LEASES - Lease costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Leases: | |||
| Interest expense on lease liabilities | $ 6.0 | $ 5.4 | $ 3.7 |
| Total lease cost | 1,027.9 | 989.2 | 967.4 |
| Depreciation and amortization | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Amortization of finance lease assets | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Interest expense | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Interest expense on lease liabilities | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Theatre properties | Rent | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Operating lease cost | 771.1 | 775.3 | 788.1 |
| Variable operating and finance lease cost | 116.2 | 98.3 | 85.4 |
| Theatre properties | Operating expense | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Operating lease cost | 7.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| Theatre properties | Interest expense | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Variable operating and finance lease cost | 2.7 | 2.0 | |
| Equipment | Operating expense | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Operating lease cost | 43.7 | 31.1 | 17.5 |
| Variable operating and finance lease cost | 75.6 | 65.4 | 63.3 |
| Office and other | General and administrative: other | |||
| Leases: | |||
| Operating lease cost | $ 5.2 | $ 5.4 | $ 5.4 |