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Deferred Revenue-Right-to-use contracts and Deferred commission expense | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, the components of the change in deferred revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and deferred commission expense are as follows (amounts in thousands):
| Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Deferred revenue–upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of January 1, | $ | 78,405 |  |  | $ | 74,174 |
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross | 5,618 |  |  | 6,375 |
Revenue recognized from right-to-use contract upfront payments | (4,518 | ) |  | (4,147 | )
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net | 1,100 |  |  | 2,228 |
Deferred revenue–upfront payments from right-to-use contracts, as of June 30, | $ | 79,505 |  |  | $ | 76,402 |
Deferred commission expense, as of January 1, | $ | 30,865 |  |  | $ | 28,589 |
Deferred commission expense | 2,238 |  |  | 3,067 |
Commission expense recognized | (2,019 | ) |  | (1,696 | )
Net increase in deferred commission expense | 219 |  |  | 1,371 |
Deferred commission expense, as of June 30, | $ | 31,084 |  |  | $ | 29,960 |

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