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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, AUD in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 23, 2015 AUD | Jun. 27, 2014 AUD | May. 29, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a segment $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 25, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 $ / shares shares | Oct. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative unrealized gain |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000 | $ 12,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized losses |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  | $ 1,000 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  | 160,000 | $ 160,000 |  | 1,433,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |
Number of segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Advertising expense |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000 |  | 2,100,000 |  | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on the settlement of litigation |  |  |  |  |  | $ (495,000) |  | (83,000) |  | (285,000) |  |  |  |
Gain on cinema acquisition and settlement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,359,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ (4,943,000) |  | 9,785,000 | [1] | (4,942,000) | [1] |  |  |
Deferred tax asset |  |  |  |  | 25,649,000 | 25,649,000 |  | 22,267,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital |  |  |  |  | 143,815,000 | 143,815,000 |  | 140,237,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  | 6,540,000 |  | 12,225,000 | [1] | (10,813,000) |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  | 30,062,000 | 30,062,000 |  | 33,561,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expenses |  |  |  |  | 514,000 |  |  | 1,286,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Previously reported income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset |  |  |  |  | 2,116,000 | 2,116,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital |  |  |  |  | 793,000 | 793,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  | 1,859,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non Income Producing Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Australia Country Cinemas, Pty Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  | 75.00% | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sutton Hill Capital, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  | 75.00% | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shadow View Land And Farming LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of property | a |  |  |  |  | 202 | 202 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mt. Gravatt Cinema [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method |  |  |  |  | 33.30% | 33.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rialto Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method |  |  |  |  | 33.30% | 33.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rialto Cinemas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 01, 2016 |  | Jul. 01, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |
Line of credit facility, increase |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minetta and Orpheum Theatres Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 01, 2018 |  | Jun. 01, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable interest rate |  |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate cap |  |  |  | 6.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US Bank Of America Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 31, 2017 |  | Oct. 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000
New Zealand Westpac Corporate Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 31, 2018 | [2] | Mar. 31, 2015 | [3] |  |  |  |  |
NAB Australian Corporate Term Loan And Revolver Tier 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable interest rate |  | 2.35% | 2.35% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | AUD |  | AUD 61.3 | AUD 61.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NAB Australian Corporate Term Loan And Revolver Tier 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable interest rate |  | 1.50% | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | AUD |  | AUD 10.0 | AUD 10.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NAB Australian Corporate Term Loan And Revolver Tier 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | AUD |  | AUD 5.0 | AUD 5.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NAB Australian Corporate Term Loan And Revolver Tier 1, 2, 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 30, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 486,565 | 486,565 |  | 568,250 |  | 709,850 |  |  | 672,350 |
Options issued, weighted average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 8.68 | $ 8.68 |  | $ 6.88 |  | $ 6.66 |  |  | $ 6.24 |
Class B [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185,100 |  | 185,100 |  |  | 185,100 |
Options issued, weighted average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.90 |  | $ 9.90 |  |  | $ 9.90 |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method |  |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Australian Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency exchange rates |  |  |  |  | 0.7286 | 0.7286 |  | 0.8173 |  | 0.8929 |  |  |  |
New Zealand Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency exchange rates |  |  |  |  | 0.6842 | 0.6842 |  | 0.7796 |  | 0.8229 |  |  |  |
[1] | Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation (see Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies - Reclassifications).
[2] | The contractual facilities and outstanding balances of the FC-denominated borrowings were translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates as of December 31, 2015.
[3] | The contractual facilities and outstanding balances of the FC-denominated borrowings were translated into U.S. dollar based on the applicable exchange rates as of December 31, 2014.

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