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Joint Ventures | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Joint Ventures | Note 4—Joint Ventures The Company owns a fifty percent interest in a joint venture (“Pacific Animation Partners”) with the U.S. entertainment subsidiary of a leading Japanese advertising and animation production company. The joint venture was created to develop and produce a boys’ animated television show, which it licensed worldwide for television broadcast as well as consumer products. The Company produced toys based upon the television program under a license from the joint venture which also licensed certain other merchandising rights to third parties. The Company is responsible for fifty percent of the operating expenses of the joint venture. The Company’s investment is being accounted for using the equity method. The joint venture completed and delivered 65 episodes of the show, which began airing in February 2012, and has since ceased production of the television show. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, the Company recognized a loss from the joint venture of $3.1 million, a gain of $0.3 million and a gain of $0.1 million, respectively, including producer fees and royalty income from the joint venture in the amount of $0.3 million, $0.2 million and nil, respectively. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the balance of the investment in the Pacific Animation Partners joint venture includes the following components (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2015
Capital contributions |  | $ | 3,856 |  |  | $ | — |
Equity in cumulative net loss |  |  | (3,856 | ) |  |  | — |
Investment in joint venture |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
In September 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture (“DreamPlay Toys”) with NantWorks LLC (“NantWorks”) in which it owns a fifty percent interest. Pursuant to the operating agreement of DreamPlay Toys, the Company paid to NantWorks cash in the amount of $8.0 million and issued NantWorks a warrant to purchase 1.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a value of $7.0 million in exchange for the exclusive right to arrange for the provision of the NantWorks recognition technology platform for toy products. The Company has classified these rights as an intangible asset, which are being amortized over the anticipated revenue stream from the exploitation of these rights. The joint venture entered into a Toy Services Agreement, as amended, with a current expiration date of October 1, 2018, to develop and produce toys utilizing recognition technologies owned by NantWorks. Pursuant to the terms of the amended Toy Services Agreement, NantWorks is entitled to receive a renewal fee of $0.4 million per year and a minimum annual preferred return in the amount of $0.5 million based upon net sales of DreamPlay Toys product sales and third-party license fees. The Company retains the financial risk of the joint venture and is responsible for the day-to-day operations, including development, sales and distribution, for which it is entitled to receive any remaining profit or is responsible for any losses. The results of operations of the joint venture are consolidated with the Company’s results. Sales of DreamPlay Toys products commenced in the third quarter of 2013. In addition, in 2012, the Company invested $7.0 million in cash in exchange for a five percent economic interest in a related entity, DreamPlay LLC, which will exploit the recognition technologies in non-toy consumer product categories. NantWorks has the right to repurchase the Company’s interest for $7.0 million. The Company has classified this investment as a long term asset on its balance sheet. The Company’s investment is being accounted for using the cost method. As of December 31, 2015, the Company determined the value of this investment will be realized and that no impairment has occurred. In November 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp., for the purpose of providing certain JAKKS licensed and non-licensed toys and consumer products to agreed-upon territories of the People’s Republic of China. The joint venture will include a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that is expected to sell, distribute and market these products, which can include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys and many more, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture. The results of operations of the joint venture are consolidated with the Company's results. Only minimal expenses were incurred in 2014 and the non-controlling interest’s share of the losses from the joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 was nominal and $84,000, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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