Operating Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Summary of Information about Reportable Segments


	Products		Research			Project Consulting		Consolidated
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Research services revenues	$	51,858	$	—		$	—	$	51,858
Advisory services and events revenues		2,467		10,327			10,535		23,329

Total segment revenues		54,325		10,327			10,535		75,187
Segment expenses		8,349		12,948			6,960		28,257

Contribution margin (loss)		45,976		(2,621	)		3,575		46,930
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses									(44,000	)
Amortization of intangible assets									(221	)
Reorganization costs									(3,424	)
Other income and gains (losses) on investments									263

Loss before income taxes								$	(452	)


	Products		Research		Project Consulting			Consolidated
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Research services revenues	$	50,793	$	—	$	—		$	50,793
Advisory services and events revenues		2,857		13,976		5,445			22,278

Total segment revenues		53,650		13,976		5,445			73,071
Segment expenses		8,351		13,975		5,677			28,003

Contribution margin (loss)		45,299		1		(232	)		45,068
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses									(43,660	)
Amortization of intangible assets									(539	)
Reorganization costs									(849	)
Other income and gains (losses) on investments									(27	)

Loss before income taxes								$	(7	)

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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