Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Estimated useful life of assets
     

Category

  

Useful Life

Buildings on owned land

   40 years

Buildings on leased land

   Lesser of lease term or useful life

Buildings under capital lease

   Lesser of lease term or useful life

Theatre furniture and equipment

   5 to 15 years

Leasehold improvements

   Lesser of lease term or useful life
Amortization method used for Intangible assets
     

Intangible Asset

  

Amortization Method

Goodwill

   Indefinite-lived

Tradename

   Indefinite-lived

Vendor contracts

   Straight-line method over the terms of the underlying contracts. The remaining terms of the underlying contracts range from 1 to 11 years.

Favorable/unfavorable leases

   Based on the pattern in which the economic benefits are realized over the terms of the lease agreements. The remaining terms of the lease agreements range from 1 to 25 years.

Other intangible assets

   Straight-line method over the terms of the underlying agreement or the expected useful life of the intangible asset. The remaining useful lives of these intangible assets range from 2 to 8 years.