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Deferred Revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and Deferred Commission Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Deferred Revenue Entry Of Right To Use Contracts And Deferred Commission Expense [Text Block] | Deferred Revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and Deferred Commission Expense Components of the change in deferred revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and deferred commission expense are as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred revenue—upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of January 1, |  | $ | 68,673 |  |  | $ | 62,979 |
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross |  | 13,892 |  |  | 13,815 |
Revenue recognized from right-to-use contract upfront payments |  | (8,391 | ) |  | (8,121 | )
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net |  | 5,501 |  |  | 5,694 |
Deferred revenue—upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of December 31, |  | $ | 74,174 |  |  | $ | 68,673 |
Deferred commission expense, as of January 1, |  | $ | 25,251 |  |  | $ | 22,841 |
Deferred commission expense |  | 6,272 |  |  | 5,011 |
Commission expense recognized |  | (2,934 | ) |  | (2,601 | )
Net increase in deferred commission expense |  | 3,338 |  |  | 2,410 |
Deferred commission expense, as of December 31, |  | $ | 28,589 |  |  | $ | 25,251 |

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