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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
BASIS OF PRESENTATION  
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates:    Preparing the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but not limited to: (1) Impairments, (2) Film exhibition costs, (3) Income and operating taxes, (4) Theatre and other closure expense, and (5) Gift card and packaged ticket breakage. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fiscal Year
 Fiscal Year:    On November 15, 2012, the Company changed its fiscal year to a calendar year ending on December 31st of each year. Prior to the change, the Company had a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Thursday closest to the last day of March. All references to "fiscal year", unless otherwise noted, refer to the 52/53 week fiscal year, which ended on the Thursday closest to the last day of March.
Presentation
 The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in response to the requirements of Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period from March 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012. The December 31, 2012 Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from the audited balance sheet included in the Transition Report on Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company's financial position and results of operations. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's business, results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013. The Company manages its business under one operating segment called Theatrical Exhibition.
Discontinued Operations
Discontinued Operations:    The results of operations for the Company's discontinued operations have been eliminated from the Company's continuing operations and classified as discontinued operations for each period presented within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada.