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Deferred Revenue-Right-to-use contracts and Deferred Commission Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 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 As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the components of the change in deferred revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and deferred commission expense are as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | 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 |  | 12,783 |  |  | 13,892 |
Revenue recognized from right-to-use contract upfront payments |  | (8,552 | ) |  | (8,391 | )
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net |  | 4,231 |  |  | 5,501 |
Deferred revenue—upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of December 31, |  | $ | 78,405 |  |  | $ | 74,174 |
Deferred commission expense, as of January 1, |  | $ | 28,589 |  |  | $ | 25,251 |
Deferred commission expense |  | 5,871 |  |  | 6,272 |
Commission expense recognized |  | (3,595 | ) |  | (2,934 | )
Net increase in deferred commission expense |  | 2,276 |  |  | 3,338 |
Deferred commission expense, as of December 31, |  | $ | 30,865 |  |  | $ | 28,589 |

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