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Cinemark Holdings, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 8/5/22, at 6:46am ET · For: 6/30/22 · Accession #: 950170-22-14938 · File #: 1-33401

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/05/22  Cinemark Holdings, Inc.           10-Q        6/30/22  109:17M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   4.55M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     40K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     36K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
13: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     82K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    177K 
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     43K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Loss           HTML    153K 
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     67K 
                Loss                                                             
18: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity         HTML     91K 
19: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    126K 
20: R8          The Company and Basis of Presentation               HTML     39K 
21: R9          Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic                         HTML     37K 
22: R10         New Accounting Pronouncements                       HTML     46K 
23: R11         Lease Accounting                                    HTML    147K 
24: R12         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    352K 
25: R13         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML    153K 
26: R14         Long Term Debt                                      HTML    143K 
27: R15         Investment in National CineMedia LLC                HTML    223K 
28: R16         Other Investments                                   HTML    175K 
29: R17         Treasury Stock and Share Based Awards               HTML    151K 
30: R18         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    136K 
31: R19         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets                     HTML     70K 
32: R20         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     72K 
33: R21         Foreign Currency Translation                        HTML     86K 
34: R22         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     72K 
35: R23         Segments                                            HTML    335K 
36: R24         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     45K 
37: R25         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     37K 
38: R26         Lease Accounting (Tables)                           HTML    145K 
39: R27         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML    345K 
40: R28         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML    141K 
41: R29         Long Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    131K 
42: R30         Investment in National CineMedia LLC (Tables)       HTML    230K 
43: R31         Other Investments (Tables)                          HTML    232K 
44: R32         Treasury Stock and Share Based Awards (Tables)      HTML    138K 
45: R33         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    142K 
46: R34         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Tables)            HTML     63K 
47: R35         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     66K 
48: R36         Foreign Currency Translation (Tables)               HTML     79K 
49: R37         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     71K 
50: R38         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML    334K 
51: R39         The Company and Basis of Presentation - Additional  HTML     37K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
52: R40         Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic - Additional            HTML     38K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
53: R41         Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic - Schedule of           HTML     31K 
                Restructuring Plan (Detail)                                      
54: R42         Lease Accounting - Additional Information (Detail)  HTML     34K 
55: R43         Schedule of Aggregate Lease Costs by Lease          HTML     62K 
                Classification (Detail)                                          
56: R44         Schedule of Aggregate Lease Costs by Lease          HTML     43K 
                Classification (Parenthetical) (Detail)                          
57: R45         Schedule of Minimum Cash Lease Payments (Detail)    HTML     41K 
58: R46         Revenue Recognition - Additional Information        HTML     34K 
                (Detail)                                                         
59: R47         Revenue Recognition - Summary of Revenues           HTML     63K 
                Disaggregated Based on Major Type of Good or                     
                Service and by Reportable Operating Segment                      
                (Detail)                                                         
60: R48         Revenue Recognition - Summary of Revenues           HTML     53K 
                Disaggregated Based on Timing of Revenue                         
                Recognition (Detail)                                             
61: R49         Revenue Recognition - Changes in Advances and       HTML     57K 
                Deferred Revenues (Detail)                                       
62: R50         Revenue Recognition - Aggregate Amount of           HTML     45K 
                Transaction Price Allocated To Performance                       
                Obligation That Are Unsatisfied And Expected To Be               
                Recognized (Detail)                                              
63: R51         Computations of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share    HTML     77K 
                (Detail)                                                         
64: R52         Computations of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share    HTML     38K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
65: R53         Earnings Per Share - Additional Information         HTML     61K 
                (Detail)                                                         
66: R54         Long Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     87K 
67: R55         Long Term Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt       HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R56         Long Term Debt - Summary of Borrowings of           HTML     32K 
                International Subsidiaries (Details)                             
69: R57         Long Term Debt - Summary of Company's Interest      HTML     55K 
                Rate Swap Agreements Designated as Cash Flow                     
                Hedges (Detail)                                                  
70: R58         Long Term Debt - Summary of Company's Interest      HTML     35K 
                Rate Swap Agreements Designated as Cash Flow                     
                Hedges (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                  
71: R59         Long Term Debt - Schedule of carrying values and    HTML     37K 
                fair values of debt instruments (Details)                        
72: R60         Long Term Debt - Schedule of carrying values and    HTML     39K 
                fair values of debt instruments (Parenthical)                    
                (Details)                                                        
73: R61         Summary of Activity with NCM Included in Company's  HTML     76K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Detail)                       
74: R62         Summary of Activity with NCM Included in Company's  HTML     33K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Parenthetical)                
                (Detail)                                                         
75: R63         Investment in National CineMedia LLC - Additional   HTML     59K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
76: R64         Summary of Recognition of Revenue Related To        HTML     54K 
                Deferred Revenue (Detail)                                        
77: R65         Summary of Recognition of Revenue Related To        HTML     35K 
                Deferred Revenue (Detail 1)                                      
78: R66         Summary Financial Information for National          HTML     84K 
                CineMedia (Detail)                                               
79: R67         Other Investments - Additional Information          HTML     44K 
                (Detail)                                                         
80: R68         Other Investments- Summary Financial Information    HTML     93K 
                for DCIP (Detail)                                                
81: R69         Other Investments- Summary of Activity for Each of  HTML     61K 
                Company's Other Investments (Detail)                             
82: R70         Other Investments- Summary of Transactions with     HTML     52K 
                Each of the Company's Other Investees (Detail)                   
83: R71         Other Investments- Summary of Transactions with     HTML     33K 
                Each of the Company's Other Investees (Detail)                   
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
84: R72         Summary of Treasury Stock Activity (Detail)         HTML     46K 
85: R73         Summary of Treasury Stock Activity (Parenthetical)  HTML     34K 
                (Detail)                                                         
86: R74         Treasury Stock and Share Based Awards - Additional  HTML     67K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
87: R75         Summary of Restricted Stock Activity (Detail)       HTML     59K 
88: R76         Summary of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock    HTML     46K 
                Unit Award Activity (Detail)                                     
89: R77         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net Summary  HTML     43K 
                of Goodwill (Detail)                                             
90: R78         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net Summary  HTML     36K 
                of Goodwill (Parenthetical) (Detail)                             
91: R79         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net          HTML     63K 
                Intangible Assets (Detail)                                       
92: R80         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net          HTML     45K 
                Estimated Aggregate Future Amortization Expense                  
                for Intangible Assets (Detail)                                   
93: R81         Summary of Impairment Charges (Detail)              HTML     50K 
94: R82         Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair  HTML     38K 
                Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail)                              
95: R83         Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
96: R84         Foreign Currency Translation - Additional           HTML     42K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
97: R85         Summary of Impact of Translating Financial          HTML     47K 
                Statements of Company's International Subsidiaries               
                (Detail)                                                         
98: R86         Summary of Impact of Translating Financial          HTML     35K 
                Statements of Company's International Subsidiaries               
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
99: R87         Supplemental Information to Condensed Consolidated  HTML     52K 
                Statements of Cash Flows (Detail)                                
100: R88         Supplemental Information to Condensed Consolidated  HTML     32K  
                Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (Detail)                
101: R89         Selected Financial Information by Reportable        HTML     56K  
                Operating Segment (Detail)                                       
102: R90         Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted     HTML     85K  
                EBITDA (Detail)                                                  
103: R91         Selected Financial Information by Geographic Area   HTML     53K  
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R92         Related Party Transactions - Additional             HTML     61K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
107: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    203K  
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106: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    188K  
12: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- cnk-20220630_cal                XML    186K 
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11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- cnk-20220630_lab                      XML   1.78M 
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10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- cnk-20220630                          XSD    310K 
108: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              517±   828K  
109: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000950170-22-014938-xbrl      Zip    488K

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