National CineMedia (NCMI) 10-Q 9 Aug 16 2016 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 03, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	NCMI
Entity Registrant Name	National CineMedia, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1,377,630
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,378,026

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 17.4	$ 31.7
Short-term marketable securities		18.5	13.2
Receivables, net of allowance of $6.1 and $5.6, respectively		126.3	148.9
Prepaid expenses		4	2.8
Income tax receivable		2.7	2.5
Current portion of notes receivable - founding members	[1]	4.2	4.2
Other current assets		0.6	0.3
Total current assets		173.7	203.6
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $62.8 and $64.1, respectively		27.6	25.1
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $105.2 and $91.9, respectively		574.8	566.7
Deferred tax assets		219.1	217.1
Long-term notes receivable, net of current portion - founding members	[1]	12.5	12.5
Other investments		6.8	5.4
Long-term marketable securities		28.5	40.5
Debt issuance costs, net		2.2	2.3
Other assets		0.5	0.5
Total non-current assets		872	870.1
TOTAL ASSETS		1,045.7	1,073.7
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Amounts due to founding members		12.4	35.5
Payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement	[2]	13.7	26.2
Accrued expenses		20.2	19.8
Accrued payroll and related expenses		9.9	18.1
Accounts payable		11.7	14.9
Deferred revenue		14.3	10.2
Total current liabilities		82.2	124.7
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs of $9.6 and $10.6, respectively		932.4	925.4
Deferred tax liability		48.9	50.1
Income tax payable		5	4.9
Payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement	[2]	143.6	140.3
Total non-current liabilities		1,129.9	1,120.7
Total liabilities		1,212.1	1,245.4
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 7)
EQUITY/(DEFICIT):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding, respectively
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 175,000,000 shares authorized, 59,836,399 and 59,239,154 issued and outstanding, respectively		0.6	0.6
Additional paid in capital/(deficit)		(213.1)	(221.5)
Retained earnings (distributions in excess of earnings)		(210.3)	(186.1)
Total NCM, Inc. stockholders’ equity/(deficit)		(422.8)	(407)
Noncontrolling interests		256.4	235.3
Total equity/(deficit)		(166.4)	(171.7)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY/DEFICIT		$ 1,045.7	$ 1,073.7
[1]	Refer to the discussion of notes receivable from the founding members above.
[2]	The Company paid the founding members approximately $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2016, of which $2.7 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2013 tax year and $20.8 million was for the 2015 tax year. The Company paid the founding members $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, of which $0.9 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 tax years and $16.3 million was for the 2014 tax year.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (PARENTHETICAL) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 6.1	$ 5.6
Accumulated depreciation, property and equipment	62.8	64.1
Accumulated amortization, intangible assets	105.2	91.9
Debt issuance costs, long-term	$ 9.6	$ 10.6
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	175,000,000	175,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	59,836,399	59,836,399
Common stock, shares outstanding	59,239,154	59,239,154

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
REVENUE (including revenue from founding members of $7.2, $9.0, $14.5 and $16.7, respectively)		$ 115.4	$ 121.5	$ 191.6	$ 198.4
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Advertising operating costs		8.3	8.3	13.3	14.1
Network costs		4.3	4.2	8.8	8.7
Theatre access fees—founding members	[1]	18.9	19.2	37.6	36.4
Selling and marketing costs		19.1	17	37.7	33
Merger termination fee and related merger costs			0.9		34.3
Administrative and other costs		9.4	8.3	24.3	17
Depreciation and amortization		8.9	8.2	17.6	16.2
Total		68.9	66.1	139.3	159.7
OPERATING INCOME		46.5	55.4	52.3	38.7
NON-OPERATING EXPENSES:
Interest on borrowings		13.5	13.1	26.9	26.2
Interest income		(0.4)	(0.3)	(1)	(0.9)
Accretion of interest on the discounted payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement		3.4	3.5	7	7.1
Amortization of terminated derivatives					1.6
Other non-operating expense					0.1
Total		16.5	16.3	32.9	34.1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		30	39.1	19.4	4.6
Income tax expense		4.5	5.8	2.4	1.5
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME		25.5	33.3	17	3.1
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		18.7	23.2	14.5	2
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NCM, INC.		$ 6.8	$ 10.1	$ 2.5	$ 1.1
NET INCOME PER NCM, INC. COMMON SHARE:
Basic		$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.04	$ 0.02
Diluted		$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.04	$ 0.02
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		59,831,675	58,974,581	59,721,270	58,931,628
Diluted		60,556,539	59,595,019	60,314,112	59,360,245
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.44	$ 0.44
[1]	Comprised of payments per theatre attendee and payments per digital screen with respect to the founding member theatres included in the Company’s network, including payments for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (PARENTHETICAL) (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue from founding members	$ 7.2	$ 9	$ 14.5	$ 16.7

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME6

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME, NET OF TAX OF $4.5, $5.8, $2.4 AND $1.5, RESPECTIVELY	$ 25.5	$ 33.3	$ 17	$ 3.1
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX:
Amortization of terminated derivatives, net of tax of $0.0, $0.0, $0.0 and $0.3, respectively				1.3
CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	25.5	33.3	17	4.4
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	18.7	23.2	14.5	2.9
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NCM, INC.	$ 6.8	$ 10.1	$ 2.5	$ 1.5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME7

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (PARENTHETICAL) (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Consolidated net income, tax	$ 4.5	$ 5.8	$ 2.4	$ 1.5
Amortization of terminated derivatives, tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME8

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$ 17	$ 3.1
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred income tax expense	2.1	1
Depreciation and amortization	17.6	16.2
Non-cash share-based compensation	10.3	5.9
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		(0.1)
Accretion of interest on the discounted payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement	7	7.1
Impairment on investment	0.7
Amortization of terminated derivatives		1.6
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1.3	1.3
Other	(0.1)	0.6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net	20.6	(12)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(9.7)	(1.8)
Amounts due to founding members	0.3	1
Payment to founding members under tax receivable agreement	(23.5)	(17.2)
Deferred revenue	4.1	4.9
Income taxes and other	(1.8)	(1.4)
Net cash provided by operating activities	45.9	10.2
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(6.6)	(4.8)
Purchases of marketable securities	(25.9)	(40.8)
Proceeds from sale and maturities of marketable securities	32.8	49.9
Purchases of intangible assets from network affiliates	(1.1)	(0.9)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(0.8)	3.4
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payment of dividends	(28.2)	(26.4)
Proceeds from borrowings	93	113
Repayments of borrowings	(87)	(70)
Payment of debt issuance costs	0.3
Founding member integration payments	1	1.1
Distributions to founding members	(33.5)	(32.9)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		0.1
Proceeds from stock option exercises	0.3	1.1
Repurchase of stock for restricted stock tax withholding	(4.7)	(1.2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(59.4)	(15.2)
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(14.3)	(1.6)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	31.7	13.4
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	17.4	11.8
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activity:
Purchase of an intangible asset with NCM LLC equity	21.1	31.4
Accrued distributions to founding members	8.8	25.1
(Decrease) increase in dividends not requiring cash in the period	(1.5)	0.8
Increase in cost and equity method investments	2	1.7
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	25.5	24.8
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$ 0.4	$ 0.2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME9

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY/(DEFICIT) (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid In Capital (Deficit) [Member]	Retained Earnings (Distribution In Excess Of Earnings) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at Jan. 01, 2015	$ (208.7)	$ 0.6	$ (261)	$ (147.4)	$ (0.4)	$ 199.5
Balance, shares at Jan. 01, 2015		58,750,926
Distributions to founding members	(25.1)					(25.1)
NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset	31.4		14.1			17.3
Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes	(2.4)		(5.4)			3
Comprehensive income, net of tax	4.4			1.1	$ 0.4	2.9
Share-based compensation issued, value	1.1		1.1
Share-based compensation issued, shares		261,112
Share-based compensation expense/capitalized	4.9		3			1.9
Cash dividends declared	(27.2)			(27.2)
Balance at Jul. 02, 2015	(221.6)	$ 0.6	(248.2)	(173.5)		199.5
Balance, shares at Jul. 02, 2015		59,012,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ (171.7)	$ 0.6	(221.5)	(186.1)		235.3
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015	59,239,154	59,239,154
Distributions to founding members	$ (9.9)					(9.9)
NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset	21.1		9.2			11.9
Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes	(2.3)		(3.7)			1.4
Comprehensive income, net of tax	17			2.5		14.5
Share-based compensation issued, value	(4.4)		(4.4)
Share-based compensation issued, shares		597,245
Share-based compensation expense/capitalized	10.5		7.3			3.2
Cash dividends declared	(26.7)			(26.7)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ (166.4)	$ 0.6	$ (213.1)	$ (210.3)		$ 256.4
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2016	59,239,154	59,836,399

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM10

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY/(DEFICIT) (PARENTHETICAL) (UNAUDITED) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Statement Of Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Dividends per share	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.44	$ 0.44

The Company

The Company	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
The Company	1. THE COMPANY Description of Business National CineMedia, Inc. (“NCM, Inc.”) was incorporated in Delaware as a holding company with the sole purpose of becoming a member and sole manager of National CineMedia, LLC (“NCM LLC”), a limited liability company owned by NCM, Inc., American Multi-Cinema, Inc. and AMC ShowPlace Theatres, Inc. (“AMC”), wholly owned subsidiaries of AMC Entertainment, Inc., Regal Cinemas, Inc. and Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC, wholly owned subsidiaries of Regal Entertainment Group (“Regal”) and Cinemark Media, Inc. and Cinemark USA, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (“Cinemark”). The terms “NCM”, “the Company” or “we” shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include the consolidated entity. AMC, Regal and Cinemark and their affiliates are referred to in this document as “founding members”. NCM LLC operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America, allowing NCM LLC to sell advertising (the “Services”) under long-term exhibitor services agreements (“ESAs”) with the founding members (approximately 21 years remaining as of June 30, 2016) and certain third-party theatre circuits (known as “network affiliates”) under long-term network affiliate agreements, which have terms from three to twenty years. As of June 30, 2016, NCM LLC had 137,156,732 common membership units outstanding, of which 59,836,399 (43.6%) were owned by NCM, Inc., 27,072,701 (19.8%) were owned by Regal, 26,384,644 (19.2%) were owned by Cinemark and 23,862,988 (17.4%) were owned by AMC. The membership units held by the founding members are exchangeable into NCM, Inc. common stock on a one-for-one basis. On May 5, 2014, NCM, Inc. entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) to merge with Screenvision, LLC (“Screenvision”). On November 3, 2014, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the merger. On March 16, 2015, the Company announced the termination of the Merger Agreement and the lawsuit was dismissed. After the Merger Agreement was terminated, NCM LLC reimbursed NCM, Inc. for certain expenses pursuant to an indemnification agreement among NCM LLC, NCM, Inc. and the founding members. On March 17, 2015, NCM LLC paid Screenvision an approximate $26.8 million termination payment on behalf of NCM, Inc. During the six months ended July 2, 2015, NCM LLC also either paid directly or reimbursed NCM, Inc. for the legal and other merger-related costs of approximately $15.0 million ($7.5 million incurred by NCM, Inc. during the year ended January 1, 2015 and approximately $7.5 million incurred by NCM LLC during the six months ended July 2, 2015). The Company and the founding members each bore a pro rata portion of the merger termination fee and the related merger expenses based on their aggregate ownership percentages in NCM LLC when the expenses were incurred. Basis of Presentation The Company has prepared the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes of NCM, Inc. in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in an annual report have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 is derived from the audited financial statements of NCM, Inc. Therefore, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The Company’s business is seasonal and for this and other reasons operating results for interim periods may not be indicative of the Company’s full year results or future performance. As a result of the various related party agreements discussed in Note 4— Related Party Transactions Estimates —The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include those related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable, share-based compensation and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant Accounting Policies The Company’s annual financial statements included in its Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 contain a complete discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Following is additional information related to the Company’s accounting policies. Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers — Bad debts are provided for using the allowance for doubtful accounts method based on historical experience and management’s evaluation of outstanding receivables at the end of the period. Receivables are written off when management determines amounts are uncollectible. Trade accounts receivable are uncollateralized and represent a large number of geographically dispersed debtors. The collectability risk with respect to national and regional advertising is reduced by transacting with founding members or large, national advertising agencies who have strong reputations in the advertising industry and clients with stable financial positions. The Company has smaller contracts with thousands of local clients that are not individually significant. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no advertising agency groups or individual customers through which the Company sources national advertising revenue representing more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding gross receivable balance. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, there were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenue. Share-Based Compensation —The Company has issued stock options and restricted stock to certain employees and restricted stock units to its independent directors. The Company has not granted stock options since 2012. In 2015 and 2016, the restricted stock grants for Company officers vest upon the achievement of Company performance measures and/or service conditions, while non-officer grants vest only upon the achievement of service conditions. Compensation expense of restricted stock that vests upon the achievement of Company performance measures is based on management’s financial projections and the probability of achieving the projections, which require considerable judgment. A cumulative adjustment is recorded to share-based compensation expense in periods that management changes its estimate of the number of shares of restricted stock expected to vest. Ultimately, the Company adjusts the expense recognized to reflect the actual vested shares following the resolution of the performance conditions. Dividends are accrued when declared on unvested restricted stock that is expected to vest and are only paid with respect to shares that actually vest. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, 25,225, 16,146, 893,830 and 254,461 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units vested, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, 516, 57,890, 23,450 and 90,405 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $12.73, $12.15, $13.01 and $12.18 per share, respectively. Consolidation —NCM, Inc. consolidates the accounts of NCM LLC under the provisions of ASC 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”). Under ASC 810, a managing member of a limited liability company (“LLC”) is presumed to control the LLC, unless the non-managing members have the right to dissolve the entity or remove the managing member without cause, or if the non-managing members have substantive participation rights. The non-managing members of NCM LLC do not have dissolution rights or removal rights. NCM, Inc. has evaluated the provisions of the NCM LLC membership agreement and has concluded that the various rights of the non-managing members are not substantive participation rights under ASC 810, as they do not limit NCM, Inc.’s ability to make decisions in the ordinary course of business. The following table presents the changes in NCM, Inc.’s equity resulting from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers to or from noncontrolling interests (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Net income attributable to NCM, Inc. $ 2.5 $ 1.1 NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset 9.2 14.1 Income tax and other impacts of subsidiary ownership changes (3.7 ) (5.4 ) Change from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests $ 8.0 $ 9.8 Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-01, Income Statement Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs Accounting Standards Update 2015-15, Interest — Imputation of Interest (“ASU 2015-15”) on a retrospective basis, which states the SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company reclassified net deferred financing costs related to the Company’s Term Loans, Senior Secured Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of those borrowings, while net deferred financing costs related to the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility remained an asset in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (“ASU 2015-05”) on a prospective basis If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The adoption of ASU 2015-05 did not have a material impact on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto. During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting, Revenue from Contract with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-07, Investments- Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Statements The Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.

Income Per Share

Income Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income Per Share	2. INCOME PER SHARE Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of potentially dilutive common stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units using the treasury stock method. The components of basic and diluted loss per NCM, Inc. share are as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Net income attributable to NCM, Inc. (in millions) $ 6.8 $ 10.1 $ 2.5 $ 1.1 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 59,831,675 58,974,581 59,721,270 58,931,628 Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock 724,864 620,438 592,842 428,617 Diluted 60,556,539 59,595,019 60,314,112 59,360,245 Income per NCM, Inc. share: Basic $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.04 $ 0.02 Diluted $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.04 $ 0.02 The effect of 77,320,333, 71,704,494, 76,721,038 and 70,814,007 exchangeable NCM LLC common units held by the founding members for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares and earnings per NCM, Inc. share as they were antidilutive. NCM LLC common units do not participate in NCM, Inc. dividends. In addition, there were 677, 16,810, 56,383 and 61,329 stock options and non-vested (restricted) shares for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, respectively, excluded from the calculation as they were antidilutive.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible Assets	3. INTANGIBLE ASSETS In accordance with NCM LLC’s Common Unit Adjustment Agreement with its founding members, on an annual basis NCM LLC determines the amount of common membership units to be issued to or returned by the founding members based on theatre additions or dispositions during the previous year. During the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, NCM LLC issued 1,416,515 and 2,160,915 common membership units to its founding members, respectively, for the rights to exclusive access to the theatre screens and attendees added, net of dispositions by the founding members to NCM LLC’s network during the previous year. NCM LLC recorded a net intangible asset of $21.1 million and $31.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, respectively, as a result of the Common Unit Adjustments. In addition, NCM LLC’s Common Unit Adjustment Agreement requires that a Common Unit Adjustment occur for a specific founding member if its acquisition or disposition of theatres, in a single transaction or cumulatively since the most recent Common Unit Adjustment, results in an attendance increase or decrease in excess of two percent of the annual total attendance at the prior adjustment date. If an existing on-screen advertising agreement with an alternative provider is in place with respect to any acquired theatres, the founding members may elect to receive common membership units related to those encumbered theatres in connection with the Common Unit Adjustment. If the founding members make this election, then they are required to make payments on a quarterly basis in arrears in accordance with certain run-out provisions pursuant to the ESAs (“integration payments”). During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, the Company recorded a reduction to net intangible assets of $0.7 million, $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, related to integration payments due from AMC and Cinemark related to their acquisitions of theatres from Rave Cinemas that are encumbered by an existing on-screen advertising agreement with an alternative provider. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, AMC and Cinemark paid a total of $0.1 million, $0.3 million, $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, in integration payments. The Company’s intangible assets with its founding members are recorded at the fair market value of NCM, Inc.’s publicly traded stock as of the date on which the common membership units were issued. The NCM LLC common membership units are fully convertible into NCM, Inc.’s common stock. In addition, the Company records intangible assets for up-front fees paid to network affiliates upon commencement of a network affiliate agreement. The Company’s intangible assets have a finite useful life and the Company amortizes the assets over the remaining useful life corresponding with the ESAs or the term of the network affiliate agreement. If common membership units are issued to a founding member for newly acquired theatres that are subject to an existing on-screen advertising agreement with an alternative provider, the amortization of the intangible asset commences after the existing agreement expires and NCM LLC can utilize the theatres for all of its services. Integration payments are calculated based upon the advertising cash flow that the Company would have generated if it had exclusive access to sell advertising in the theatres with pre-existing advertising agreements.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Founding Member Transactions —In connection with NCM, Inc.’s initial public offering (“IPO”), the Company entered into several agreements to define and regulate the relationships among NCM, Inc., NCM LLC and the founding members. They include the following: · ESAs. Under the ESAs, NCM LLC is the exclusive provider within the United States of advertising services in the founding members’ theatres (subject to pre-existing contractual obligations and other limited exceptions for the benefit of the founding members). The advertising services include the use of the digital content network (“DCN”) equipment required to deliver the on-screen advertising and other content included in the FirstLook pre-show, use of the lobby entertainment network (“LEN”) and rights to sell and display certain lobby promotions. Further, 30 to 60 seconds of advertising included in the FirstLook pre-show is sold to NCM LLC’s founding members to satisfy the founding members’ on-screen advertising commitments under their beverage concessionaire agreements. In consideration for access to the founding members’ theatres, theatre patrons, the network equipment required to display on-screen and LEN video advertising and the use of theatres for lobby promotions, the founding members receive a monthly theatre access fee. · Common Unit Adjustment Agreement. The common unit adjustment agreement provides a mechanism for increasing or decreasing the membership units held by the founding members based on the acquisition or construction of new theatres or sale of theatres that are operated by each founding member and included in NCM LLC’s network. · Tax Receivable Agreement. The tax receivable agreement provides for the effective payment by NCM, Inc. to the founding members of 90% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that is actually realized as a result of certain increases in NCM, Inc.’s proportionate share of tax basis in NCM LLC’s tangible and intangible assets resulting from the IPO and related transactions. · Software License Agreement. At the date of the Company’s IPO, NCM LLC was granted a perpetual, royalty-free license from NCM LLC’s founding members to use certain proprietary software that existed at the time for the delivery of digital advertising and other content through the DCN to screens in the U.S. NCM LLC has made improvements to this software since the IPO date and NCM LLC owns those improvements, except for improvements that were developed jointly by NCM LLC and NCM LLC’s founding members, if any. The following tables provide summaries of the transactions between the Company and the founding members (in millions): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income: June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Revenue: Beverage concessionaire revenue (included in advertising revenue) (1) $ 7.1 $ 9.0 $ 14.3 $ 16.6 Advertising inventory revenue (included in advertising revenue) (2) 0.1 — 0.2 0.1 Operating expenses: Theatre access fee (3) 18.9 19.2 37.6 36.4 Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in selling and marketing costs) (4) 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.5 Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in other administrative costs) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Non-operating expenses: Interest income from notes receivable (included in interest income) (5) 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 (1) For the six months ended June 30, 2016, two of the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time and one founding member purchased 30 seconds (with all three founding members having a right to purchase up to 90 seconds) from NCM LLC to satisfy their obligations under their beverage concessionaire agreements at a 30 second equivalent cost per thousand (“CPM”) rate specified by the ESA. For the three and six months ended July 2, 2015 all the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time. (2) The value of such purchases is calculated by reference to NCM LLC’s advertising rate card. (3) Comprised of payments per theatre attendee and payments per digital screen with respect to the founding member theatres included in the Company’s network, including payments for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment. (4) Used primarily for marketing to NCM LLC’s advertising clients. (5) On December 26, 2013, NCM LLC sold its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company (AC JV, LLC) owned 32% by each of the founding members and 4% by NCM LLC. In consideration for the sale, NCM LLC received a total of $25.0 million in promissory notes from its founding members (one-third or approximately $8.3 million from each founding member). The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum, compounded annually. Interest and principal payments are due annually in six equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the closing. As of Included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets: June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Current portion of notes receivable - founding members (1) 4.2 4.2 Long-term portion of notes receivable - founding members (1) 12.5 12.5 Interest receivable on notes receivable (included in other current assets) (1) 0.4 — Common unit adjustments and integration payments, net of amortization (included in intangible assets) (2) 544.0 535.9 Current payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement (3) 13.7 26.2 Long-term payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement (3) 143.6 140.3 (1) Refer to the discussion of notes receivable from the founding members above. (2) Refer to Note 3— for further information on common unit adjustments and integration payments. (3) The Company paid the founding members approximately $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2016, of which $2.7 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2013 tax year and $20.8 million was for the 2015 tax year. The Company paid the founding members $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, of which $0.9 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 tax years and $16.3 million was for the 2014 tax year. On March 16, 2015, the Company announced the termination of the Merger Agreement with Screenvision. After the Merger Agreement was terminated, NCM LLC reimbursed NCM, Inc. for certain expenses pursuant to an indemnification agreement among NCM LLC, NCM, Inc. and the founding members. On March 17, 2015, NCM LLC paid Screenvision an approximate $26.8 million termination payment on behalf of NCM, Inc. During the six months ended July 2, 2015, NCM LLC also either paid directly or reimbursed NCM, Inc. for the legal and other merger-related costs of approximately $15.0 million ($7.5 million incurred by NCM, Inc. during the year ended January 1, 2015 and approximately $7.5 million incurred by NCM LLC during the six months ended July 2, 2015). The Company and the founding members each bore a pro rata portion of the termination fee and the related merger expenses based on their aggregate ownership percentages in NCM LLC when the expenses were incurred. Pursuant to the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement in place since the completion of the Company’s IPO, NCM LLC is required to make mandatory distributions on a proportionate basis to its members of available cash, as defined in the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, on a quarterly basis in arrears. Mandatory distributions of available cash for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 were as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 AMC $ 3.2 $ 6.9 $ 3.5 $ 6.9 Cinemark 2.8 9.0 3.2 9.0 Regal 2.8 9.2 3.2 9.2 Total founding members 8.8 25.1 9.9 25.1 NCM, Inc. 6.1 20.7 7.0 20.7 Total $ 14.9 $ 45.8 $ 16.9 $ 45.8 Due to the merger termination fee and related merger expenses, the mandatory distributions of available cash by NCM LLC to its founding members and NCM, Inc. for the three months ended April 2, 2015 was calculated as negative $25.5 million ($14.0 million for the founding members and $11.5 million for NCM, Inc.). Therefore, there was no payment made in the second quarter of 2015. Under the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, this negative amount was netted against the available cash distributions for the second quarter of 2016. The mandatory distributions of available cash by NCM LLC to its founding members for the three months ended June 30, 2016 of $8.8 million (net of the negative available cash from the first quarter of 2015 described above) is included in amounts due to founding members on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016 and will be made in the third quarter of 2016. The distributions to NCM, Inc. are eliminated in consolidation. Amounts due to founding members as of June 30, 2016 were comprised of the following (in millions): AMC Cinemark Regal Total Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues $ 1.9 $ 1.0 $ 1.5 $ 4.4 Cost and other reimbursement (0.5 ) (0.3 ) — (0.8 ) Distributions payable to founding members 3.2 2.8 2.8 8.8 Total amounts due to founding members $ 4.6 $ 3.5 $ 4.3 $ 12.4 Amounts due to founding members as of December 31, 2015 were comprised of the following (in millions): AMC Cinemark Regal Total Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues $ 1.8 $ 1.0 $ 1.5 $ 4.3 Cost and other reimbursement (0.9 ) (0.3 ) — (1.2 ) Distributions payable to founding members 10.2 10.9 11.3 32.4 Total amounts due to founding members $ 11.1 $ 11.6 $ 12.8 $ 35.5 AC JV, LLC Transactions —In December 2013, NCM LLC sold its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company, AC JV, LLC, owned 32% by each of the founding members and 4% by NCM LLC. The Company accounts for its investment in AC JV, LLC under the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323-30, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323-30”) because AC JV, LLC is a limited liability company with the characteristics of a limited partnership and ASC 323-30 requires the use of equity method accounting unless the Company’s interest is so minor that it would have virtually no influence over partnership operating and financial policies. Although NCM LLC does not have a representative on AC JV, LLC’s Board of Directors or any voting, consent or blocking rights with respect to the governance or operations of AC JV, LLC, the Company concluded that its interest was more than minor under the accounting guidance. The Company’s investment in AC JV, LLC was $1.2 million and $1.2 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Equity in earnings from AC JV, LLC was $0.0 million, $0.0 million, $0.0 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, respectively, and is included in non-operating expenses in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Related Party Affiliates —NCM LLC enters into network affiliate agreements with network affiliates for NCM LLC to provide in-theatre advertising at theatre locations that are owned by companies that are affiliates of certain of the founding members or directors of NCM, Inc. Related party affiliate agreements are entered into at terms that are similar to those of the Company’s other network affiliates. NCM LLC has an agreement with LA Live, an affiliate of The Anschutz Corporation. The Anschutz Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, which is the controlling stockholder of Regal. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, there was approximately $0.1 million, $0.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, included in advertising operating costs related to LA Live, and there was approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million of accounts payable with this company as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Other Transactions —NCM LLC had an agreement with an interactive media company to sell some of its online inventory. One of NCM, Inc.’s directors is also a director of this media company. There was approximately $0.0 million and $0.3 million of accounts receivable due from this company as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. NCM LLC has an agreement with AEG Live, an affiliate of The Anschutz Corporation, for AEG Live to showcase musical artists in NCM LLC’s FirstLook

Borrowings

Borrowings	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	5. BORROWINGS The following table summarizes NCM LLC’s total outstanding debt as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the significant terms of its borrowing arrangements (in millions): Outstanding Borrowings June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Maturity Date Interest Rate Revolving Credit Facility $ 72.0 $ 66.0 November (1) Term Loans 270.0 270.0 November (1) Senior Unsecured Notes 200.0 200.0 July 7.875% Senior Secured Notes 400.0 400.0 April 6.000% Total borrowings 942.0 936.0 Less: debt issuance costs related to term loans and senior notes (9.6 ) (10.6 ) Carrying value of long-term debt $ 932.4 $ 925.4 (1) The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loans are described below. Senior Secured Credit Facility —As of June 30, 2016, NCM LLC’s senior secured credit facility consisted of a $175.0 million revolving credit facility and a $270.0 million term loan. On May 26, 2016, NCM LLC entered into an incremental amendment of its senior secured credit facility whereby the revolving credit facility was increased by $40.0 million from $135.0 million to $175.0 million. Revolving Credit Facility —The revolving credit facility portion of NCM LLC’s total borrowings is available, subject to certain conditions, for general corporate purposes of NCM LLC in the ordinary course of business and for other transactions permitted under the senior secured credit facility, and a portion is available for letters of credit. As of June 30, 2016, NCM LLC’s total availability under the $175.0 million revolving credit facility was $103.0 million. The unused line fee is 0.50% per annum. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at NCM LLC’s option of either the LIBOR index plus an applicable margin or the base rate (Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the senior secured credit facility) plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the revolving credit facility is determined quarterly and is subject to adjustment based upon a consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio for NCM LLC (the ratio of secured funded debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, over a non-GAAP measure defined in the senior secured credit facility). The weighted-average interest rate on the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2016 was 2.93%. Term Loans —The interest rate on the term loans is a rate chosen at NCM LLC’s option of either the LIBOR index plus 2.75% or the base rate (Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the senior secured credit facility) plus 1.75%. The weighted-average interest rate on the term loans as of June 30, 2016 was 3.22%. Interest on the term loans is currently paid monthly. The senior secured credit facility contains a number of covenants and financial ratio requirements, with which NCM LLC was in compliance as of June 30, 2016, including maintaining a consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio of equal to or less than 6.5 times on a quarterly basis. In addition, there are no borrower distribution restrictions as long as NCM LLC’s consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio is below 6.5 times and NCM LLC is in compliance with its debt covenants. As of June 30, 2016, NCM LLC’s consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio was 3.5 times (versus the covenant of 6.5 times). Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 —On July 5, 2011, NCM LLC completed a private placement of $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Unsecured Notes (“Senior Unsecured Notes”) for which the registered exchange offering was completed on September 22, 2011. The Senior Unsecured Notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, which commenced January 15, 2012. The notes are subordinated to all existing and future secured debt, including indebtedness under NCM LLC’s existing senior secured credit facility and the Senior Secured Notes defined below. The Senior Unsecured Notes contain certain non-maintenance covenants with which NCM LLC was in compliance as of June 30, 2016. Senior Secured Notes due 2022 —On July 27, 2012, NCM LLC completed a private placement of $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Secured Notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”) for which the registered exchange offering was completed on November 26, 2012. The Senior Secured Notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, which commenced October 15, 2012. The Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of NCM LLC, rank the same as NCM LLC’s senior secured credit facility, subject to certain exceptions, and share in the same collateral that secures NCM LLC’s obligations under the senior secured credit facility. The Senior Secured Notes contain certain non-maintenance covenants with which NCM LLC was in compliance as of June 30, 2016.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	6. INCOME TAXES The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various states. The Company has established a contingency reserve for material, known tax exposures. The Company’s reserve reflects management’s judgment as to the resolution of the issues involved if subject to judicial review or other settlement. While the Company believes its reserves are adequate to cover reasonably expected tax risks, there can be no assurance that, in all instances, an issue raised by a tax authority will be resolved at a financial cost that does not exceed its related reserve. With respect to the reserve, the Company’ income tax expense would include (i) any changes in tax reserves arising from material changes during the period in the facts and circumstances (i.e., new information) surrounding a tax issue and (ii) any difference from the Company’s tax position as recorded in the financial statements and the final resolution of a tax issue during the period. Such resolution could materially increase or decrease income tax expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in future periods and could impact operating cash flows. Unrecognized tax benefits represent the aggregate tax effect of differences between tax return positions and the amounts otherwise recognized in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, was $3.9 million and $3.9 million, respectively, excluding accrued interest and penalties. The Company recognizes interest and penalties with respect to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and records the liability in income taxes payable in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognized $0.0 million, $0.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.0 million interest and penalties during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, respectively. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was $3.9 million and $3.9 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, excluding interest and penalties. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s total unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $2.2 million during the next twelve months due to the expiration of certain statutes of limitations.

Commitments And Contingencies

Commitments And Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments And Contingencies	7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Legal Actions —The Company is subject to claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes such claims will not have a material effect individually and in the aggregate on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Minimum Revenue Guarantees ―As part of the network affiliate agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business under which the Company sells advertising for display in various network affiliate theatre chains, the Company has agreed to certain minimum revenue guarantees on a per attendee basis. If a network affiliate achieves the attendance set forth in their respective agreement, the Company has guaranteed minimum revenue for the network affiliate per attendee if such amount paid under the revenue share arrangement is less than its guaranteed amount. The amount and term varies for each network affiliate, but terms range from three to twenty years, prior to any renewal periods of which some are at the option of the Company. As of June 30, 2016, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make pursuant to the minimum revenue guarantees is $38.6 million over the remaining terms of the network affiliate agreements, which calculation does not include any potential future extensions. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had no liabilities recorded for these obligations, as such guarantees are less than the expected share of revenue paid to the network affiliate.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement: Level 1 —Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 —Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 —Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Non-Recurring Measurements —Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets include long-lived assets, intangible assets, cost and equity method investments, notes receivable and borrowings. Long-Lived Assets, Intangible Assets, Other Investments and Notes Receivable —The Company regularly reviews long-lived assets (primarily property, plant and equipment), intangible assets, investments accounted for under the cost or equity method and notes receivable for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. When the estimated fair value is determined to be lower than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment charge is recorded to write the asset down to its estimated fair value. Other investments consisted of the following (in millions): As of June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Investment in AC JV, LLC (1) $ 1.2 $ 1.2 Other investments (2) 5.6 4.2 Total $ 6.8 $ 5.4 (1) Refer to Note 4— . (2) The Company received equity securities in privately held companies as consideration for a portion of advertising contracts. The equity securities were accounted for under the cost method and represent an ownership of less than 20%. The Company does not exert significant influence on these companies’ operating or financial activities. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively. This impairment charge brought the investment to a remaining value of $0.0 million. The fair value of the other investments has not been estimated as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 as there were no identified events or changes in the circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of those investments and it is not practicable to do so because the equity securities are not in publicly traded companies. As the inputs to the determination of fair value are based upon non-identical assets and use significant unobservable inputs, they have been classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had notes receivable totaling $16.7 million and $16.7 million, respectively, from its founding members related to the sale of Fathom Events, as described in Note 4— Related Party Transactions Borrowings —The carrying amount of the revolving credit facility is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value due to its floating-rate terms. The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments where carrying values do not approximate fair value were as follows (in millions): As of June 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 Carrying Value Fair Value (1) Carrying Value Fair Value (1) Term Loans $ 270.0 $ 269.6 $ 270.0 $ 269.3 Senior Unsecured Notes 200.0 208.5 200.0 208.4 Senior Secured Notes 400.0 416.0 400.0 414.5 (1) The Company has estimated the fair value on an average of at least two non-binding broker quotes and the Company’s analysis. If the Company were to measure the borrowings in the above table at fair value on the balance sheet they would be classified as Level 2. Recurring Measurements —The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis pursuant to ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures are as follows (in millions): Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using Fair Value as June 30, 2016 Quoted (Level 1) Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) ASSETS: Cash equivalents (1) $ 3.8 $ 0.4 $ 3.4 $ — Short-term marketable securities (2) 18.5 3.9 14.6 — Long-term marketable securities (2) 28.5 20.3 8.2 — Total assets $ 50.8 $ 24.6 $ 26.2 $ — Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using Fair Value as December 31, 2015 Quoted (Level 1) Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) ASSETS: Cash equivalents (1) $ 6.4 $ 6.4 $ — $ — Short-term marketable securities (2) 13.2 9.5 3.7 — Long-term marketable securities (2) 40.5 30.6 9.9 — Total assets $ 60.1 $ 46.5 $ 13.6 $ — (1) —The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less, which are classified as Level 2 and are valued as described below. (2) —The carrying amount and fair value of the marketable securities are equivalent since the Company accounts for these instruments at fair value. The Company’s government agency bonds, commercial paper and certificates of deposit are valued using third party broker quotes. The value of the Company’s government agency bonds is derived from quoted market information. The inputs in the valuation are generally classified as Level 1 given the active market for these securities; however, if an active market does not exist, the inputs are recorded at a lower level in the fair value hierarchy. The value of commercial paper and certificates of deposit is derived from pricing models using inputs based upon market information, including contractual terms, market prices and yield curves. The inputs to the valuation pricing models are observable in the market, and as such are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, there was an inconsequential amount of net realized gains (losses) recognized in interest income and an inconsequential amount of net unrealized holding gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income. Original cost of short-term marketable securities is based on the specific identification method. As of June 30, 2016, there was an inconsequential amount of gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer, and as of December 31, 2015, there were no gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer. The amortized cost basis, aggregate fair value and maturities of the marketable securities the Company held as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows: As of June 30, 2016 Amortized Basis (in Aggregate Value (in Maturities (1) (in MARKETABLE SECURITIES: Short-term municipal bonds $ 3.9 $ 3.9 0.1 Short-term commercial paper: Industrial 5.8 5.8 0.2 Utility 4.8 4.8 0.4 Short-term certificates of deposit 4.0 4.0 0.5 Total short-term marketable securities 18.5 18.5 Long-term U.S. government treasury bonds 1.2 1.2 1.4 Long-term municipal bonds 1.6 1.6 1.2 Long-term U.S. government agency bonds 17.4 17.5 3.1 Long-term certificates of deposit: Financial 7.9 7.9 1.6 Industrial 0.3 0.3 1.4 Total long-term marketable securities 28.4 28.5 Total marketable securities $ 46.9 $ 47.0 As of December 31, 2015 Amortized Basis (in Aggregate Value (in Maturities (1) (in MARKETABLE SECURITIES: Short-term municipal bonds $ 9.5 $ 9.5 0.4 Short-term certificates of deposit 3.7 3.7 0.6 Total short-term marketable securities 13.2 13.2 Long-term U.S. government treasury bonds 1.2 1.2 1.8 Long-term municipal bonds 1.7 1.7 1.7 Long-term U.S. government agency bonds 27.9 27.7 3.4 Long-term certificates of deposit 9.9 9.9 1.9 Total long-term marketable securities 40.7 40.5 Total marketable securities $ 53.9 $ 53.7 (1) —Securities available for sale include obligations with various contractual maturity dates some of which are greater than one year. The Company considers the securities to be liquid and convertible to cash within 30 days.

Derivative Instruments And Hedg

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities	9. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES During 2012, NCM LLC terminated interest rate swap agreements that were used to hedge its interest rate risk associated with its term loan. Following the termination of the swap agreements, the variable interest rate on NCM LLC’s $270.0 million term loan is unhedged and as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company did not have any outstanding derivative assets or liabilities. A portion of the breakage fees paid to terminate the swap agreements was for swaps in which the underlying debt remained outstanding. The balance in AOCI related to these swaps was fixed and was amortized into earnings over the remaining period during which interest payments were hedged, or February 13, 2015. The Company considered the guidance in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging The changes in AOCI by component for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 were as follows (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Income Statement Location Balance at beginning of period $ — $ (0.4 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI: Amortization on discontinued cash flow hedges — 1.6 Amortization terminated Total amounts reclassified from AOCI — 1.6 Noncontrolling interest on reclassifications — (0.9 ) Tax effect on reclassifications — (0.3 ) Balance at end of period $ — $ —

Subsequent Event

Subsequent Event	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	10. SUBSEQUENT EVENT On August 3, 2016, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share (approximately $13.2 million) on each share of the Company’s common stock (not including outstanding restricted stock which will accrue dividends until the shares vest) to stockholders of record on August 25, 2016 to be paid on September 9, 2016.

The Company (Policies)

The Company (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis Of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The Company has prepared the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes of NCM, Inc. in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in an annual report have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 is derived from the audited financial statements of NCM, Inc. Therefore, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The Company’s business is seasonal and for this and other reasons operating results for interim periods may not be indicative of the Company’s full year results or future performance. As a result of the various related party agreements discussed in Note 4— Related Party Transactions
Estimates	Estimates —The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include those related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable, share-based compensation and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration Of Credit Risk And Significant Customers	Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers — Bad debts are provided for using the allowance for doubtful accounts method based on historical experience and management’s evaluation of outstanding receivables at the end of the period. Receivables are written off when management determines amounts are uncollectible. Trade accounts receivable are uncollateralized and represent a large number of geographically dispersed debtors. The collectability risk with respect to national and regional advertising is reduced by transacting with founding members or large, national advertising agencies who have strong reputations in the advertising industry and clients with stable financial positions. The Company has smaller contracts with thousands of local clients that are not individually significant. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no advertising agency groups or individual customers through which the Company sources national advertising revenue representing more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding gross receivable balance. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, there were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenue.
Share-Based Compensation	Share-Based Compensation —The Company has issued stock options and restricted stock to certain employees and restricted stock units to its independent directors. The Company has not granted stock options since 2012. In 2015 and 2016, the restricted stock grants for Company officers vest upon the achievement of Company performance measures and/or service conditions, while non-officer grants vest only upon the achievement of service conditions. Compensation expense of restricted stock that vests upon the achievement of Company performance measures is based on management’s financial projections and the probability of achieving the projections, which require considerable judgment. A cumulative adjustment is recorded to share-based compensation expense in periods that management changes its estimate of the number of shares of restricted stock expected to vest. Ultimately, the Company adjusts the expense recognized to reflect the actual vested shares following the resolution of the performance conditions. Dividends are accrued when declared on unvested restricted stock that is expected to vest and are only paid with respect to shares that actually vest. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, 25,225, 16,146, 893,830 and 254,461 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units vested, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, 516, 57,890, 23,450 and 90,405 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $12.73, $12.15, $13.01 and $12.18 per share, respectively.
Consolidation	Consolidation —NCM, Inc. consolidates the accounts of NCM LLC under the provisions of ASC 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”). Under ASC 810, a managing member of a limited liability company (“LLC”) is presumed to control the LLC, unless the non-managing members have the right to dissolve the entity or remove the managing member without cause, or if the non-managing members have substantive participation rights. The non-managing members of NCM LLC do not have dissolution rights or removal rights. NCM, Inc. has evaluated the provisions of the NCM LLC membership agreement and has concluded that the various rights of the non-managing members are not substantive participation rights under ASC 810, as they do not limit NCM, Inc.’s ability to make decisions in the ordinary course of business. The following table presents the changes in NCM, Inc.’s equity resulting from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers to or from noncontrolling interests (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Net income attributable to NCM, Inc. $ 2.5 $ 1.1 NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset 9.2 14.1 Income tax and other impacts of subsidiary ownership changes (3.7 ) (5.4 ) Change from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests $ 8.0 $ 9.8
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-01, Income Statement Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs Accounting Standards Update 2015-15, Interest — Imputation of Interest (“ASU 2015-15”) on a retrospective basis, which states the SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company reclassified net deferred financing costs related to the Company’s Term Loans, Senior Secured Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of those borrowings, while net deferred financing costs related to the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility remained an asset in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (“ASU 2015-05”) on a prospective basis If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The adoption of ASU 2015-05 did not have a material impact on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto. During the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting, Revenue from Contract with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-07, Investments- Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Statements The Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.

The Company (Tables)

The Company (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Changes In Equity	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Net income attributable to NCM, Inc. $ 2.5 $ 1.1 NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset 9.2 14.1 Income tax and other impacts of subsidiary ownership changes (3.7 ) (5.4 ) Change from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests $ 8.0 $ 9.8

Income Per Share (Tables)

Income Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule Of Income Per Share, Basic And Diluted	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Net income attributable to NCM, Inc. (in millions) $ 6.8 $ 10.1 $ 2.5 $ 1.1 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 59,831,675 58,974,581 59,721,270 58,931,628 Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock 724,864 620,438 592,842 428,617 Diluted 60,556,539 59,595,019 60,314,112 59,360,245 Income per NCM, Inc. share: Basic $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.04 $ 0.02 Diluted $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.04 $ 0.02

Related Party Transactions (Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Schedule Of Mandatory Distributions To Members	Mandatory distributions of available cash for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 were as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 AMC $ 3.2 $ 6.9 $ 3.5 $ 6.9 Cinemark 2.8 9.0 3.2 9.0 Regal 2.8 9.2 3.2 9.2 Total founding members 8.8 25.1 9.9 25.1 NCM, Inc. 6.1 20.7 7.0 20.7 Total $ 14.9 $ 45.8 $ 16.9 $ 45.8
Schedule Of Amounts Due To Founding Members	Amounts due to founding members as of June 30, 2016 were comprised of the following (in millions): AMC Cinemark Regal Total Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues $ 1.9 $ 1.0 $ 1.5 $ 4.4 Cost and other reimbursement (0.5 ) (0.3 ) — (0.8 ) Distributions payable to founding members 3.2 2.8 2.8 8.8 Total amounts due to founding members $ 4.6 $ 3.5 $ 4.3 $ 12.4 Amounts due to founding members as of December 31, 2015 were comprised of the following (in millions): AMC Cinemark Regal Total Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues $ 1.8 $ 1.0 $ 1.5 $ 4.3 Cost and other reimbursement (0.9 ) (0.3 ) — (1.2 ) Distributions payable to founding members 10.2 10.9 11.3 32.4 Total amounts due to founding members $ 11.1 $ 11.6 $ 12.8 $ 35.5
Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Schedule Of Related Party Transactions	The following tables provide summaries of the transactions between the Company and the founding members (in millions): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income: June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Revenue: Beverage concessionaire revenue (included in advertising revenue) (1) $ 7.1 $ 9.0 $ 14.3 $ 16.6 Advertising inventory revenue (included in advertising revenue) (2) 0.1 — 0.2 0.1 Operating expenses: Theatre access fee (3) 18.9 19.2 37.6 36.4 Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in selling and marketing costs) (4) 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.5 Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in other administrative costs) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Non-operating expenses: Interest income from notes receivable (included in interest income) (5) 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 (1) For the six months ended June 30, 2016, two of the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time and one founding member purchased 30 seconds (with all three founding members having a right to purchase up to 90 seconds) from NCM LLC to satisfy their obligations under their beverage concessionaire agreements at a 30 second equivalent cost per thousand (“CPM”) rate specified by the ESA. For the three and six months ended July 2, 2015 all the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time. (2) The value of such purchases is calculated by reference to NCM LLC’s advertising rate card. (3) Comprised of payments per theatre attendee and payments per digital screen with respect to the founding member theatres included in the Company’s network, including payments for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment. (4) Used primarily for marketing to NCM LLC’s advertising clients. (5) On December 26, 2013, NCM LLC sold its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company (AC JV, LLC) owned 32% by each of the founding members and 4% by NCM LLC. In consideration for the sale, NCM LLC received a total of $25.0 million in promissory notes from its founding members (one-third or approximately $8.3 million from each founding member). The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum, compounded annually. Interest and principal payments are due annually in six equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the closing. As of Included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets: June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Current portion of notes receivable - founding members (1) 4.2 4.2 Long-term portion of notes receivable - founding members (1) 12.5 12.5 Interest receivable on notes receivable (included in other current assets) (1) 0.4 — Common unit adjustments and integration payments, net of amortization (included in intangible assets) (2) 544.0 535.9 Current payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement (3) 13.7 26.2 Long-term payable to founding members under tax receivable agreement (3) 143.6 140.3 (1) Refer to the discussion of notes receivable from the founding members above. (2) Refer to Note 3— for further information on common unit adjustments and integration payments. (3) The Company paid the founding members approximately $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2016, of which $2.7 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2013 tax year and $20.8 million was for the 2015 tax year. The Company paid the founding members $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, of which $0.9 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 tax years and $16.3 million was for the 2014 tax year.

Borrowings (Tables)

Borrowings (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule Of Outstanding Debt	The following table summarizes NCM LLC’s total outstanding debt as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the significant terms of its borrowing arrangements (in millions): Outstanding Borrowings June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Maturity Date Interest Rate Revolving Credit Facility $ 72.0 $ 66.0 November (1) Term Loans 270.0 270.0 November (1) Senior Unsecured Notes 200.0 200.0 July 7.875% Senior Secured Notes 400.0 400.0 April 6.000% Total borrowings 942.0 936.0 Less: debt issuance costs related to term loans and senior notes (9.6 ) (10.6 ) Carrying value of long-term debt $ 932.4 $ 925.4 (1) The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loans are described below.

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule Of Other Investments	As of June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Investment in AC JV, LLC (1) $ 1.2 $ 1.2 Other investments (2) 5.6 4.2 Total $ 6.8 $ 5.4 (1) Refer to Note 4— . (2) The Company received equity securities in privately held companies as consideration for a portion of advertising contracts. The equity securities were accounted for under the cost method and represent an ownership of less than 20%. The Company does not exert significant influence on these companies’ operating or financial activities.
Estimated Fair Values Of Company's Financial Instruments	As of June 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 Carrying Value Fair Value (1) Carrying Value Fair Value (1) Term Loans $ 270.0 $ 269.6 $ 270.0 $ 269.3 Senior Unsecured Notes 200.0 208.5 200.0 208.4 Senior Secured Notes 400.0 416.0 400.0 414.5 (1) The Company has estimated the fair value on an average of at least two non-binding broker quotes and the Company’s analysis. If the Company were to measure the borrowings in the above table at fair value on the balance sheet they would be classified as Level 2.
Fair Values Of The Company's Assets	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using Fair Value as June 30, 2016 Quoted (Level 1) Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) ASSETS: Cash equivalents (1) $ 3.8 $ 0.4 $ 3.4 $ — Short-term marketable securities (2) 18.5 3.9 14.6 — Long-term marketable securities (2) 28.5 20.3 8.2 — Total assets $ 50.8 $ 24.6 $ 26.2 $ — Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using Fair Value as December 31, 2015 Quoted (Level 1) Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) ASSETS: Cash equivalents (1) $ 6.4 $ 6.4 $ — $ — Short-term marketable securities (2) 13.2 9.5 3.7 — Long-term marketable securities (2) 40.5 30.6 9.9 — Total assets $ 60.1 $ 46.5 $ 13.6 $ — (1) —The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less, which are classified as Level 2 and are valued as described below. (2) —The carrying amount and fair value of the marketable securities are equivalent since the Company accounts for these instruments at fair value. The Company’s government agency bonds, commercial paper and certificates of deposit are valued using third party broker quotes. The value of the Company’s government agency bonds is derived from quoted market information. The inputs in the valuation are generally classified as Level 1 given the active market for these securities; however, if an active market does not exist, the inputs are recorded at a lower level in the fair value hierarchy. The value of commercial paper and certificates of deposit is derived from pricing models using inputs based upon market information, including contractual terms, market prices and yield curves. The inputs to the valuation pricing models are observable in the market, and as such are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, there was an inconsequential amount of net realized gains (losses) recognized in interest income and an inconsequential amount of net unrealized holding gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income. Original cost of short-term marketable securities is based on the specific identification method. As of June 30, 2016, there was an inconsequential amount of gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer, and as of December 31, 2015, there were no gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer.
Schedule Of Marketable Securities	As of June 30, 2016 Amortized Basis (in Aggregate Value (in Maturities (1) (in MARKETABLE SECURITIES: Short-term municipal bonds $ 3.9 $ 3.9 0.1 Short-term commercial paper: Industrial 5.8 5.8 0.2 Utility 4.8 4.8 0.4 Short-term certificates of deposit 4.0 4.0 0.5 Total short-term marketable securities 18.5 18.5 Long-term U.S. government treasury bonds 1.2 1.2 1.4 Long-term municipal bonds 1.6 1.6 1.2 Long-term U.S. government agency bonds 17.4 17.5 3.1 Long-term certificates of deposit: Financial 7.9 7.9 1.6 Industrial 0.3 0.3 1.4 Total long-term marketable securities 28.4 28.5 Total marketable securities $ 46.9 $ 47.0 As of December 31, 2015 Amortized Basis (in Aggregate Value (in Maturities (1) (in MARKETABLE SECURITIES: Short-term municipal bonds $ 9.5 $ 9.5 0.4 Short-term certificates of deposit 3.7 3.7 0.6 Total short-term marketable securities 13.2 13.2 Long-term U.S. government treasury bonds 1.2 1.2 1.8 Long-term municipal bonds 1.7 1.7 1.7 Long-term U.S. government agency bonds 27.9 27.7 3.4 Long-term certificates of deposit 9.9 9.9 1.9 Total long-term marketable securities 40.7 40.5 Total marketable securities $ 53.9 $ 53.7 (1) —Securities available for sale include obligations with various contractual maturity dates some of which are greater than one year. The Company considers the securities to be liquid and convertible to cash within 30 days.

Derivative Instruments And He27

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule Of Changes In AOCI By Component	The changes in AOCI by component for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015 were as follows (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 July 2, 2015 Income Statement Location Balance at beginning of period $ — $ (0.4 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI: Amortization on discontinued cash flow hedges — 1.6 Amortization terminated Total amounts reclassified from AOCI — 1.6 Noncontrolling interest on reclassifications — (0.9 ) Tax effect on reclassifications — (0.3 ) Balance at end of period $ — $ —

The Company (Narrative) (Detail

The Company (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Mar. 17, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)itemcustomer$ / sharesshares	Jul. 02, 2015USD ($)customer$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)Segmentitemcustomer$ / sharesshares	Jul. 02, 2015USD ($)customer$ / sharesshares	Jan. 01, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)item
General Company Information [Line Items]
Common membership units outstanding | shares		59,836,399		59,836,399
Percentage of common membership units outstanding				43.60%
Membership units exchangeable into common stock ratio				1.00%
Payments for merger-related costs					$ 15
Merger termination fee and related merger costs			$ 0.9		$ 34.3
Number of reportable segment | Segment				1
Number of shares of restricted stock and stock units vested | shares		25,225	16,146	893,830	254,461
Stock options exercised in period | shares		516	57,890	23,450	90,405
Weighted average exercise price | $ / shares		$ 12.73	$ 12.15	$ 13.01	$ 12.18
Deferred tax assets		$ 219.1		$ 219.1			$ 217.1
Deferred tax liability		$ 48.9		$ 48.9			50.1
Accounting Standards Update 2015-26 and 2015-15 [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Decrease in long-term debt due to reclassification of asset							10.6
ASU 2015-17
General Company Information [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets							6.2
Deferred tax liability							$ 0.5
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Number of advertising agency groups contributing to more than 10% of outstanding gross receivable balance | item		0		0			0
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Number of customers contributing to more than 10% of revenue | customer		0	0	0	0
Screenvision, LLC [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Merger termination payment	$ 26.8
Merger termination fee and related merger costs						$ 7.5
NCM, LLC. [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Range of terms, in years				21 years
Common membership units outstanding | shares		137,156,732		137,156,732
NCM, LLC. [Member] | Screenvision, LLC [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Merger termination fee and related merger costs					$ 7.5
Regal [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Common membership units outstanding | shares		27,072,701		27,072,701
Percentage of common membership units outstanding				19.80%
Cinemark [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Common membership units outstanding | shares		26,384,644		26,384,644
Percentage of common membership units outstanding				19.20%
AMC [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Common membership units outstanding | shares		23,862,988		23,862,988
Percentage of common membership units outstanding				17.40%
Minimum [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Range of terms, in years				3 years
Maximum [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
Range of terms, in years				20 years

The Company (Changes In Equity)

The Company (Changes In Equity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
General Company Information [Line Items]
Net income attributable to NCM, Inc.	$ 6.8	$ 10.1	$ 2.5	$ 1.1
NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset			21.1	31.4
Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes			(2.3)	(2.4)
Change from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests			8	9.8
Additional Paid In Capital (Deficit) [Member]
General Company Information [Line Items]
NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset			9.2	14.1
Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes			$ (3.7)	$ (5.4)

Income Per Share (Schedule Of L

Income Per Share (Schedule Of Loss Per Share, Basic And Diluted) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to NCM, Inc.	$ 6.8	$ 10.1	$ 2.5	$ 1.1
Basic	59,831,675	58,974,581	59,721,270	58,931,628
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock	724,864	620,438	592,842	428,617
Diluted	60,556,539	59,595,019	60,314,112	59,360,245
Basic	$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.04	$ 0.02
Diluted	$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.04	$ 0.02

Income Per Share (Narrative) (D

Income Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Stock Options And Non-Vested Restricted Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares	677	16,810	56,383	61,329
Common Units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares	77,320,333	71,704,494	76,721,038	70,814,007

Intangible Assets (Narrative) (

Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Apr. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage increase (decrease) in theatre attendance for Common Unit adjustment to occur					(2.00%)
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage increase (decrease) in theatre attendance for Common Unit adjustment to occur					2.00%
NCM, LLC. [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Common membership units issued		1,416,515		2,160,915
Increase (decrease) in intangible assets, net					$ 21.1	$ 31.4
NCM, LLC. [Member] | AMC And Cinemark Integration Payments [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in intangible assets, net	$ (0.7)		$ (0.8)		(0.8)	(1.1)
NCM, LLC. [Member] | Founding Member Payment Election [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in intangible assets, net	$ (0.1)		$ (0.3)		$ (1)	$ (1.1)

Related Party Transactions (Nar

Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		Mar. 17, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Apr. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jan. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 26, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
On-screen advertising time to satisfy agreement obligations, in seconds						30 seconds
Percentage of cash savings related to taxes						90.00%
Payments for merger-related costs							$ 15,000,000
Merger termination fee and related merger costs				$ 900,000			34,300,000
Cash receivable declared					$ 11,500,000
Cash payments to members				0
AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment in AC JV, LLC	[1]		$ 1,200,000			$ 1,200,000			$ 1,200,000
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities (included in other non-operating expense)			0	0		0	100,000
Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash receivable declared					14,000,000
Cash payment due to founding members/managing member			8,800,000			8,800,000
AMC [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										32.00%
Cinemark [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										32.00%
Regal [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										32.00%
NCM, LLC. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash receivable declared					$ 25,500,000
NCM, LLC. [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										4.00%
NCM, LLC. [Member] | LA Live [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advertising operating costs, related party affiliates			100,000	0		100,000	100,000
Accounts payable, related party affiliates			100,000			100,000			100,000
NCM, LLC. [Member] | Interactive Media Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable			0			0			300,000
NCM, LLC. [Member] | AEG Live [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable			400,000			400,000			$ 400,000
Related party revenue			$ 400,000	$ 500,000		$ 800,000	900,000
Screenvision, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Merger termination payment		$ 26,800,000
Merger termination fee and related merger costs								$ 7,500,000
Screenvision, LLC [Member] | NCM, LLC. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Merger termination fee and related merger costs							$ 7,500,000
Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
On-screen advertising time to satisfy agreement obligations, in seconds						30 seconds
Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
On-screen advertising time to satisfy agreement obligations, in seconds						60 seconds
[1]	Refer to Note 4—Related Party Transactions.

Related Party Transactions (Sum

Related Party Transactions (Summary Of Transactions Between The Company And The Founding Members Included in Statements Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Dec. 26, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advertising revenue		$ 115.4	$ 121.5	$ 191.6	$ 198.4
Theatre access fee	[1]	18.9	19.2	37.6	36.4
Selling and marketing costs		19.1	17	37.7	33
Administrative and other costs		9.4	8.3	24.3	17
Interest income from notes receivable (included in interest income)	[2]	0.2	$ 0.2	$ 0.4	$ 0.5
On-screen advertising time purchased, in seconds			60 seconds		60 seconds
On-screen advertising time to satisfy agreement obligations, in seconds				30 seconds
NCM, LLC. [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						4.00%
One Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
On-screen advertising time purchased, in seconds				30 seconds
Two Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
On-screen advertising time purchased, in seconds				60 seconds
AMC [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						32.00%
Promissory notes receivable from founding members						$ 8.3
Regal [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						32.00%
Promissory notes receivable from founding members						$ 8.3
Cinemark [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						32.00%
Promissory notes receivable from founding members						$ 8.3
Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Promissory notes receivable from founding members		16.7		$ 16.7			$ 16.7
Founding Members [Member] | NCM, LLC. [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate on notes receivable						5.00%
Promissory notes receivable from founding members						$ 25
Founding Members [Member] | Promissory Notes [Member] | NCM, LLC. [Member] | AC JV, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable payment term				Interest and principal payments are due annually in six equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the closing.
Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
On-screen advertising time to satisfy agreement obligations, in seconds				60 seconds
On-screen advertising time which founding members have right to purchase, in seconds				90 seconds
Beverage Concessionaire [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advertising revenue	[3]	7.1	$ 9	$ 14.3	$ 16.6
Advertising Inventory [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advertising revenue	[4]	0.1		0.2	0.1
Purchase Of Movie Tickets And Concession Products And Rental Of Theatre Space [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling and marketing costs	[5]	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.5
Administrative and other costs		$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
[1]	Comprised of payments per theatre attendee and payments per digital screen with respect to the founding member theatres included in the Company’s network, including payments for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment.
[2]	On December 26, 2013, NCM LLC sold its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company (AC JV, LLC) owned 32% by each of the founding members and 4% by NCM LLC. In consideration for the sale, NCM LLC received a total of $25.0 million in promissory notes from its founding members (one-third or approximately $8.3 million from each founding member). The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum, compounded annually. Interest and principal payments are due annually in six equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the closing.
[3]	For the six months ended June 30, 2016, two of the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time and one founding member purchased 30 seconds (with all three founding members having a right to purchase up to 90 seconds) from NCM LLC to satisfy their obligations under their beverage concessionaire agreements at a 30 second equivalent cost per thousand (“CPM”) rate specified by the ESA. For the three and six months ended July 2, 2015 all the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time.
[4]	The value of such purchases is calculated by reference to NCM LLC’s advertising rate card.
[5]	Used primarily for marketing to NCM LLC’s advertising clients.

Related Party Transactions (S35

Related Party Transactions (Summary Of Transactions Between The Company And The Founding Members Included In Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Current portion of notes receivable - founding members	[1]			$ 4.2	$ 4.2
Long-term notes receivable, net of current portion - founding members	[1]			12.5	12.5
Interest receivable on notes receivable	[1]			0.4
Common unit adjustments and integration payments, net of amortization (included in Intangible assets)				574.8	566.7
Current payable to founding members under tax sharing agreement	[2]			13.7	26.2
Long-term payable to founding members under tax sharing agreement	[2]			143.6	140.3
Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to affiliates for tax sharing agreement		$ 23.5	$ 17.2
Founding Members [Member] | Tax Year 2013 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to affiliates for tax sharing agreement		2.7
Founding Members [Member] | Tax Year 2015 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to affiliates for tax sharing agreement		$ 20.8
Founding Members [Member] | Tax Year 2009, 2010 and 2011 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to affiliates for tax sharing agreement			0.9
Founding Members [Member] | Tax Year 2014 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to affiliates for tax sharing agreement			$ 16.3
Common Unit Adjustments And Integration Payments [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common unit adjustments and integration payments, net of amortization (included in Intangible assets)	[3]			$ 544	$ 535.9
[1]	Refer to the discussion of notes receivable from the founding members above.
[2]	The Company paid the founding members approximately $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2016, of which $2.7 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2013 tax year and $20.8 million was for the 2015 tax year. The Company paid the founding members $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, of which $0.9 million was net operating loss carrybacks for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 tax years and $16.3 million was for the 2014 tax year.
[3]	Refer to Note 3—Intangible Assets for further information on common unit adjustments and integration payments.

Related Party Transactions (Sch

Related Party Transactions (Schedule Of Mandatory Distributions To Members) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared to members	$ 14.9	$ 45.8	$ 16.9	$ 45.8
AMC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared to members	3.2	6.9	3.5	6.9
Cinemark [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared to members	2.8	9	3.2	9
Regal [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared to members	2.8	9.2	3.2	9.2
Founding Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared to members	8.8	25.1	9.9	25.1
NCM Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared to members	$ 6.1	$ 20.7	$ 7	$ 20.7

Related Party Transactions (S37

Related Party Transactions (Schedule Of Amounts Due To Founding Members) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues	$ 4.4	$ 4.3
Cost and other reimbursement	(0.8)	(1.2)
Distributions payable to founding members	8.8	32.4
Total amounts due to founding members	12.4	35.5
AMC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues	1.9	1.8
Cost and other reimbursement	(0.5)	(0.9)
Distributions payable to founding members	3.2	10.2
Total amounts due to founding members	4.6	11.1
Cinemark [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues	1	1
Cost and other reimbursement	(0.3)	(0.3)
Distributions payable to founding members	2.8	10.9
Total amounts due to founding members	3.5	11.6
Regal [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues	1.5	1.5
Distributions payable to founding members	2.8	11.3
Total amounts due to founding members	$ 4.3	$ 12.8

Borrowings (Schedule Of Outstan

Borrowings (Schedule Of Outstanding Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance		$ 942	$ 936
Less: debt issuance costs related to term loans and senior notes		(9.6)	(10.6)
Carrying value of long-term debt		932.4	925.4
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance	[1]	$ 72	66
Maturity Date	[1]	Nov. 26, 2019
Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance	[1]	$ 270	270
Maturity Date	[1]	Nov. 26, 2019
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance		$ 200	200
Maturity Date		Jul. 15, 2021
Interest Rate		7.875%
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance		$ 400	$ 400
Maturity Date		Apr. 15, 2022
Interest Rate		6.00%
[1]	The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loans are described below.

Borrowings (Narrative) (Details

Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	May 26, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		$ 942,000,000		$ 936,000,000
Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value	[1]	$ 270,000,000		270,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate		3.22%
Term Loans [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, percent		2.75%
Term Loans [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, percent		1.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured leverage ratio		350.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured leverage ratio		650.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		$ 200,000,000		200,000,000
Stated interest rate		7.875%
Date of first required interest payment		Jan. 15, 2012
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		$ 400,000,000		400,000,000
Stated interest rate		6.00%
Date of first required interest payment		Oct. 15, 2012
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing amount of credit facility		$ 175,000,000	$ 135,000,000
Debt Instrument, carrying value	[1]	72,000,000		$ 66,000,000
Increase in borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility			$ 40,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity of credit facility		$ 103,000,000
Unused line fee, percent		0.50%
Weighted-average interest rate		2.93%
[1]	The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loans are described below.

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 3.9		$ 3.9		$ 3.9
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense	0	$ 0	0.1	$ 0
Unrecognized tax benefits, payment of interest and penalties accrued	1.1		1.1		$ 1
Reasonably possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	$ 2.2		$ 2.2

Commitments And Contingencies (

Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Maximum potential payment	$ 38,600,000
Minimum [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Range of terms, in years	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Range of terms, in years	20 years

Fair Value Measurements (Schedu

Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Other Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Separate Accounts By Major Category Of Investment [Line Items]
Other investments	[1]	$ 5.6	$ 4.2
Total other investments		$ 6.8	$ 5.4
Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Separate Accounts By Major Category Of Investment [Line Items]
Cost-method ownership percentage		20.00%	20.00%
AC JV, LLC [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Separate Accounts By Major Category Of Investment [Line Items]
Investment in AC JV, LLC	[2]	$ 1.2	$ 1.2
[1]	The Company received equity securities in privately held companies as consideration for a portion of advertising contracts. The equity securities were accounted for under the cost method and represent an ownership of less than 20%. The Company does not exert significant influence on these companies’ operating or financial activities.
[2]	Refer to Note 4—Related Party Transactions.

Fair Value Measurements (Narrat

Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment on investment	$ 0.7	$ 0.7
Fair value of cost method investment	0	0
Founding Members [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Promissory notes receivable from founding members	$ 16.7	$ 16.7	$ 16.7

Fair Value Measurements (Estima

Fair Value Measurements (Estimated Fair Values Of Company's Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		$ 942	$ 936
Term Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value	[1]	270	270
Debt Instrument, Fair Value	[2]	269.6	269.3
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		200	200
Debt Instrument, Fair Value	[2]	208.5	208.4
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		400	400
Debt Instrument, Fair Value	[2]	$ 416	$ 414.5
[1]	The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loans are described below.
[2]	The Company has estimated the fair value on an average of at least two non-binding broker quotes and the Company’s analysis. If the Company were to measure the borrowings in the above table at fair value on the balance sheet they would be classified as Level 2.

Fair Value Measurements (Fair V

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Values Of The Company's Assets And Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term marketable securities		$ 18,500,000	$ 13,200,000
Long-term marketable securities		28,500,000	40,500,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	[1]	3,800,000	6,400,000
Short-term marketable securities	[2]	18,500,000	13,200,000
Long-term marketable securities	[2]	28,500,000	40,500,000
Total assets		50,800,000	60,100,000
Individual securities gross unrealized losses		0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	[1]	400,000	6,400,000
Short-term marketable securities	[2]	3,900,000	9,500,000
Long-term marketable securities	[2]	20,300,000	30,600,000
Total assets		24,600,000	46,500,000
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	[1]	3,400,000
Short-term marketable securities	[2]	14,600,000	3,700,000
Long-term marketable securities	[2]	8,200,000	9,900,000
Total assets		$ 26,200,000	$ 13,600,000
[1]	Cash Equivalents—The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less, which are classified as Level 2 and are valued as described below.
[2]	Short-Term and Long-Term Marketable Securities—The carrying amount and fair value of the marketable securities are equivalent since the Company accounts for these instruments at fair value. The Company’s government agency bonds, commercial paper and certificates of deposit are valued using third party broker quotes. The value of the Company’s government agency bonds is derived from quoted market information. The inputs in the valuation are generally classified as Level 1 given the active market for these securities; however, if an active market does not exist, the inputs are recorded at a lower level in the fair value hierarchy. The value of commercial paper and certificates of deposit is derived from pricing models using inputs based upon market information, including contractual terms, market prices and yield curves. The inputs to the valuation pricing models are observable in the market, and as such are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and July 2, 2015, there was an inconsequential amount of net realized gains (losses) recognized in interest income and an inconsequential amount of net unrealized holding gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income. Original cost of short-term marketable securities is based on the specific identification method. As of June 30, 2016, there was an inconsequential amount of gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer, and as of December 31, 2015, there were no gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer.

Fair Value Measurements (Sche46

Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Marketable Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 46.9	$ 53.9
Aggregate Fair Value - Short term marketable securities		18.5	13.2
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		28.5	40.5
Aggregate Fair Value - Total marketable securities		47	53.7
Short-term Marketable Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		18.5	13.2
Aggregate Fair Value - Short term marketable securities		18.5	13.2
Short-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		3.9	9.5
Aggregate Fair Value - Short term marketable securities		$ 3.9	$ 9.5
Maturities	[1]	1 month 6 days	4 months 24 days
Short-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Commercial Paper, Industrial [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 5.8
Aggregate Fair Value - Short term marketable securities		$ 5.8
Maturities	[1]	2 months 12 days
Short-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Commercial Paper, Utility [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 4.8
Aggregate Fair Value - Short term marketable securities		$ 4.8
Maturities	[1]	4 months 24 days
Short-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Certificates Of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 4	$ 3.7
Aggregate Fair Value - Short term marketable securities		$ 4	$ 3.7
Maturities	[1]	6 months	7 months 6 days
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 28.4	$ 40.7
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		28.5	40.5
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		1.6	1.7
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		$ 1.6	$ 1.7
Maturities	[1]	1 year 2 months 12 days	1 year 8 months 12 days
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Certificates Of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis			$ 9.9
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities			$ 9.9
Maturities	[1]		1 year 10 months 24 days
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | U.S. Government Treasury Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 1.2	$ 1.2
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		$ 1.2	$ 1.2
Maturities	[1]	1 year 4 months 24 days	1 year 9 months 18 days
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | U.S. Government Agency Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 17.4	$ 27.9
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		$ 17.5	$ 27.7
Maturities	[1]	3 years 1 month 6 days	3 years 4 months 24 days
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Financial Certificate Of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 7.9
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		$ 7.9
Maturities	[1]	1 year 7 months 6 days
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Industrial Certificate Of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis		$ 0.3
Aggregate Fair Value - Long term marketable securities		$ 0.3
Maturities	[1]	1 year 4 months 24 days
[1]	Maturities—Securities available for sale include obligations with various contractual maturity dates some of which are greater than one year. The Company considers the securities to be liquid and convertible to cash within 30 days.

Derivative Instruments And He47

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value		$ 942,000,000	$ 936,000,000
Derivative asset		0	0
Derivative liability		0	0
Amount outstanding related to cash flow hedges		0
Term Loans [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, carrying value	[1]	$ 270,000,000	$ 270,000,000
[1]	The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loans are described below.

Derivative Instruments And He48

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities (Schedule Of Changes in AOCI By Component) (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2015USD ($)
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ (0.4)
Amortization on discontinued cash flow hedges	1.6
Total amounts reclassified from AOCI	1.6
Noncontrolling interest on reclassifications	(0.9)
Tax effect on reclassifications	$ (0.3)

Subsequent Event (Narrative) (D

Subsequent Event (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 03, 2016
Subsequent Events [Line Items]
Dividends payable, date declared	Aug. 3, 2016
Dividends payable, date of record	Aug. 25, 2016
Dividends payable, date to be paid	Sep. 9, 2016
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Events [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared, per share		$ 0.22
Cash dividends declared		$ 13.2