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Investment in National CineMedia (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Investment in National CineMedia [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 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,305 | ) |  |  | 4,305 |
Receipt of excess cash distributions |  |  | (3,797 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12,392 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,189 |
Receipt under tax receivable agreement |  |  | (729 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,138 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,867 |
Equity in earnings |  |  | 4,486 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,486 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of deferred revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,658 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,658 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance as of and for the period ended September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 73,638 |  |  | $ | (237,217 | ) |  | $ | (16,530 | ) |  | $ | (4,486 | ) |  | $ | (6,963 | ) |  | $ | 25,361 |
Summary financial information for NCM |
|  | Six Months |
|  | Ended |
|  | June 30, 2011 |
Gross revenues |  | $ | 184,785 |
Operating income |  | $ | 65,159 |
Net earnings |  | $ | 42,632 |

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