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Deferred Revenue and Other Advances (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of deferred revenue and other advances included in the consolidated balance sheets
The following is a summary of deferred revenue and other advances included in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the related amounts earned and recorded either as revenue in the consolidated statements of income or recorded as an offset to other costs (as described below) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):  
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts Earned
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
2013
 
2012
Home Box Office Inc. Advance(1)
$
35,000

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Licensing Advances
274

 
42

 
868

 
—

Deferred Revenue
19,008

 
16,547

 
5,667

 
391

Strategic Alliance/Development Advances(2)
417

 
1,667

 
9,074

 
6,550

Other Advances
7,429

 
7,261

 
5,949

 
463

Total deferred revenue and other advances
$
62,128

 
$
25,517

 
 
 
 
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(1) 
The Company remains a participant of an exclusive multi-picture domestic pay television license agreement originally entered into between Old DreamWorks Studios and Home Box Office, Inc. ("HBO"), pursuant to which the Company receives advances against license fees payable for future film product. The output term of the agreement expired at the end of 2012. Accordingly, the last feature films subject to this agreement are Madagascar 3 and Rise of the Guardians, which will be released in the pay television market during 2013.
(2) 
Of the total amounts earned against the "Strategic Alliance/Development Advances," for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, $5.2 million and $4.8 million, respectively, were capitalized as an offset to property, plant and equipment. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2013, of the total amounts earned against the "Strategic Alliance/Development Advances," $0.9 million and $0.5 million were recorded as a reduction to prepaid assets and other assets, respectively.