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Deferred Revenue and Other Advances (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 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- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):  
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts Earned
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Home Box Office Inc. Advance(1)
$
16,000

 
$
—

 
$
19,000

 
$
15,000

 
$
19,000

 
$
15,000

Licensing Advances
232

 
42

 
42

 
3,750

 
910

 
3,750

Deferred Revenue
18,047

 
16,547

 
5,499

 
4,249

 
11,166

 
4,640

Strategic Alliance/Development Advances(2)
4,532

 
1,667

 
6,816

 
6,551

 
15,890

 
13,101

Other Advances
13,823

 
7,261

 
5,065

 
5,246

 
11,014

 
5,709

Total deferred revenue and other advances
$
52,634

 
$
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 film subject to this agreement is Rise of the Guardians, which is expected to be released in the pay television market during the three months ending September 30, 2013.
(2) 
Of the total amounts earned against the "Strategic Alliance/Development Advances," for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, $2.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, and $7.9 million and $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, were capitalized as an offset to property, plant and equipment. Additionally, during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, of the total amounts earned against the "Strategic Alliance/Development Advances," $0.7 million and $1.1 million, and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, were recorded as a reduction to other assets. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, $1.3 million was recorded as a reduction to prepaid expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, $1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, were recorded as a reduction to operating expenses.