Long-Term Debt Activity	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Long-Term Debt Activity [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt Activity	4. Long-Term Debt Activity On June 3, 2011, Cinemark USA, Inc. issued $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior subordinated notes due 2021, at par value. The proceeds, after payment of fees, were primarily used to fund the prepayment of the remaining $157,235 of the Company’s unextended portion of term loan debt under its senior secured credit facility. Interest on the senior subordinated notes is payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The senior subordinated notes mature on June 15, 2021. There were no prepayment penalties incurred upon the prepayment of the term loan debt. Subsequent to the prepayment, the quarterly payments due on the term loan are approximately $2,311 per quarter through March 2016 with the remaining principal amount of approximately $866,602 due April 30, 2016. The prepayment did not impact the interest rate applicable to the remaining portion of the term loan debt nor did it impact the interest rates applicable to or the maturity of the Company’s revolving credit line. As of March 31, 2012, there was approximately $903,577 outstanding under the term loan and no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit line. Fair Value of Long-Term Debt The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt primarily using quoted market prices, which fall under Level 2 of the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy as defined by FASB ASC Topic 820-10-35. The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt was $1,569,329 and $1,572,221 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was $1,645,857 and $1,622,286 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Long-Term Debt Activity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

4. Long-Term Debt Activity

On June 3, 2011, Cinemark USA, Inc. issued $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior subordinated notes due 2021, at par value. The proceeds, after payment of fees, were primarily used to fund the prepayment of the remaining $157,235 of the Company’s unextended portion of term loan debt under its senior secured credit facility. Interest on the senior subordinated notes is payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The senior subordinated notes mature on June 15, 2021. There were no prepayment penalties incurred upon the prepayment of the term loan debt. Subsequent to the prepayment, the quarterly payments due on the term loan are approximately $2,311 per quarter through March 2016 with the remaining principal amount of approximately $866,602 due April 30, 2016. The prepayment did not impact the interest rate applicable to the remaining portion of the term loan debt nor did it impact the interest rates applicable to or the maturity of the Company’s revolving credit line. As of March 31, 2012, there was approximately $903,577 outstanding under the term loan and no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit line.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt primarily using quoted market prices, which fall under Level 2 of the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy as defined by FASB ASC Topic 820-10-35. The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt was $1,569,329 and $1,572,221 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was $1,645,857 and $1,622,286 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.