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Notes Payable (US Nationwide Loan 1) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2008 Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corp. [Member] item | Sep. 30, 2010 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2010 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2009 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2009 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2008 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] Principal Amount 1 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member] Principal Amount 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of theaters acquired | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition, purchase price | $ 70,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition, liability incurred | 21,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specific principal amount for interest rate determination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 | 13,000,000
Initial interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50% | 6.50%
Period of initial interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |
Interest rate after initial interest period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.50% | 8.50%
Purchase price adjustment |  | (12,500,000) | (4,400,000) | (226,000) | 3,000,000 | (6,300,000) | (20,400,000) |  |  |
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 593,000 |  |

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