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IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS |
11. | IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment indicators on a quarterly basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. See Note 1 for discussion of the Company’s impairment evaluation. The Company’s long-lived asset impairment losses are summarized in the following table:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
United States theatre properties |  | $ | 5,166 |  |  | $ | 3,635 |  |  | $ | 2,693 |
International theatre properties |  |  | 5,668 |  |  |  | 3,398 |  |  |  | 338 |
Subtotal |  | $ | 10,834 |  |  | $ | 7,033 |  |  | $ | 3,031 |
Intangible assets (see Note 10) |  |  | 1,527 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Equity investment |  |  | 177 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  | $ | 12,538 |  |  | $ | 7,033 |  |  | $ | 3,031 |
The long-lived asset impairment charges recorded during each of the years presented are specific to theatres that were directly and individually impacted by increased competition, adverse changes in market demographics, or adverse changes in the development or the conditions of the areas surrounding the theatre. As of December 31, 2012, the estimated aggregate fair value of the long-lived assets impaired during the year ended December 31, 2012 was approximately $3,876.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported. + References No definition available. + Details
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