
Foreign |  |  | 13,706 |  |  |  | 21,933 |  |  |  | 26,830 |
State |  |  | 8,450 |  |  |  | 9,336 |  |  |  | 7,099 |
Total current expense |  |  | 57,459 |  |  |  | 66,441 |  |  |  | 50,999 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (9,527 | ) |  |  | (143 | ) |  |  | 22,100 |
Foreign |  |  | (2,405 | ) |  |  | (7,188 | ) |  |  | (2,332 | )
State |  |  | (682 | ) |  |  | (1,272 | ) |  |  | 2,283 |
Total deferred taxes |  |  | (12,614 | ) |  |  | (8,603 | ) |  |  | 22,051 |
Income taxes |  | $ | 44,845 |  |  | $ | 57,838 |  |  | $ | 73,050 |
Reconciliation between income tax expense and taxes computed |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Computed normal tax expense |  | $ | 50,960 |  |  | $ | 72,625 |  |  | $ | 71,972 |
Foreign inflation adjustments |  |  | 1,614 |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | (1,587 | )
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax impact |  |  | 5,215 |  |  |  | 5,195 |  |  |  | 7,310 |
Foreign losses not benefited and other changes in valuation allowance |  |  | (552 | ) |  |  | (5,685 | ) |  |  | (676 | )
Foreign tax rate differential |  |  | (1,464 | ) |  |  | (4,798 | ) |  |  | (3,321 | )
Foreign dividends |  |  | 2,141 |  |  |  | 3,952 |  |  |  | 4,173 |
Capital loss benefit |  |  | (12,913 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Changes in uncertain tax positions |  |  | 6,957 |  |  |  | (8,080 | ) |  |  | 396 |
True up to deferred tax items |  |  | (6,453 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other — net |  |  | (660 | ) |  |  | (5,418 | ) |  |  | (5,217 | )
Income taxes |  | $ | 44,845 |  |  | $ | 57,838 |  |  | $ | 73,050 |
Tax effects of significant temporary differences and tax loss and tax credit carryforwards |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Deferred liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Theatre properties and equipment |  | $ | 101,162 |  |  | $ | 92,466 |
Deferred intercompany sales |  |  | 12,905 |  |  |  | 12,051 |
Intangible asset — other |  |  | 23,872 |  |  |  | 24,749 |
Intangible asset — tradenames |  |  | 112,720 |  |  |  | 116,333 |
Investment in partnerships |  |  | 56,732 |  |  |  | 98,742 |
Total deferred liabilities |  |  | 307,391 |  |  |  | 344,341 |
Deferred assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred lease expenses |  |  | 21,333 |  |  |  | 23,225 |
Theatre properties and equipment |  |  | 14,152 |  |  |  | 5,910 |
Deferred revenue — NCM and Fandango |  |  | 84,206 |  |  |  | 88,616 |
Capital lease obligations |  |  | 51,294 |  |  |  | 51,211 |
Interest rate swap agreements |  |  | (606 | ) |  |  | 5,882 |
Tax loss carryforwards |  |  | 8,847 |  |  |  | 10,602 |
Alternative minimum tax and other credit carryforwards |  |  | 9,076 |  |  |  | 7,548 |
Other expenses, not currently deductible for tax purposes |  |  | 13,320 |  |  |  | 23,750 |
Total deferred assets |  |  | 201,622 |  |  |  | 216,744 |
Net deferred income tax liability before valuation allowance |  |  | 105,769 |  |  |  | 127,597 |
Valuation allowance against deferred assets |  |  | 15,425 |  |  |  | 15,443 |
Net deferred income tax liability |  | $ | 121,194 |  |  | $ | 143,040 |
Net deferred tax liability — Foreign |  | $ | 6,807 |  |  | $ | 10,757 |
Net deferred tax liability — U.S. |  |  | 114,387 |  |  |  | 132,283 |
Total |  | $ | 121,194 |  |  | $ | 143,040 |
Reconciliation of total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Balance at January 1, |  | $ | 13,976 |  |  | $ | 23,857 |  |  | $ | 15,197 |
Gross increases-tax positions in prior periods |  |  | 2,274 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,153 |
Gross decreases-tax positions in prior periods |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,392 | ) |  |  | — |
Gross increases — current period tax positions |  |  | 7,845 |  |  |  | 3,551 |  |  |  | 3,729 |
Gross decreases — current period tax positions |  |  | (622 | ) |  |  | (613 | ) |  |  | (633 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,383 | ) |  |  | (2,467 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | 177 |  |  |  | (319 | )
Balance at December 31, |  | $ | 23,857 |  |  | $ | 15,197 |  |  | $ | 18,660 |

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