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CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS - Senior Secured Credit Facility (Details)
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Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Consideration                     $ 600,000                              
Payment of debt                 $ 20,000 $ 21,900 13,800                              
Loss on repayment of indebtedness                 93,600 (16,600)                                
Deferred financing costs                 42,100 88,800                                
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)                 (28,900) (13,400) $ 108,100                              
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations                 5,778,900 $ 4,823,000                                
Second Lien Notes due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount           $ 1,289,100     173,200                                  
Consideration                 $ 43,800                                  
Stated interest rate (as a percent)           10.00%     10.00%             10.00% 10.00%                  
Loss on repayment of indebtedness                 $ 93,600                                  
Redemption price of debt instrument (as a percent)           101.00%                                        
10.5 % First Lien Notes due 2025                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount             $ 500,000                                      
Stated interest rate (as a percent)           10.50% 10.50%   10.50% 10.50%           10.50% 10.50%   10.50% 10.50%            
Deferred financing costs             $ 8,900                                      
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations                                     $ 10,000 $ 10,000            
10.5 % First Lien Notes due 2025 | Maximum                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Redemption price of debt instrument (as a percent)             35.00%                                      
Senior Secured Credit Facility                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount                       $ 100,000                            
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Revolving Credit Facility Due 2024                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Stated interest rate (as a percent)               5.875%                                    
Payment of debt               $ 1,338,500                                    
Loss on repayment of indebtedness               16,600                                    
Loss on repayment of indebtedness               14,100                                    
Third party costs related to modification               $ 2,500                                    
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Revolving Credit Facility Due 2024 | LIBOR                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)               1.00%                                    
Stated interest rate (as a percent)               2.50%                                    
Spread (as a percent)               1.00%                                    
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Revolving Credit Facility Due 2024 | Federal Funds Effective Rate                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)               0.50%                                    
Spread (as a percent)               0.50%                                    
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Revolving Credit Facility Due 2024 | Letter of Credit                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Aggregate principal amount               $ 225,000                                    
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loans Due 2022 And 2023                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Payment of debt                   $ 1,338,500                                
Senior secured tranche B loan maturing April 22, 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Aggregate principal amount               $ 2,000,000                                    
Threshold percentage of equity interests pledged               100.00%                                    
Threshold minimum percentage of voting stock               65.00%                                    
Threshold percentage of annual excess cash flow               50.00%                                    
Threshold percentage of annual excess cash flow if net leverage ratio is attained               0.00%                                    
Threshold percentage of net cash proceeds of non-ordinary course asset sales               100.00%                                    
Threshold percentage of net proceeds of issuance or incurrence of debt               100.00%                                    
5.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount                 $ 539,393                                  
Stated interest rate (as a percent)           5.875%     5.875%             5.875% 5.875%                  
6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Deferred financing costs                                                 $ 14,100  
Debt instrument face amount                               £ 4.0 € 4.0             £ 250.0   £ 250.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)                 6.375% 6.375%           6.375% 6.375%           6.375% 6.375% 6.375% 6.375%
Deferred financing costs                                             $ 12,700      
Odeon Revolving Credit Facility                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Aggregate principal amount                 $ 136,300               € 100.0         € 100.0        
Line of credit                 $ 120,800                                  
Foreign currency translation rate | £ / $                 1.3628             1.3628 1.3628                  
Outstanding borrowings                   $ 0                                
Undrawn commitment fee                 0.50%                                  
Odeon Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)                 2.50%                                  
Spread (as a percent)                 2.50%                                  
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loans | LIBOR                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Stated interest rate (as a percent)               3.00%                                    
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loans | Federal Funds Effective Rate                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)               0.50%                                    
Spread (as a percent)               0.50%                                    
Convertible Notes due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Deferred financing costs                                         $ 13,600          
Amount exchanged           $ 600,000                                        
Convertible Notes due 2026 | Subsequent Events                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Amount exchanged     $ 600,000                                              
Mudrick Capital Management LP [Member] | Second Lien Notes due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Consideration received for conversion | shares       13,736,264                                            
Principal amount       $ 104,500         $ 104,500                                  
Class A common stock | First Lien Secured Notes Due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Original issue discount                 26,300                                  
Class A common stock | Convertible Notes due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Amount exchanged         $ 600,000                                          
Class A common stock | Mudrick Capital Management LP [Member]                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Number of shares issued | shares       21,978,022                                            
Consideration received for commitment fee | shares       8,241,758                                            
Fair value of common stock       $ 70,100                                            
Share Price | $ / shares       $ 3.19                                            
Class A common stock | Mudrick Capital Management LP [Member] | Second Lien Notes due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Principal amount       $ 100,000                                            
Amount exchanged                 $ 137,400                                  
Class A common stock | Mudrick Capital Management LP [Member] | First Lien Secured Notes Due 2026                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount                                   $ 100,000                
Odeon Cinemas Group Limited | 140.0 million term loan facility agreement | Subsequent Events                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount                         $ 140,000 £ 140.0 € 140.0                      
Net proceeds £ 89.7 € 89.7                                                
Odeon Cinemas Group Limited | 296.0 million term loan facility agreement | Subsequent Events                                                    
Corporate borrowings and finance lease obligations                                                    
Debt instrument face amount                         $ 296,000   € 296.0                      
Net proceeds | €   € 12.8