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INVESTMENTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2012
INVESTMENTS  
Condensed financial information of the reporting entity's non-consolidated equity method investments

  June 29, 2012 through August 30, 2012  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   ORF   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 121,500   $ 29,385   $ 9,663   $ 6,231   $ 166,779  

Operating costs and expenses

    59,600     22,405     30,895     5,605     118,505  
                       

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 61,900   $ 6,980   $ (21,232 ) $ 626   $ 48,274  
                       

 

 
  From Inception August 31, 2012 through September 27, 2012  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   ORF   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 22,200   $ 13,598   $ 21,311   $ 2,572   $ 59,681  

Operating costs and expenses

    21,200     11,903     29,177     3,043     65,323  
                       

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,695   $ (7,866 ) $ (471 ) $ (5,642 )
                       

 

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended September 29, 2011  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   ORF   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 135,973   $ 32,212   $ 4,998   $ 13,606   $ 186,789  

Operating costs and expenses

    79,267     37,567     27,127     12,910     156,871  
                       

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 56,706   $ (5,355 ) $ (22,129 ) $ 696   $ 29,918  
                       

 

 
  March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   ORF   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 231,600   $ 71,560   $ 42,563   $ 14,680   $ 360,403  

Operating costs and expenses

    167,900     55,378     55,395     14,820     293,493  
                       

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 63,700   $ 16,182   $ (12,832 ) $ (140 ) $ 66,910  
                       


 

 
  From Inception August 31, 2012 through September 27, 2012  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   ORF   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 22,200   $ 13,598   $ 21,311   $ 2,572   $ 59,681  

Operating costs and expenses

    21,200     11,903     29,177     3,043     65,323  
                       

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,695   $ (7,866 ) $ (471 ) $ (5,642 )
                       


 

 
  Twenty-six Weeks Ended September 29, 2011  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   ORF   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 249,936   $ 61,362   $ 4,998   $ 18,178   $ 334,474  

Operating costs and expenses

    155,668     71,409     29,391     17,734     274,202  
                       

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 94,268   $ (10,047 ) $ (24,393 ) $ 444   $ 60,272  
                       
Schedule of components of the Company's recorded equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities
  Thirteen Weeks Ended   Twenty-six Weeks Ended  
(In thousands)
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
September 27,
2012
  June 29,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
  Thirteen
Weeks Ended
September 29,
2011
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
September 27,
2012
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
  Twenty-six
Weeks Ended
September 29,
2011
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

National CineMedia, LLC

  $ 116   $ 7,027   $ 7,275   $ 116   $ 7,473   $ 10,514  

Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC

    541     2,132     (1,438 )   541     4,941     (2,936 )

Open Road Releasing, LLC

    (3,933 )   (10,616 )   (11,065 )   (3,933 )   (6,416 )   (12,197 )

Other

    (102 )   249     427     (102 )   1,547     314  
                           

The Company's recorded equity in earnings (losses)

  $ (3,378 ) $ (1,208 ) $ (4,801 ) $ (3,378 ) $ 7,545   $ (4,305 )
                           
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of the entity's investment in NCM and equity in earnings of NCM
(In thousands)
  Investment in
NCM(1)
  Deferred
Revenue(2)
  Cash
Received
  Equity in
(Earnings)
  Advertising
(Revenue)
 

Ending balance March 29, 2012

  $ 71,517   $ (328,442 )                  

Receipt of excess cash distributions

    (1,701 )     $ 6,667   $ (4,966 ) $  

Change in interest loss

    (16 )           16      

Amortization of deferred revenue

        2,367             (2,367 )

Equity in earnings(3)

    2,523             (2,523 )    
                       

Ending balance August 30, 2012

  $ 72,323   $ (326,075 ) $ 6,667   $ (7,473 ) $ (2,367 )
                       

Purchase Price Adjustment

    177,832     3,453                    

Amortization of deferred revenue

        1,118             (1,118 )

Equity in earnings(3)

    116             (116 )    
                       

Ending balance September 27, 2012

  $ 250,271   $ (321,504 ) $   $ (116 ) $ (1,118 )
                       

(1)
Represents AMC's investment through the date of the Merger on August 30, 2012 in 519,979 common membership units originally valued at March 27, 2008, 224,828 common membership units originally valued at March 17, 2009, 70,424 common membership units originally valued at March 17, 2010, and 3,601,811 common membership units originally valued at June 14, 2010 received under the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement dated as of February 13, 2007 (Tranche 2 Investments). AMC's investment in 12,906,740 common membership units (Tranche 1 Investment) is carried at zero cost through the date of the Merger on August 30, 2012. Subsequent to the date of the Merger, AMC has one investment in NCM which includes 17,323,782 membership units recorded at fair value (Level 1) August 30, 2012 in connection with the Merger.

(2)
Represents the unamortized portion of the Exhibitor Services Agreement (ESA) modifications payment received from NCM. Such amounts are being amortized to revenues over the remainder of the 30 year term of the ESA ending in 2036, using a units-of-revenue method, as described in ASC 470-10-35 (formerly EITF 88-18, Sales of Future Revenues). In connection with the Merger on August 30, 2012, the deferred revenue amounts related to the ESA were adjusted to estimated fair value.

(3)
Represents equity in earnings on the Tranche 2 investments only through August 30, 2012. Subsequent to August 30, 2012, AMC has one investment in NCM which includes 17,323,782 membership units recorded at fair value (Level 1) at August 30, 2012 in connection with the Merger.