Joint Ventures	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Joint Ventures	Note 10 — 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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not recognize income from the joint venture. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balance of the investment in the Pacific Animation Partners joint venture is nil. 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 is 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 preferred return 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. The owner of NantWorks beneficially owns more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which includes 1.5 million shares underlying out-of-the-money stock warrants. 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 March 31, 2017, 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 Cultural & Creative Corp., Ltd., 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 includes a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that sells, distributes and markets these products, which include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture and consolidates the joint venture since control rests with the Company. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income from the joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was income of $31,000 and $32,000, respectively. In October 2016, the Company entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Meisheng (“HK Meisheng”), for the purpose of creating and developing original, multiplatform content for children including new short-form series and original shows. JAKKS and HK Meisheng each own fifty percent of the joint venture and will jointly own the content. JAKKS will retain merchandising rights for kids’ consumer products in all markets except China, which Meisheng will oversee through the Company’s existing distribution joint venture. Minimal expenses were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the non-controlling interest’s share of the losses from the joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was immaterial. As of April 27, 2017, Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited beneficially owns more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (see Note 16).

Note 10 — 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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not recognize income from the joint venture.

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balance of the investment in the Pacific Animation Partners joint venture is nil.

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 is 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 preferred return 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. The owner of NantWorks beneficially owns more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which includes 1.5 million shares underlying out-of-the-money stock warrants.

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 March 31, 2017, 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 Cultural & Creative Corp., Ltd., 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 includes a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that sells, distributes and markets these products, which include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture and consolidates the joint venture since control rests with the Company. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income from the joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was income of $31,000 and $32,000, respectively.

In October 2016, the Company entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Meisheng (“HK Meisheng”), for the purpose of creating and developing original, multiplatform content for children including new short-form series and original shows. JAKKS and HK Meisheng each own fifty percent of the joint venture and will jointly own the content. JAKKS will retain merchandising rights for kids’ consumer products in all markets except China, which Meisheng will oversee through the Company’s existing distribution joint venture. Minimal expenses were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the non-controlling interest’s share of the losses from the joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was immaterial. As of April 27, 2017, Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited beneficially owns more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (see Note 16).