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MERGER (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 27, 2012 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019	Jun. 22, 2012 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019	Sep. 27, 2012 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020	Jun. 22, 2012 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020	Aug. 30, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary	Aug. 30, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019	Aug. 30, 2012 AMC Entertainment, Inc. Merger Subsidiary 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020
Merger
Cash invested by Wanda						$ 700,000,000
Cash invested by members of management						1,811,000
Preliminary allocation of the merger consideration:
Cash						101,641,000
Receivables, net						28,278,000
Other current assets						51,090,000
Property, net						1,062,115,000
Intangible assets, net						240,200,000
Goodwill						2,160,678,000
Other long-term assets						448,785,000
Accounts payable						(134,186,000)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities						(138,606,000)
Deferred revenues and income						(117,841,000)
Corporate borrowings						(2,086,926,000)
Capital and financing lease obligations						(60,922,000)
Deferred revenues-for exhibitor services agreement						(322,620,000)
Other long-term liabilities						(529,875,000)
Total estimated Merger consideration	701,811,000					701,811,000
Estimated transaction value
Corporate borrowings						2,086,926,000
Capital and financing lease obligations						60,922,000
Less: cash						(101,641,000)
Total estimated transaction value	$ 2,748,018,000					$ 2,748,018,000
Interest rate of debt instrument (as a percent)		8.75%	8.75%	9.75%	9.75%		8.75%	9.75%

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