CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Guitar Center Holdings, Inc.) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash	$ 9,465	$ 74,836
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,148 and $2,849, respectively	44,952	44,015
Merchandise inventories	601,302	564,959
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,555	23,285
Deferred income taxes	3,165	3,165
Total current assets	688,439	710,260
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $280,556 and $250,835, respectively	207,083	213,969
Goodwill	582,556	582,378
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $211,384 and $200,040, respectively	277,916	291,269
Other assets, net	19,947	18,682
Total assets	1,775,941	1,816,558
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	154,589	116,973
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	103,686	132,119
Merchandise advances	32,449	34,901
Current portion of long-term debt	6,761	135,725
Total current liabilities	297,485	419,718
Other long-term liabilities	22,292	20,669
Deferred income taxes	78,533	79,537
Long-term debt	1,580,540	1,445,654
Total liabilities	1,978,850	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	634,277	633,800
Accumulated deficit	(837,283)	(782,917)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(202,909)	(149,020)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ 1,775,941	$ 1,816,558