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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Schedule of fair value hierarchy of the entity's financial assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using |
(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2015(1) |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Other long-term assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market mutual funds |  | $ | 132 |  | $ | 132 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Equity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RealD Inc. common stock |  |  | 12,900 |  |  | 12,900 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund large U.S. equity |  |  | 2,057 |  |  | 2,057 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund small/mid U.S. equity |  |  | 2,222 |  |  | 2,222 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund international |  |  | 833 |  |  | 833 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund balanced |  |  | 747 |  |  | 747 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund fixed income |  |  | 750 |  |  | 750 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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Total assets at fair value |  | $ | 19,641 |  | $ | 19,641 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
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|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using |
(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2014(1) |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Other long-term assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market mutual funds |  | $ | 224 |  | $ | 224 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Equity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RealD Inc. common stock |  |  | 14,429 |  |  | 14,429 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund large U.S. equity |  |  | 2,879 |  |  | 2,879 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund small/mid U.S. equity |  |  | 1,558 |  |  | 1,558 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund international |  |  | 717 |  |  | 717 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund balanced |  |  | 760 |  |  | 760 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual fund fixed income |  |  | 541 |  |  | 541 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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Total assets at fair value |  | $ | 21,108 |  | $ | 21,108 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
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(1) | Except for the investment in RealD Inc. common stock, the investments relate to a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement on behalf of certain management. The Company has an equivalent liability for this related-party transaction recorded in other long-term liabilities for the deferred compensation obligation.
Summary of fair value hierarchy of the Company's assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2015 |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Losses |
Property, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property owned, net |  | $ | 2,480 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 2,480 |  | $ | 863 |
Intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Favorable lease |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 839 |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2014 |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Losses |
Property, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property owned, net |  | $ | 2,342 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 2,342 |  | $ | 3,149 |
Schedule of fair value of financial instruments that are not recognized at fair value in the statement of financial position for which it is practicable to estimate fair value |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using |
(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2015 |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Current maturities of corporate borrowings |  | $ | 10,195 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 8,811 |  | $ | 1,389 |
Corporate borrowings |  |  | 1,924,366 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,924,837 |  |  | 4,166 |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using |
(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2014 |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Current maturities of corporate borrowings |  | $ | 15,873 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 14,390 |  | $ | 1,389 |
Corporate borrowings |  |  | 1,775,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,765,678 |  |  | 5,555 |

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