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THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Aug. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum | Mar. 29, 2012 Predecessor | Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor Trademark and trade name | Dec. 31, 2013 NCM | Dec. 26, 2013 NCM | Aug. 30, 2012 NCM Predecessor item | Mar. 31, 2011 NCM Predecessor | Sep. 30, 2010 NCM Predecessor | Jun. 14, 2010 NCM Predecessor | Apr. 01, 2010 NCM Predecessor | Mar. 17, 2009 NCM Predecessor | May 29, 2008 NCM Predecessor | Mar. 27, 2008 NCM Predecessor | Aug. 30, 2012 NCM Tranche 2 Investments Predecessor | Dec. 31, 2013 Digital Cinema Implementation Partners LLC | Dec. 31, 2013 U.S. theatres and IMAX screen theatre Screen | Dec. 31, 2013 Open Road Films | Dec. 31, 2013 Investments in non-consolidated affiliates and certain other investments accounted for following the equity method Maximum | Mar. 29, 2012 Investments in non-consolidated affiliates and certain other investments accounted for following the equity method Predecessor | Dec. 31, 2013 AC JV, LLC
Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of membership units recorded at fair value (Level 1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,323,782 |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments holding percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.01% | 4.00% |  | 15.66% | 17.02% | 23.05% | 18.23% | 18.53% | 18.52% | 19.10% |  | 29.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |  | 32.00%
Number of U.S. theatres |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of IMAX screens |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Reduced amount of recorded investments upon proportional ownership of the underlying equity, excluding NCM and AC JV, LLC | $ 12,744,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charge related to joint venture investment |  |  |  |  |  | 2,742,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,742,000 |
Goodwill | 2,291,943,000 | 2,251,296,000 | 2,172,272,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of trademark and tradename |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable related to checks issued but not yet presented to bank | 52,093,000 | 64,573,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease terms |  |  |  | 15 years | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional term for which leases can be extended |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing lease obligations for failed sale leaseback transactions | $ 85,902,000 | $ 90,772,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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