Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

The following table presents segment financial information and a reconciliation of net income to Park EBITDA. Park level expenses exclude all non-cash operating expenses, principally depreciation and amortization and all non-operating expenses.



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands)	June 30, 2017			June 30, 2016			June 30, 2017			June 30, 2016
Net income	$	71,631		$	80,100		$	14,083		$	33,165
Interest expense, net	27,156			20,190			48,157			39,648
Income tax expense (benefit)	36,054			41,059			(1,537		)	17,199
Depreciation and amortization	26,822			25,924			54,113			51,952
Corporate expenses	11,448			13,648			26,490			27,692
Stock-based compensation	(15,305		)	4,244			(3,315		)	6,250
Non-operating park level expense (income), net:
Loss on disposal of assets	1,657			597			2,327			114
Loss on debt extinguishment	37,109			2,377			37,109			2,377
Other expense (income), net	568			(8		)	(335		)	691
Park EBITDA	$	197,140		$	188,131		$	177,092		$	179,088

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

Schedule of information reflecting long-lived assets, revenues and income before income taxes by domestic and foreign categories

The following information reflects our long-lived assets (which consists of property and equipment and intangible assets), revenues and income before income taxes by domestic and foreign categories as of or for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016:



	Domestic		Foreign		Total
2017	(Amounts in thousands)
Long-lived assets	$	2,146,867	$	102,351	$	2,249,218
Revenues	479,515		42,385		521,900
Income before income taxes	11,184		1,362		12,546
2016
Long-lived assets	$	2,127,713	$	85,990	$	2,213,703
Revenues	480,182		42,303		522,485
Income before income taxes	45,493		4,871		50,364