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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY - RELATED PARTY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY - RELATED PARTY  
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY - RELATED PARTY

9. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY – RELATED PARTY

At December 31, 2020, the Company owned a 99.9% interest in Comenity Canada L.P., a limited partnership, which is a consolidated subsidiary of the Parent and is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, as the Company exercises significant influence but does not control the entity. The investment is in the AIR MILES Reward Program segment. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s investment in Comenity Canada L.P. was $0.9 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made capital contributions to Comenity Canada L.P. of $0.7 million.

Under the equity method, the Company’s share of its investee’s earnings or loss is recognized in the combined statements of income. The Company recognized income from investment in unconsolidated related party subsidiary of $4.1 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Losses from investment in unconsolidated related party subsidiary were de minimis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

In March 2021, the Company received a partnership distribution from Comenity Canada L.P. of $0.8 million, and the Company’s ownership interest declined from 99.9% to 98.0%.

In August 2021, the Company’s investment in Comenity Canada L.P. was sold to an affiliate of ADS for $4.1 million and a gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated related party subsidiary of $4.1 million was recorded in (income) loss from investment in unconsolidated subsidiary within the Company’s unaudited condensed combined statements of income.