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Foreign Currency Translation (Details)
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12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2009
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Brazilian Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Brazilian Subsidiaries [Member]
BRL
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Dec. 31, 2010
Brazilian Subsidiaries [Member]
BRL
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Dec. 31, 2011
Mexican Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Mexican Subsidiaries [Member]
MXN
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Dec. 31, 2010
Mexican Subsidiaries [Member]
MXN
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Dec. 31, 2011
Chilean Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Chilean Subsidiaries [Member]
CLP
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May 31, 2011
Chilean Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2010
Chilean Subsidiaries [Member]
CLP
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
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May 31, 2011
Cinemark Chile [Member]
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Argentinean Subsidiaries [Member]
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Argentinean Subsidiaries [Member]
ARS
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Dec. 31, 2010
Argentinean Subsidiaries [Member]
ARS
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| Foreign Currency Translation (Textual) [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ (23,682,000) | $ 28,181,000 | $ 485,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Cumulative foreign currency adjustments | (11,325,000) | 34,248,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency exchange rate with US Dollar | 1.87 | 1.67 | 14.00 | 12.39 | 520.70 | 473.20 | 4.31 | 3.98 | ||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | (46,280,000) | 19,432,000 | 56,973,000 | (28,000,000) | (11,818,000) | (3,324,000) | 1,280,000 | (4,196,000) | ||||||||||
| Total assets of the company's subsidiaries | 3,522,408,000 | 3,421,478,000 | 327,679,000 | 121,935,000 | 40,084,000 | 128,524,000 | ||||||||||||
| Company's ownership in its Chilean subsidiary, before share exchange | 97.40% | |||||||||||||||||
| Company's ownership in its Chilean subsidiary, after share exchange | 100.00% | |||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss previously allocated to noncontrolling interest | $ 485,000 | |||||||||||||||||