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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues      
Admissions $ 1,892,037 $ 1,765,388 $ 1,847,327
Food and beverage 910,086 797,735 786,912
Other theatre 144,777 132,267 115,189
Total revenues 2,946,900 2,695,390 2,749,428
Operating costs and expenses      
Film exhibition costs 1,021,457 934,246 976,912
Food and beverage costs 128,569 111,991 107,325
Operating expense 795,722 733,338 726,641
Rent 467,822 455,239 451,828
General and administrative:      
Merger, acquisition and transaction costs 3,398 1,161 2,883
Other 58,212 64,873 97,288
Depreciation and amortization 232,961 216,321 197,537
Impairment of long-lived assets 1,702 3,149  
Operating costs and expenses 2,709,843 2,520,318 2,560,414
Operating income 237,057 175,072 189,014
Other expense (income)      
Other expense (income) 10,684 (8,344) (1,415)
Interest expense:      
Corporate borrowings 96,857 111,072 129,963
Capital and financing lease obligations 9,231 9,867 10,264
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities (37,131) (26,615) (47,435)
Investment income (6,115) (8,145) (2,084)
Total other expense (income) 73,526 77,835 89,293
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 163,531 97,237 99,721
Income tax provision (benefit) 59,675 33,470 (263,383)
Earnings from continuing operations 103,856 63,767 363,104
Gain from discontinued operations, net of income taxes   313 1,296
Net earnings $ 103,856 $ 64,080 $ 364,400