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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
INVESTMENTS |
Schedule of condensed financial information of the reporting entity's non-consolidated equity method investments |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 |
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(In thousands) |  | DCIP |  | Open Road Films |  | NCM |  | AC JV |  | Other |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 41,600 |  | $ | 36,913 |  | $ | 100,800 |  | $ | 9,656 |  | $ | 7,334 |  | $ | 196,303 |
Operating costs and expenses |  |  | 23,841 |  |  | 26,333 |  |  | 73,800 |  |  | 8,652 |  |  | 6,520 |  |  | 139,146 |
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Net earnings |  | $ | 17,759 |  | $ | 10,580 |  | $ | 27,000 |  | $ | 1,004 |  | $ | 814 |  | $ | 57,157 |
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|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 |
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(In thousands) |  | DCIP |  | Open Road Films |  | NCM |  | AC JV |  | Other |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 46,321 |  | $ | 24,405 |  | $ | 135,100 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5,378 |  | $ | 211,204 |
Operating costs and expenses |  |  | 29,792 |  |  | 21,219 |  |  | 83,300 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,257 |  |  | 139,568 |
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Net earnings |  | $ | 16,529 |  | $ | 3,186 |  | $ | 51,800 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 121 |  | $ | 71,636 |
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|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |
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(In thousands) |  | DCIP |  | Open Road Films |  | NCM |  | AC JV |  | Other |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 127,684 |  | $ | 128,396 |  | $ | 270,900 |  | $ | 26,219 |  | $ | 19,962 |  | $ | 573,161 |
Operating costs and expenses |  |  | 85,332 |  |  | 137,334 |  |  | 220,300 |  |  | 23,381 |  |  | 19,701 |  |  | 486,048 |
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Net earnings (loss) |  | $ | 42,352 |  | $ | (8,938 | ) | $ | 50,600 |  | $ | 2,838 |  | $ | 261 |  | $ | 87,113 |
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|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 |
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(In thousands) |  | DCIP |  | Open Road Films |  | NCM |  | AC JV |  | Other |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 134,398 |  | $ | 125,839 |  | $ | 340,100 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 12,314 |  | $ | 612,651 |
Operating costs and expenses |  |  | 103,605 |  |  | 108,553 |  |  | 241,600 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,220 |  |  | 465,978 |
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Net earnings |  | $ | 30,793 |  | $ | 17,286 |  | $ | 98,500 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 146,673 |
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Schedule of components of the Company's recorded equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
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(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC |  | $ | 5,537 |  | $ | 5,159 |  | $ | 15,082 |  | $ | 12,986 |
Open Road Releasing, LLC |  |  | 3,630 |  |  | 1,600 |  |  | (4,450 | ) |  | 8,650 |
National CineMedia, LLC |  |  | 3,249 |  |  | 7,218 |  |  | 5,258 |  |  | 15,917 |
AC JV, LLC |  |  | 321 |  |  | — |  |  | 959 |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 350 |  |  | 346 |  |  | 451 |  |  | 590 |
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The Company's recorded equity in earnings |  | $ | 13,087 |  | $ | 14,323 |  | $ | 17,300 |  | $ | 38,143 |
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Investments |
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) |  | Exhibitor Services Agreement(2) |  | Other Comprehensive (Income) |  | Cash Received (Paid) |  | Equity in (Earnings) Loss |  | Advertising (Revenue) |
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Ending balance December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 272,407 |  | $ | (329,913 | ) | $ | (2,282 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receipt of common units(3) |  |  | 2,137 |  |  | (2,137 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receipt of excess cash distributions |  |  | (15,484 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  | $ | 15,484 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Amortization of deferred revenue |  |  | — |  |  | 11,420 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11,420 | )
Unrealized gain from cash flow hedge |  |  | 1,136 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,136 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity in earnings(4) |  |  | 7,609 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,609 | ) |  | — |
Equity in loss from amortization of basis difference(5) |  |  | (2,351 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,351 |  |  | — |
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For the period ended or balance as of September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 265,454 |  | $ | (320,630 | ) | $ | (3,418 | ) | $ | 15,484 |  | $ | (5,258 | ) | $ | (11,420 | )
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(1) As of the date of the Merger, August 30, 2012, the Company's investment in NCM consisted of a single investment tranche (Tranche 1 Investment) consisting of 17,323,782 membership units recorded at fair value (Level 1). Subsequent membership units received as provided under the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement dated as of February 13, 2007, are recorded in a separate tranche, (Tranche 2 Investments). (2) Represents the unamortized portion of the Exhibitor Services Agreement ("ESA") with NCM. Such amounts are being amortized to other theatre 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). (3) In March 2014, the Company received 141,731 membership units recorded at a fair value of $15.08 per unit with a corresponding credit to the ESA. (4) Represents percentage of ownership equity in earnings on both Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Investments. (5) Certain differences between the Company's carrying value and the Company's share of NCM's membership equity have been identified and are amortized to equity in earnings over the respective lives of the assets and liabilities.
DCIP |
Investments |
Schedule of transactions |
(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
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Due from DCIP for equipment purchases |  | $ | 322 |  | $ | 663 |
Deferred rent liability for digital projectors |  |  | 9,107 |  |  | 7,747 |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
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(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
Digital equipment rental expense (continuing operations) |  | $ | 1,268 |  | $ | 2,886 |  | $ | 5,270 |  | $ | 8,255 |
Open Road Releasing, LLC, operator of ORF |
Investments |
Schedule of transactions |
(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
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Due from Open Road Films |  | $ | 2,175 |  | $ | 2,658 |
Film rent payable to Open Road Films |  |  | 202 |  |  | 1,959 |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
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(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
Gross film exhibition cost on Open Road Films |  | $ | 900 |  | $ | 1,800 |  | $ | 10,000 |  | $ | 10,500 |
NCM |
Investments |
Schedule of transactions |
(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
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Due from NCM for on-screen advertising revenue |  | $ | 1,458 |  | $ | 2,266 |
Due to NCM for Exhibitor Services Agreement |  |  | 1,201 |  |  | 2,429 |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
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(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
Net NCM screen advertising revenues |  | $ | 8,482 |  | $ | 8,435 |  | $ | 25,854 |  | $ | 25,007 |
NCM beverage advertising expense |  |  | 2,887 |  |  | 3,604 |  |  | 9,077 |  |  | 10,325 |
AC JV |
Investments |
Schedule of transactions |
(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
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Due to AC JV for Fathom Events programming |  | $ | 474 |  | $ | — |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
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(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
Gross exhibition cost on Fathom Events programming |  | $ | 1,961 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 4,476 |  | $ | — |

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