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Investment in National CineMedia (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Investment in National CineMedia [Abstract] |
Summary of activity with NCM included in Company's condensed consolidated financial statements |
|  | Investment in NCM |  |  | Deferred Revenue |  |  | Distributions from NCM |  |  | Equity in Earnings |  |  | Other Revenue |  |  | Cash 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) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,354 | ) |  |  | 5,354 |
Receipt of excess cash distributions |  |  | (3,596 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,167 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,763 |
Receipt under tax receivable agreement |  |  | (967 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,923 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,890 |
Equity in earnings |  |  | 3,574 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,574 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of deferred revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,080 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,080 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance as of and for the period ended September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 80,188 |  |  | $ | (242,367 | ) |  | $ | (13,090 | ) |  | $ | (3,574 | ) |  | $ | (8,434 | ) |  | $ | 23,007 |
(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 $8,367.
Summary financial information for NCM |
|  | Three Months Ended June 28, 2012 |  |  | Six Months Ended June 28, 2012 |
Gross revenues |  | $ | 110,098 |  |  | $ | 189,234 |
Operating income |  | $ | 45,382 |  |  | $ | 62,330 |
Net earnings |  | $ | 1,872 |  |  | $ | 5,023 |

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