CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Guitar Center Holdings, Inc.) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash	$ 105,181	$ 74,836
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,874 and $2,849, respectively	43,846	44,015
Merchandise inventories	559,440	564,959
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,299	23,285
Deferred income taxes	3,165	3,165
Total current assets	734,931	710,260
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $266,485 and $250,835, respectively	209,692	213,969
Goodwill	582,378	582,378
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $205,805 and $200,040, respectively	285,504	291,269
Other assets, net	17,875	18,682
Total assets	1,830,380	1,816,558
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	135,404	116,973
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	152,474	132,119
Merchandise advances	33,277	34,901
Current portion of long-term debt	136,542	135,725
Total current liabilities	457,697	419,718
Other long-term liabilities	21,008	20,669
Deferred income taxes	79,484	79,537
Long-term debt	1,444,231	1,445,654
Total liabilities	2,002,420	1,965,578
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 9,740 issued and outstanding	97	97
Additional paid-in capital	634,173	633,800
Accumulated deficit	(806,310)	(782,917)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(172,040)	(149,020)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ 1,830,380	$ 1,816,558