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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |
Summary of goodwill |
|  | U.S. Operating Segment |  |  | International Operating Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance January 1, 2010 (1) |  | $ | 948,026 |  |  | $ | 168,276 |  |  | $ | 1,116,302 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,669 |  |  |  | 6,669 |
Balance at December 31, 2010 (1) |  | $ | 948,026 |  |  | $ | 174,945 |  |  | $ | 1,122,971 |
Acquisition of ten theatres in Argentina (see Note 5) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 43,018 |  |  |  | 43,018 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (15,352 | ) |  |  | (15,352 | )
Balance at December 31, 2011 (1) |  | $ | 948,026 |  |  | $ | 202,611 |  |  | $ | 1,150,637 |
(1) | Balances are presented net of accumulated impairment losses of $214,031 for the U.S. operating segment and $27,622 for the international operating segment.
Intangible assets |
|  | January 1, 2010 |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Other (1) |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying amount |  | $ | 82,984 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (18,665 | ) |  | $ | 64,319 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (50,466 | ) |  |  | (5,126 | ) |  |  | 9,407 |  |  |  | (46,185 | )
Total net intangible assets with finite lives |  |  | 32,518 |  |  |  | (5,126 | ) |  |  | (9,258 | ) |  |  | 18,134 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradename |  |  | 310,480 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 590 |  |  |  | 311,070 |
Total intangible assets — net |  | $ | 342,998 |  |  | $ | (5,126 | ) |  | $ | (8,668 | ) |  | $ | 329,204 |
|  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | Additions (2) |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Other (1) |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying amount |  | $ | 64,319 |  |  | $ | 14,835 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (4,773 | ) |  | $ | 74,381 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (46,185 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,579 | ) |  |  | 3,451 |  |  |  | (47,313 | )
Total net intangible assets with finite lives |  |  | 18,134 |  |  |  | 14,835 |  |  |  | (4,579 | ) |  |  | (1,322 | ) |  |  | 27,068 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradename |  |  | 311,070 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,231 | ) |  |  | 309,839 |
Total intangible assets — net |  | $ | 329,204 |  |  | $ | 14,835 |  |  | $ | (4,579 | ) |  | $ | (2,553 | ) |  | $ | 336,907 |
(1) | Activity for 2010 includes a write-off of approximately $5,814 for a vendor contract in Mexico that was terminated, approximately $2,294 related to the Company’s original IMAX license agreement that was terminated, impairment charges of approximately $1,527 and foreign currency translation adjustments. Activity for 2011 includes the write-off of approximately $549 for a vendor contract in Brazil that was terminated and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(2) | See Note 5.
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets |
For the year ended December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 4,716 |
For the year ended December 31, 2013 |  |  | 4,536 |
For the year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | 3,978 |
For the year ended December 31, 2015 |  |  | 3,660 |
For the year ended December 31, 2016 |  |  | 3,429 |
Thereafter |  |  | 6,749 |
Total |  | $ | 27,068 |

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