Basis Of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

     Reading International, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("RDI" and collectively with our consolidated subsidiaries and corporate predecessors, the "Company," "Reading" and "we," "us," or "our"), was founded in 1983 as a Delaware corporation and reincorporated in 1999 in Nevada. Our businesses consist primarily of:

• the development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand; and
• the development, ownership, and operation of retail and commercial real estate in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") for interim reporting and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim reporting. As such, certain information and disclosures typically required by US GAAP for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The financial information presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 (the "March Report") should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (our "2011 Annual Report") which contains the latest audited financial statements and related notes. The periods presented in this document are the three ("2012 Quarter") months ended March 31, 2012 and the three ("2011 Quarter") months ended March 31, 2011.

     In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary to present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of our operations, and cash flows as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 have been made. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire year.

Liquidity Requirements

Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Term Loan

     As our Cinemas 1, 2, 3 loan is due to mature on July 1, 2012, the March 31, 2012 outstanding balance of this debt of $15.0 million is classified as current on our balance sheet. We intend to either refinance the property's debt with similar financing or a bridge loan until we have secured an agreement to sell the property.

Tax Settlement Liability

     As indicated in our 2011 Annual Report, in accordance with the agreement between the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and our subsidiary, Craig Corporation, we are obligated to pay $290,000 per month, $3.5 million per year, in settlement for our tax liability for tax year ending June 30, 1997.

     For the abovementioned liabilities, we believe that we have sufficient borrowing capacity under our various credit facilities, together with our $29.1 million cash balance, to meet our anticipated short-term working capital requirements for the next twelve months.

Marketable Securities

     We had investments in marketable securities of $45,000 and $2.9 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We account for these investments as available for sale investments. We assess our investment in marketable securities for other-than-temporary impairments in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 320-10 for each applicable reporting period. These investments have a cumulative loss of $1,000 and $11,000 included in accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, our net unrealized loss on marketable securities was $12,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, our net unrealized loss on marketable securities was $325,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we sold $3.0 million of our marketable securities with a realized gain of $111,000.

Deferred Leasing Costs

     We amortize direct costs incurred in connection with obtaining tenants over the respective term of the lease on a straight-line basis.

Deferred Financing Costs

     We amortize direct costs incurred in connection with obtaining financing over the term of the loan using the effective interest method, or the straight-line method, if the result is not materially different. In addition, interest on loans with increasing interest rates and scheduled principal prepayments, is also recognized using the effective interest method.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During 2012

FASB ASU No. 2011-05 - Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income

     ASU No. 2011-05 requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements, eliminating the option to present other comprehensive income in the statement of changes in equity. Under either choice, items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income are required to be presented on the face of the financial statements where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. This amendment is effective for our Company in 2012 and will be applied retrospectively. This amendment changes the manner in which the Company presents comprehensive income but will not change any of the balances or activity.

FASB ASU No. 2011-08 - Intangibles—Goodwill and Other

     ASU No. 2011-08 relates to a change in the annual test of goodwill for impairment. The statement permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. This amendment is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years

beginning after December 15, 2011. This amendment changes the manner in which the Company performs its goodwill impairment test.

New Accounting Pronouncements

     No new pronouncements were made pertaining to our Company's accounting during the 2012 Quarter.