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Deferred Revenue-Right-to-use contracts and Deferred commission expense | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract] |
Deferred Revenue - Entry Of Right To Use Contracts and Deferred Commission Expense | 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):
| Quarters Ended March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Deferred revenue–upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of January 1, | $ | 74,174 |  |  | $ | 68,673 |
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross | 2,797 |  |  | 3,081 |
Revenue recognized from right-to-use contract upfront payments | (2,024 | ) |  | (1,934 | )
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net | 773 |  |  | 1,147 |
Deferred revenue–upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of March 31, | $ | 74,947 |  |  | $ | 69,820 |
Deferred commission expense, as of January 1, | $ | 28,589 |  |  | $ | 25,251 |
Deferred commission expense | 1,142 |  |  | 1,239 |
Commission expense recognized | (829 | ) |  | (684 | )
Net increase in deferred commission expense | 313 |  |  | 555 |
Deferred commission expense, as of March 31, | $ | 28,902 |  |  | $ | 25,806 |

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