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Investment in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Investment in Company Two [Abstract] |
Summary of changes in the Company's investment in DCIP |
|  | Investment in |
|  | DCIP |
Balance as of January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 12,798 |
Cash contributions to DCIP |  |  | 407 |
Equity in income |  |  | 2,997 |
Balance as of June 30, 2012 |  | $ | 16,202 |

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