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Schedule 1 Dividends Received from Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail) - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Dividends received from Cinemark USA, Inc. | $ 115,225 | $ 115,000 | $ 105,150
Non cash dividend declared | $ 17,935 |  | $ 4,971

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