7. Other Investments

The Company had the following other investments at March 31, 2015:


Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (“DCIP”), equity method investment	$	56,009
RealD, Inc. (“RealD”), investment in marketable security		15,639
AC JV, LLC, equity method investment		8,297
Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (“DCDC”), equity method investment		2,494
Other		1,655

Total	$	84,094

Below is a summary of activity for each of the investments for the three months ended March 31, 2015:


	DCIP		RealD		AC JV, LLC		DCDC		Other		Total
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	51,277	$	14,429	$	7,899	$	2,438	$	1,615	$	77,658
Cash contributions		713		—		—		—		—		713
Equity in income		3,990		—		398		56		—		4,444
Equity in comprehensive income		29		—		—		—		—		29
Unrealized holding gain		—		1,210		—		—		—		1,210
Other		—		—		—		—		40		40

Balance at March 31, 2015	$	56,009	$	15,639	$	8,297	$	2,494	$	1,655	$	84,094

Digital Cinema Implementation Partners LLC

On February 12, 2007, the Company, AMC and Regal entered into a joint venture known as Digital Cinema Implementation Partners LLC to facilitate the implementation of digital cinema in the Company’s theatres and to establish agreements with major motion picture studios for the financing of digital cinema. On March 10, 2010, the Company signed a master equipment lease agreement and other related agreements (collectively the “Agreements”) with Kasima LLC (“Kasima”), which is an indirect subsidiary of DCIP and a related party to the Company. Upon signing the Agreements, the Company contributed the majority of its U.S. digital projection systems to DCIP, which DCIP then contributed to Kasima. The Company has a variable interest in Kasima through the terms of its master equipment lease agreement; however, the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of Kasima, as the Company does not have the ability to direct the activities of Kasima that most significantly impact Kasima’s economic performance. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had a 33% voting interest in DCIP and a 24.3% economic interest in DCIP. The Company accounts for its investment in DCIP and its subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting.

Below is summary financial information for DCIP for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2015		March 31, 2014
Revenues	$	40,741	$	42,688
Operating income	$	23,764	$	24,304
Net income	$	17,444	$	5,528

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had 3,701 digital projection systems being leased under the master equipment lease agreement with Kasima. The Company made equipment lease payments of approximately $1,010 and $1,001 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which is included in utilities and other costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

RealD, Inc.

The Company licenses 3-D systems from RealD. The Company owns 1,222,780 shares of RealD and accounts for its investment in RealD as a marketable security. The Company has determined that its RealD shares are available-for-sale securities in accordance with ASC Topic 320-10-35-1, therefore unrealized holding gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss until realized.

As of March 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the Company’s investment in RealD was $15,639, which is based on the closing price of RealD’s common stock on March 31, 2015, and falls under Level 1 of the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy as defined by ASC Topic 820-10-35. The Company paid licensing fees of $1,156 and $1,801 to RealD during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, which is included in utilities and other costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

AC JV, LLC

During December 2013, the Company, Regal, AMC and NCM entered into a series of agreements that resulted in the formation of a new joint venture that now owns the “Fathom Events” division (consisting of Fathom Events and Fathom Consumer Events) formerly operated by NCM. The Fathom Events business focuses on the marketing and distribution of live and pre-recorded entertainment programming to various theatre operators to provide additional programs to augment their feature film schedule. The Fathom Consumer Events business includes live and pre-recorded concerts featuring contemporary music, opera and symphony, DVD product releases and marketing events, theatrical premieres, Broadway plays, live sporting events and other special events. The Company paid event fees of $3,401 and $0 to AC JV during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, which is included in film rentals and advertising costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The joint venture, AC JV, LLC (“AC”), was formed by the Founding Members and NCM. NCM, under a contribution agreement, contributed the assets associated with its Fathom Events division to AC in exchange for 97% ownership of the Class A Units of AC. Under a separate contribution agreement, the Founding Members each contributed cash of approximately $268 to AC in exchange for 1% of the Class A Units of AC. Subsequently, NCM and the Founding Members entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, under which NCM sold each of the Founding Members 31% of its Class A Units in AC, the aggregate value of which was determined to be $25,000, in exchange for a six-year Promissory Note. Each of the Founding Members’ Promissory Notes were originally for $8,333, bear interest at 5% per annum and require annual principal and interest payments, with the first of such payments made during December 2014.

Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition

The Company is a party to a joint venture with certain exhibitors and distributors called DCDC, which operates a satellite distribution network that distributes all digital content to U.S. theatres via satellite. The Company has an approximate 14.6% ownership in DCDC. The Company paid approximately $208 and $201 to DCDC during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 related to content delivery services provided by DCDC, which is included in utilities and other costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income.