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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Fair value measurement of assets and liabilities on recurring basis |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
Description |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Interest rate swap liabilities — current (see Note 14) |  | $ | (9,979 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (9,979 | )
Interest rate swap liabilities — long term (see Note 14) |  | $ | (6,597 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (6,597 | )
Investment in RealD (see Note 8) |  | $ | 9,709 |  |  | $ | 9,709 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
Description |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Interest rate swap liabilities — current (see Note 14) |  | $ | (2,928 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,928 | )
Interest rate swap liabilities — long term (see Note 14) |  | $ | (13,042 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (13,042 | )
Interest rate swap assets — long term (see Note 14) |  | $ | 8,955 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,955 |
Investment in RealD (see Note 8) |  | $ | 27,993 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 27,993 |  |  | $ | — |
Reconciliation of beginning and ending balance for assets and liabilities measured at fair value |
|  | Liabilities |  |  | Assets |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Beginning balances — January 1 |  | $ | 15,970 |  |  | $ | 18,524 |  |  | $ | 8,955 |  |  | $ | — |
Total gain (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 1,736 |  |  |  | (2,554 | ) |  |  | (8,955 | ) |  |  | 8,955 |
Total gain included in earnings |  |  | (1,130 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Ending balances — December 31 |  | $ | 16,576 |  |  | $ | 15,970 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,955 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 32 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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