Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2012 (the “September Report”) should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010(our “2011Annual Report”) which contains the latest audited financial statements and related notes.  The periods presented in this document are the three (“2012 Quarter”) and nine (“2012 Nine Months”) months ended September 30, 2012and the three (“2011 Quarter”) and nine (“2011 Nine Months”) months ended September 30, 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 as of September 30, 2012 and our results of our operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011have been made.  The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire year.

Liquidity Requirements

Liberty Theatre Term Loans

As our Liberty Theater Term Loans are due to mature on April 1, 2013, the September 30, 2012outstanding balance of this debt of $6.5million is classified as current on our balance sheet.  We intend to refinance the property’s debt with similar financing.

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, is obligated to pay $290,000 per month, $3.5 million per year, in settlement of our tax liability for the tax year ended June 30, 1997.

For the abovementioned liabilities, we believe that we have sufficient borrowing capacity under our various credit facilities, together with our $30.5 million of cash and time deposits, to meet our anticipated short-term working capital requirements for the next twelve months.

Time Deposits

Time deposits are cash depository investments in which the original maturity of the investments is greater than 90 days.  During May 2012, we purchased $8.0 million in U.S. dollar time deposits in Australia which are scheduled to mature on January 3, 2013 having an interest rate of 1.26%.  Should we have need to use these funds, the cost to break the time deposit agreement would result in a nominal loss in the amount of interest income that we are owed.

Marketable Securities

We had investments in marketable securities of $53,000 and $2.9 million at September 30, 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 income (loss) of $7,000 and ($11,000) included in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, our net unrealized income (loss) on marketable securities was $3,000 and ($4,000), respectively.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, our net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities was ($123,000) and ($38,000), respectively.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we sold $3.0 million of our marketable securities with a realized gain of $109,000.

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 pre-payments, 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 was applied retrospectively.

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. 

New Accounting Pronouncements

No new pronouncements were made pertaining to our Company’s accounting during the nine months ending September 30, 2012.