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Investment in Marketable Securities - RealD | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Investment in Marketable Securities - RealD [Abstract] |
Investment in Marketable Securities - RealD | 10. Investment in Marketable Securities — RealD Under its license agreement with RealD, a publicly traded company from whom the Company licenses its 3-D systems, the Company earned options to purchase shares of common stock upon installation of a certain number of 3-D systems as outlined in the license agreement. During 2010, the Company earned a total of 1,085,828 options to purchase shares of common stock in RealD. Upon vesting in these options, the Company recorded a total investment in RealD of approximately $18,909, which represented the estimated aggregate fair value of the options, with an offset to deferred lease incentive liability. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company vested in an additional 136,952 RealD options by reaching the final target level, as outlined in the license agreement. Upon vesting in these additional options, the Company recorded an increase in its investment in RealD and its deferred lease incentive liability of approximately $3,402, which represented the estimated fair value of the RealD options. The fair value measurements were based upon RealD’s closing stock prices on the dates of vesting. These fair value measurements fall under Level 1 of the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy as defined by ASC Topic 820-10-35. The deferred lease incentive liability, which is reflected in other long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, is being amortized over the term of the license agreement, which is approximately seven and one-half years. During March 2011, the Company exercised all of its options to purchase shares of common stock in RealD for $0.00667 per share. The Company accounts for its investment in RealD as a marketable security. The Company has determined that its RealD shares are available-for-sale securities in accordance with ASC Topic 320-10-35-1, therefore unrealized holding gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. As of September 30, 2011, the Company owned 1,222,780 shares in RealD, with an estimated fair value of $11,433. The fair value of the RealD shares as of September 30, 2011 was determined based upon the closing price of RealD’s common stock on that date, which falls under Level 1 of the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy as defined by ASC Topic 820-10-35. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded an unrealized holding loss of approximately $19,970, before taxes, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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