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Notes Payable (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2013
NAB Australian Corporate Credit Facility [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
US Bank Of America Revolver [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
US Bank Of America Revolver [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
US Bank Of America Revolver [Member]
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Mar. 25, 2013
US Bank Of America Revolver [Member]
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Jun. 28, 2013
US Bank Of America Line Of Credit [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
US Bank Of America Line Of Credit [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
US Bank Of America Line Of Credit [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
US Sutton Hill Capital Note – Related Party [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
US Sutton Hill Capital Note – Related Party [Member]
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Jun. 18, 2013
US Sutton Hill Capital Note – Related Party [Member]
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Jun. 18, 2013
US Sutton Hill Capital Note – Related Party [Member]
Reading International Inc. [Member]
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Jun. 18, 2013
US Sutton Hill Capital Note – Related Party [Member]
Sutton Hill Capital [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Minetta And Orpheum Theaters Loan [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
US Liberty Theaters Term Loan [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
US Liberty Theaters Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed interest rate | 1.15% | 7.90% | 4.44% | 4.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swap contract rate | 5.50% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate margin | 2.40% | 3.00% | 2.75% | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate | 5.70% | 3.28% | 3.26% | 3.20% | 3.21% | 8.25% | 2.94% | 5.20% | 5.24% | 6.20% | ||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, amount outstanding | $ 5,000,000 | $ 9,000,000 | $ 7,500,000 | $ 15,000,000 | $ 7,500,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Ownership percentage by parent | 75.00% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amount of debt paid off | 2,000,000 | 6,750,000 | 2,250,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spread on variable interest rate | 2.75% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate cap | 4.00% | 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Renewal fee | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, previous maximum borrowing capacity | 30,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 35,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Additional amount borrowed | 5,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Repayment of loan | $ 22,097,000 | $ 22,510,000 | $ 2,300,000 | |||||||||||||||||