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Investments in and Advances to Affiliates | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Abstract] |
INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO AFFILIATES | 17. INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO AFFILIATES The Company had the following investments in and advances to affiliates at December 31:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Cinemark — Core Pacific, Ltd. (Taiwan) — investment, at cost — 14% interest |  | $ | 1,383 |  |  | $ | 1,383 |
Other |  |  | 1,236 |  |  |  | 160 |
Total |  | $ | 2,619 |  |  | $ | 1,543 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the information required in the supplementary schedule applicable to management investment companies summarizing investments in and advances to majority-owned subsidiaries, other controlled companies, and other affiliates. It reflects specified information about ownership, financial results from, and financial position in such entities as of the balance sheet date and for the period then ended. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 946 -SubTopic 320 -Section S99 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6955306&loc=d3e611322-123010 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 14 -Article 12 + Details
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