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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of activity of goodwill |
(In thousands) |  | Total |
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Balance as a result of Merger on August 30, 2012 |  | $ | 2,172,272 |
Increase in Goodwill from the acquisition of Rave theatres |  |  | 79,024 |
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Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  |  | 2,251,296 |
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Increase in Goodwill from purchase price allocation adjustments related to the Merger |  |  | 31,951 |
Increase in Goodwill from purchase price allocation adjustments related to the Rave acquisition |  |  | 8,696 |
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Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 2,291,943 |
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Schedule of detail of other intangible assets |
|  |  |  | December 31, 2013 (Successor) |  | December 31, 2012 (Successor) |
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(In thousands) |  | Remaining Useful Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Amortizable Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Favorable leases |  | 1 to 45 years |  | $ | 112,496 |  | $ | (8,053 | ) | $ | 112,496 |  | $ | (2,158 | )
Management contracts |  | 1 to 7 years |  |  | 4,690 |  |  | (1,103 | ) |  | 4,690 |  |  | (278 | )
Non-compete agreement |  | 2 years |  |  | 3,800 |  |  | (1,678 | ) |  | 3,800 |  |  | (404 | )
NCM tax receivable agreement |  | 23 years |  |  | 20,900 |  |  | (1,133 | ) |  | 20,900 |  |  | (266 | )
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Total, amortizable |  |  |  | $ | 141,886 |  | $ | (11,967 | ) | $ | 141,886 |  | $ | (3,106 | )
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Unamortized Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AMC trademark |  |  |  | $ | 104,400 |  |  |  |  | $ | 104,400 |  |  |  |
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Total, unamortizable |  |  |  | $ | 104,400 |  |  |  |  | $ | 104,400 |  |  |  |
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Schedule of amortization expense associated with the intangible assets |
(In thousands) |  | 12 Months Ended December 31, 2013 |  | From Inception August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 |  |  |  | March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 |  | 52 Weeks Ended March 29, 2012 |
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|  | (Successor) |  | (Successor) |  |  |  | (Predecessor) |  | (Predecessor) |
Recorded amortization |  | $ | 9,011 |  | $ | 3,106 |  |  |  | $ | 5,016 |  | $ | 14,469 |
Schedule of estimated annual amortization for the next five fiscal years for intangible assets |
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |
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Projected annual amortization |  | $ | 8,783 |  | $ | 8,372 |  | $ | 7,516 |  | $ | 7,401 |  | $ | 7,132 |

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