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Investment in National CineMedia (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Investment in Company One [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 |  |  | Loss |  |  | 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) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,554 | ) |  |  | 3,554 |
Receipt of excess cash distributions |  |  | (1,836 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,494 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,330 |
Receipt under tax receivable agreement |  |  | (967 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,923 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,890 |
Equity in loss |  |  | (181 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of deferred revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,019 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,019 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance as of and for the period ended June 30, 2012 |  | $ | 78,193 |  |  | $ | (243,428 | ) |  | $ | (8,417 | ) |  | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | (5,573 | ) |  | $ | 14,774 |
(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 $5,547.
Summary financial information for NCM |
|  | Quarter Ended March 29, 2012 |
Gross revenues |  | $ | 79,136 |
Operating income |  | $ | 16,948 |
Net earnings |  | $ | 3,151 |

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