LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

LEASES

Schedule, by calendar year, of future minimum rental payments required under existing operating leases and digital projector equipment leases payable to DCIP that have initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year


		Minimum operating
(In thousands)		lease payments
2017		$	666,740
2018			658,484
2019			621,822
2020			584,854
2021			534,731
Thereafter			3,141,377
Total minimum payments required		$	6,208,008

Summary of rent expense


		Year Ended			Year Ended			Year Ended
			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
(In thousands)		2016			2015			2014
Minimum rentals		$	440,511		$	405,455		$	395,795
Common area expenses			51,029			47,950			48,159
Percentage rentals based on revenues			13,923			14,417			11,285
Rent			505,463			467,822			455,239
General and administrative and other			7,615			7,224			7,763
Total		$	513,078		$	475,046		$	463,002