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Other Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Financial Support For Nonconsolidated Legal Entity [Abstract]  
Other Investments

8.

Other Investments

Below is a summary of activity for each of the Company’s other investments for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

 

 

DCIP

 

 

AC JV,

LLC

 

 

DCDC

 

 

FE Concepts

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2018

 

$

106,215

 

 

$

5,916

 

 

$

3,598

 

 

$

104

 

 

$

4,212

 

 

$

120,045

 

Cash contributions made

 

 

739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,739

 

Cash distributions received

 

 

(5,201

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,201

)

Equity in income (loss)

 

 

9,727

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

481

 

 

 

(77

)

 

 

 

 

 

10,539

 

Equity in other comprehensive income

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,168

)

 

 

(104

)

 

 

211

 

 

 

(1,061

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

$

111,500

 

 

$

6,324

 

 

$

2,911

 

 

$

19,923

 

 

$

4,423

 

 

$

145,081

 

 

Digital Cinema Implementation Partners LLC (“DCIP”)

On February 12, 2007, the Company, AMC and Regal entered into a joint venture known as DCIP to facilitate the implementation of digital cinema in the Company’s theatres and to establish agreements with major motion picture studios for the financing of digital cinema. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had a 33% voting interest in DCIP and a 24.3% economic interest in DCIP. The Company accounts for its investment in DCIP and its subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting.

Below is summary financial information for DCIP for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

Gross revenues

 

$

42,521

 

 

$

47,095

 

 

$

83,554

 

 

$

92,574

 

Operating income

 

$

25,049

 

 

$

29,393

 

 

$

48,494

 

 

$

57,872

 

Net income

 

$

22,169

 

 

$

25,616

 

 

$

43,703

 

 

$

49,757

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Current assets

 

$

51,546

 

 

$

56,296

 

Noncurrent assets

 

$

725,399

 

 

$

772,438

 

Current liabilities

 

$

63,982

 

 

$

59,153

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

$

213,795

 

 

$

296,889

 

Members' equity

 

$

499,168

 

 

$

472,692

 

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company had 3,818 digital projection systems being leased under the master equipment lease agreement with Kasima LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of DCIP and a related party to the Company. The Company had the following transactions with DCIP, reflected in utilities and other costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

Equipment lease payments

 

$

1,243

 

 

$

1,511

 

 

$

2,460

 

 

$

2,881

 

Warranty reimbursements from DCIP

 

$

(2,617

)

 

$

(2,023

)

 

$

(5,118

)

 

$

(3,907

)

Management service fees

 

$

184

 

 

$

206

 

 

$

378

 

 

$

412

 

 

AC JV, LLC

During December 2013, the Company, Regal, AMC (the “AC Founding Members”) and NCM entered into a series of agreements that resulted in the formation of AC JV, LLC (“AC”), a joint venture that owns “Fathom Events” formerly operated by NCM.  The Fathom Events business focuses on the marketing and distribution of live and pre-recorded entertainment programming to various theatre operators, including concerts, opera and symphony, DVD product releases and marketing events, theatrical premieres, Broadway plays, live sporting events and other special events. The Company paid event fees to AC of $5,588 and $6,763 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which are included in film rentals and advertising costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  Additionally, the remaining outstanding balance of a note payable from the Company to NCM, related to the formation of AC, was $2,778 as of June 30, 2018.

Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition

Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (“DCDC”) is a joint venture among the Company, Universal, Warner Bros., AMC and Regal.  DCDC operates a satellite distribution network that distributes all digital content to U.S. theatres via satellite. The Company has an approximate 14.6% ownership in DCDC. The Company paid approximately $461 and $446 to DCDC during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to content delivery services provided by DCDC.  These fees are included in film rentals and advertising costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

FE Concepts, LLC

During April 2018, the Company, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary CNMK Texas Properties, LLC (“CNMK”), formed a joint venture, FE Concepts, LLC (“FE Concepts”) with AWSR Investments, LLC (“AWSR”), an entity owned by Lee Roy Mitchell and Tandy Mitchell.  FE Concepts will develop and operate a family entertainment center that offers bowling, gaming, movies and other amenities.  The Company and AWSR each invested approximately $20,000 and each have a 50% voting interest in FE Concepts.  The Company accounts for its investment in FE Concepts under the equity method of accounting.