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Investment in National CineMedia (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Investment in National Cine Media [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 January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 72,040 |  |  | $ | (236,310 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receipt of common units due to annual common unit adjustment |  |  | 9,137 |  |  |  | (9,137 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Revenues earned under ESA (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,810 | ) |  |  | 1,810 |
Receipt of excess cash distributions |  |  | (1,691 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,108 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,799 |
Receipt under tax receivable agreement |  |  | (967 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,923 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,890 |
Equity in earnings |  |  | 716 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (716 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of deferred revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 958 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (958 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance as of and for the period ended March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 79,235 |  |  | $ | (244,489 | ) |  | $ | (8,031 | ) |  | $ | (716 | ) |  | $ | (2,768 | ) |  | $ | 12,499 |
(1 ) | Amount includes the per patron and per digital screen theatre access fees due to the Company, net of amounts due to NCM for on-screen advertising time provided to the Company’s beverage concessionaire of approximately $2,722.
Summary financial information for NCM |
|  | Year Ended December 29, 2011 |
Gross revenues |  | $ | 435,434 |
Operating income |  | $ | 193,716 |
Net earnings |  | $ | 134,524 |

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