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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (Details) - USD ($)														1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2015	Aug. 07, 2015	Jul. 28, 2015	Apr. 27, 2015	Mar. 06, 2015	Feb. 03, 2015	Oct. 27, 2014	Jul. 29, 2014	Jun. 25, 2014	Jun. 05, 2014	May. 12, 2014	Apr. 25, 2014	Jan. 02, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 15, 2014
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)																1	1
Dividends
Dividends declared	$ 19,654,000		$ 19,622,000	$ 19,635,000		$ 19,637,000	$ 19,577,000.00	$ 19,576,000.00				$ 19,576,000.00
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share	$ 0.20		$ 0.20	$ 0.20		$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20				$ 0.20
Dividends and dividend equivalents																$ 78,608,000	$ 58,504,000	$ 588,000
Increase in additional paid in capital for recognition of deferred tax assets																268,000	27,000
Accrued unpaid dividends																165,000	225,000
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses																10,480,000	11,293,000	12,000,000
Stock based compensation																10,480,000	$ 11,293,000	6,483,000
Total estimated unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements																20,000
Service condition term																	1 year
Additional Paid-in Capital
Equity disclosures
Stock based compensation																10,480,000	$ 11,293,000	6,483,000
AMCE
Dividends
Dividends and dividend equivalents																		588,000
Performance Vesting
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses																$ 4,679,000	$ 6,063,000
Shares granted					168,949					1,655	1,819		244,016
Increase in authorized capital expenditures to accelerate deployment of certain customer experience enhancing strategic initiatives														$ 38,800,000
Price per share (in dollars per share)																			$ 24.60
Percentage of performance target					122.80%					100.00%	100.00%		100.00%				100.00%
Service condition term																	1 year
RSU and PSU units
Dividends
Vested units withheld for taxes																	3,131
Increase (derease) to additional paid-in capital related to stock based compensation																	$ (107,000)
Equity disclosures
Restricted stock unit granted (in shares)																331,573	494,980
Shares of RSU and PSU
Granted (in shares)																331,573	494,980
Vested (in shares)																(280,844)	(493,971)
Forfeited (in shares)																(31,503)	(1,009)
Nonvested at the end of the period (in shares)																19,226
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Granted (in dollars per share)																$ 33.71	$ 22.40
Vested (in dollars per share)																33.96	22.41
Forfeited (in dollars per share)																33.96	$ 20.18
Unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)																29.59
RSU and PSU units | Minimum
Equity disclosures
Price per share (in dollars per share)																20.18
RSU and PSU units | Maximum
Equity disclosures
Price per share (in dollars per share)																$ 33.96
Chief Executive officer and President | Restricted stock unit
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses		$ 549,000
Shares granted		19,226
Estimated grant date fair value		$ 569,000
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock options
Equity disclosures
Number of shares authorized																9,474,000
Number of shares remaining available for grant																8,296,571
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Board of Director | Stock options
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses																$ 382,000	$ 226,000
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of managment and executive officers | Performance Vesting
Equity disclosures
Number of days form the termination of service for settlement of fully vested RSU													60 days
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of managment and executive officers | Performance Vesting | Minimum
Equity disclosures
PSUs vesting as a percentage of performance target													80.00%
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of managment and executive officers | Performance Vesting | Maximum
Equity disclosures
PSUs vesting as a percentage of performance target													120.00%
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of managment and executive officers | Performance Vesting | 30% | Minimum
Equity disclosures
Percentage of performance target													30.00%
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of managment and executive officers | Performance Vesting | 150% | Maximum
Equity disclosures
Percentage of performance target													150.00%
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of management | Performance Vesting | Maximum
Equity disclosures
Percentage of performance target									120.00%
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of management | Restricted stock unit
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses																$ 2,875,000	2,408,000
Restricted stock unit granted (in shares)											118,849		84,649
Number of days form the termination of service for settlement of fully vested RSU																60 days
Shares of RSU and PSU
Granted (in shares)											118,849		84,649
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Executive officers | Restricted stock unit
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses																$ 1,995,000	$ 2,596,000
Shares granted																58,749
Restricted stock unit granted (in shares)																	128,641
Shares of RSU and PSU
Granted (in shares)																	128,641
2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Executive officers | Restricted stock unit | Performance Vesting
Equity disclosures
Number of days form the termination of service for settlement of fully vested RSU													60 days
Class A common stock
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Tax withholding obligation satisfied by tender of shares															$ 588,000			$ 588,000
Dividends
Dividends and dividend equivalents																$ 17,260,000	$ 12,937,000
Class A common stock | 2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock options | IPO
Equity disclosures
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses															$ 12,000,000
Shares granted															666,675
Share issued to employees															360,172
Shares withheld and cancelled															306,503
Fair value of stock at grant date (in dollars per share)															$ 18.00
Class A common stock | 2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Board of Director | Stock options
Equity disclosures
Shares granted													11,035			15,312
Class A common stock | 2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Members of managment and executive officers | Restricted stock unit
Equity disclosures
Number of shares that will be received under each RSU																1
Class B common stock
Dividends
Dividends and dividend equivalents																$ 60,662,000	45,496,000
Dividend equivalents
Dividends
Dividends and dividend equivalents																686,000	71,000
Wanda
Dividends
Receivable due from related party																$ 141,000	$ 156,000

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