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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:        
Cash and equivalents $ 207,073,000 $ 211,250,000 $ 218,206,000 $ 546,454,000
Receivables, net 213,667,000 105,509,000    
Other current assets 262,903,000 97,608,000    
Total current assets 683,643,000 414,367,000    
Property, net 3,035,859,000 1,401,928,000    
Intangible assets, net 365,142,000 237,376,000    
Goodwill 3,932,960,000 2,406,691,000 2,289,800,000  
Deferred tax asset 90,445,000 126,198,000    
Other long-term assets 533,792,000 501,757,000    
Total assets 8,641,841,000 5,088,317,000    
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 501,761,000 313,025,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 328,949,000 158,664,000    
Deferred revenues and income 277,237,000 221,679,000    
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations 81,243,000 18,786,000    
Total current liabilities 1,189,190,000 712,154,000    
Corporate borrowings, noncurrent, carrying value 3,745,755,000 1,902,598,000    
Capital and financing lease obligations 609,359,000 93,273,000    
Exhibitor services agreement 359,279,000 377,599,000    
Deferred tax liability 20,962,000      
Other long-term liabilities 706,562,000 462,626,000    
Total liabilities 6,631,107,000 3,548,250,000    
Temporary equity 1,080,000 1,364,000    
Total stockholders' equity 2,009,654,000 1,538,703,000 1,512,732,000 1,507,470,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 8,641,841,000 5,088,317,000    
Consolidating Adjustments        
Current assets:        
Investment in equity of subsidiaries (3,040,405,000) (1,670,512,000)    
Total assets (3,040,405,000) (1,670,512,000)    
Current liabilities:        
Total stockholders' equity (3,040,405,000) (1,670,512,000)    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (3,040,405,000) (1,670,512,000)    
AMCEH        
Current assets:        
Cash and equivalents 2,989,000 1,944,000 2,454,000 2,628,000
Receivables, net 201,000 (21,000)    
Other current assets 1,842,000      
Total current assets 5,032,000 1,923,000    
Investment in equity of subsidiaries 2,330,743,000 1,638,903,000    
Intercompany advances 3,443,793,000 1,805,829,000    
Goodwill (2,143,000) (2,143,000)    
Deferred tax asset   295,000    
Other long-term assets 7,706,000 9,686,000    
Total assets 5,785,131,000 3,454,493,000    
Current liabilities:        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 17,613,000 7,188,000    
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations 13,806,000 8,806,000    
Total current liabilities 31,419,000 15,994,000    
Corporate borrowings, noncurrent, carrying value 3,742,978,000 1,898,432,000    
Total liabilities 3,774,397,000 1,914,426,000    
Temporary equity 1,080,000 1,364,000    
Total stockholders' equity 2,009,654,000 1,538,703,000    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 5,785,131,000 3,454,493,000    
Subsidiary Guarantors        
Current assets:        
Cash and equivalents 94,733,000 167,023,000 174,117,000 501,989,000
Receivables, net 165,867,000 105,477,000    
Other current assets 151,862,000 96,302,000    
Total current assets 412,462,000 368,802,000    
Investment in equity of subsidiaries 709,662,000 31,609,000    
Property, net 1,585,577,000 1,401,686,000    
Intangible assets, net 228,373,000 237,376,000    
Intercompany advances (1,781,339,000) (1,811,112,000)    
Goodwill 2,422,094,000 2,408,834,000    
Deferred tax asset 87,541,000 125,903,000    
Other long-term assets 475,860,000 492,057,000    
Total assets 4,140,230,000 3,255,155,000    
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 380,994,000 312,591,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 197,569,000 151,619,000    
Deferred revenues and income 232,357,000 221,679,000    
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations 10,799,000 9,980,000    
Total current liabilities 821,719,000 695,869,000    
Corporate borrowings, noncurrent, carrying value 2,777,000 4,166,000    
Capital and financing lease obligations 83,863,000 93,273,000    
Exhibitor services agreement 359,244,000 377,599,000    
Other long-term liabilities 541,884,000 445,345,000    
Total liabilities 1,809,487,000 1,616,252,000    
Total stockholders' equity 2,330,743,000 1,638,903,000    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 4,140,230,000 3,255,155,000    
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors        
Current assets:        
Cash and equivalents 109,351,000 42,283,000 $ 41,635,000 $ 41,837,000
Receivables, net 47,599,000 53,000    
Other current assets 109,199,000 1,306,000    
Total current assets 266,149,000 43,642,000    
Property, net 1,450,282,000 242,000    
Intangible assets, net 136,769,000      
Intercompany advances (1,662,454,000) 5,283,000    
Goodwill 1,513,009,000      
Deferred tax asset 2,904,000      
Other long-term assets 50,226,000 14,000    
Total assets 1,756,885,000 49,181,000    
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 120,767,000 434,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 113,767,000 (143,000)    
Deferred revenues and income 44,880,000      
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations 56,638,000      
Total current liabilities 336,052,000 291,000    
Capital and financing lease obligations 525,496,000      
Exhibitor services agreement 35,000      
Deferred tax liability 20,962,000      
Other long-term liabilities 164,678,000 17,281,000    
Total liabilities 1,047,223,000 17,572,000    
Total stockholders' equity 709,662,000 31,609,000    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,756,885,000 $ 49,181,000