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Investment in National CineMedia (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Investment in National CineMedia (Tables) [Abstract] |
Summary of activity with NCM included in company's condensed consolidated financial statements |
|  | Investment |  | Deferred |  | Distributions |  | Equity in |  | Other |  | Cash
|  | in NCM |  | Revenue |  | from NCM |  | Earnings |  | Revenue |  | Received
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 64,376 |  |  | $ | (230,573 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receipt of common units due to annual common unit adjustment |  |  | 9,302 |  |  |  | (9,302 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Revenues earned under exhibitor services agreement |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,722 | ) |  |  | 2,722 |
Receipt of excess cash distributions |  |  | (2,106 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,284 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,390 |
Receipt under tax receivable agreement |  |  | (729 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,138 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,867 |
Equity in earnings |  |  | 1,072 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,072 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of deferred revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,750 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,750 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance as of and for the period ended June 30, 2011 |  | $ | 71,915 |  |  | $ | 238,125 |  |  | $ | (11,422 | ) |  | $ | (1,072 | ) |  | $ | (4,472 | ) |  | $ | 16,979 |
Summary financial information for NCM |
|  | Quarter
|  | Ended
|  | March 31, 2011
Gross revenues |  | $ | 70,822 |
Operating income |  | $ | 15,011 |
Net earnings |  | $ | 5,070 |

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