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THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - IPO, Revenues, Advertising Costs (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 23, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling (minority) interests (as a percent) |  | 0.00% |  |
Number of reportable segments | item |  | 1 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue related to sales of gift cards and packaged tickets deferred |  | 100.00% |  |
Number of gift card sales channels for which breakage rate is applied | item |  | 5 |  |
Period over which total amount of breakage for that current month's sales in proportion to the pattern of actual redemptions is recognized |  | 24 months |  |
Period during which breakage for packaged tickets continues to be recognized as redemption if not used after being purchased |  | 18 months |  |
Gift card breakage income recognized |  | $ 22,879,000 | $ 21,347,000 | $ 19,510,000
Income from derecognition of package ticket liabilities |  | 12,079,000 | 11,710,000 | 0
Film Exhibition Costs |  |  |  |
Film exhibition cost payable |  | 131,690,000 | 95,847,000 |
Customer Frequency Program |  |  |  |
Rewards earned |  | 10 |  |
Amount spent |  | $ 100 |  |
Redemption period of rewards, maximum (in days) |  | 90 days |  |
Period for recognition of annual membership fee (in years) |  | 1 year |  |
Advertising Costs |  |  |  |
Advertising costs |  | $ 10,316,000 | 10,317,000 | 9,684,000
Impairment of long-lived assets |  | $ 839,000 | $ 0 | $ 0
Minimum |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Breakage rate for gift cards (as a percent) |  | 13.00% |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Breakage rate for gift cards (as a percent) |  | 21.00% |  |
Wanda |  |  |  |
THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage held in Holding entity |  | 77.85% |  |
Combined voting power held in Holdings (as a percent) |  | 91.34% |  |
IPO | Class A common stock | AMCE |  |  |  |
THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares | 18,421,053 |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 18.00 |  |  |
Number of additional shares option exercised by underwriters | shares | 2,631,579 |  |  |
Total offering size (in shares) | shares | 21,052,632 |  |  |
Net proceeds from offering | $ 355,299,000 |  |  |
Amount of IPO proceeds contributed AMCE | $ 355,299,000 |  |  |

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