10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on May 6, 2021
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements. (Unaudited)
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2021 |
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Revenues |
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Admissions |
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Other theatre |
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Operating expense, excluding depreciation and amortization below |
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Other, excluding depreciation and amortization below |
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Impairment of long-lived assets, definite and indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill |
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Operating costs and expenses |
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Operating loss |
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Interest expense: |
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Finance lease obligations |
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Non-cash NCM exhibitor services agreement |
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Equity in loss of non-consolidated entities |
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Investment expense (income) |
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Total other expense, net |
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Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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Net loss attributable to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. |
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Net loss per share attributable to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s common stockholders: |
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Diluted |
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Average shares outstanding: |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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March 31, 2021 |
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March 31, 2020 |
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(unaudited) |
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Net loss |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |
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Pension adjustments: |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Total comprehensive loss |
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Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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Comprehensive loss attributable to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, 2021 |
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December 31, 2020 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Total current assets |
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Property, net |
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Goodwill |
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Total assets |
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Total liabilities |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ deficit: |
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s stockholders' deficit: |
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Class A common stock ($ |
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Class B common stock ($ |
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Accumulated deficit |
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Total AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s stockholders’ deficit |
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Total deficit |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Impairment of long-lived assets, definite and indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill |
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Amortization of net premium on corporate borrowings to interest expense |
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Amortization of deferred financing costs to interest expense |
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PIK interest expense |
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Non-cash portion of stock-based compensation |
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Gain on dispositions |
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Loss on derivative asset and derivative liability |
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Equity in loss from non-consolidated entities, net of distributions |
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Landlord contributions |
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Other non-cash rent expense (benefit) |
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Deferred rent |
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Net periodic benefit cost |
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Change in assets and liabilities: |
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Other, net |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from disposition of long-term assets |
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Investments in non-consolidated entities, net |
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Other, net |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of Odeon Term Loan due 2023 |
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Proceeds from First Lien Toggle Notes due 2026 |
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Borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit facilities |
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Scheduled principal payments under Term Loan due 2026 |
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Proceeds from Class A common stock issuance |
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Payments related to sale of noncontrolling interest |
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Principal payments under finance lease obligations |
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Cash used to pay for deferred financing costs |
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Cash used to pay dividends |
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Taxes paid for restricted unit withholdings |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
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Interest (including amounts capitalized of $ |
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Income taxes (received) paid, net |
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Schedule of non-cash activities: |
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Investment in NCM |
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Construction payables at period end |
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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including American Multi-Cinema, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (collectively with Holdings, unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” or “AMC”), is principally involved in the theatrical exhibition business and owns, operates or has interests in theatres located in the United States and Europe.
Temporarily suspended or limited operations. As of or before March 17, 2020, the Company temporarily suspended all theatre operations in its U.S. markets and International markets in compliance with local, state, and federal governmental restrictions and recommendations on social gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and as a precaution to help ensure the health and safety of the Company’s guests and theatre staff. The Company resumed limited operations in the International markets in early June 2020 and limited operations in the U.S. markets in late August 2020. A COVID-19 resurgence during the fourth quarter of 2020 resulted in additional local, state, and federal governmental restrictions and many previously reopened theatres in International markets temporarily suspended operations again. As a result of these temporarily suspended or limited operations, the Company’s revenues and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are significantly lower than the revenues and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
As of January 1, 2021, the Company was operating at
Liquidity. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company adjusted certain elements of its business strategy and took and continues to take significant steps to preserve cash by eliminating non-essential costs, including reductions to its variable costs and elements of its fixed cost structure, including, but not limited to:
● | Suspended non-essential operating expenditures, including some marketing and promotional and travel and entertainment expenses, and where possible, utilities and reduced essential operating expenditures to minimum levels necessary while theatres are closed. |
● | Terminated or deferred all non-essential capital expenditures to minimum levels necessary while theatres are operating for limited hours or closed. |
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Implemented measures to reduce corporate-level employment costs while closed, including full or partial furloughs of all corporate-level Company employees for a period of time, including senior executives, with individual work load and salary reductions ranging from |
● | All domestic theatre-level crew members were fully furloughed and theatre-level managements’ hours were reduced to the minimum levels necessary to begin resumption of operations when permitted. Similar efforts to reduce theatre-level and corporate employment costs were undertaken internationally consistent with applicable laws across the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. As the Company resumed limited operations, |
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employment costs increased. |
● | Working with the Company’s landlords, vendors, and other business partners to manage, defer, and/or abate the related rent expenses and operating expenses. |
● | Introduced an active cash management process, which, among other things, requires senior management approval of all outgoing payments. |
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Since April 24, 2020, the Company has been prohibited from making dividend payments in accordance with the covenant suspension conditions in its Credit Agreement (as defined below). The Company had also previously elected to decrease the dividend paid in the first quarter of 2020 by $ |
● | The Company is prohibited from making purchases under its authorized stock repurchase program in accordance with the covenant suspension conditions in its Senior Secured Credit Facility Agreement. |
The Company intends to seek any available potential benefits, including loans, investments or guarantees, under future government programs for which the Company qualifies domestically and internationally. The Company has taken advantage of many forms of governmental assistance in the U.S. and internationally including but not limited to revenue and fixed cost reimbursements, payroll subsidies, rent support programs, direct grants, and property tax holidays. The Company cannot predict the manner in which such benefits will be allocated or administered, and the Company cannot assure it will be able to access such benefits in a timely manner or at all.
In addition to preserving cash, the Company enhanced liquidity through debt issuances, debt exchanges and equity sales as follows. See Note 6—Corporate Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations and Note 7—Stockholders’ Equity for further information.
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The April 2020 issuance of $ |
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The July 2020 completion of a debt exchange offer in which the Company issued approximately $ |
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The July 2020 issuance of the |
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The launch of several “at-the-market” equity offerings to raise capital through the sale of the Company’s Class A common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold |
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The December 2020 issuance of |
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The January 2021 conversion by holders of all $ |
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The February 2021 entry into a new £ |
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obligations (including principal, interest, fees and cash collateralized letters of credit) under its existing revolving credit facility and the remaining net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. |
If attendance levels increase consistent with the Company’s assumptions described below, it currently estimates that its existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to comply with minimum liquidity requirements under its debt covenants, fund operations, and satisfy obligations including cash outflows for increased rent and planned capital expenditures currently and through early May of 2022. This requires that the Company achieve significant increases in attendance levels beginning in the third quarter of 2021 and ultimately reaching
The Company continues to explore potential sources of additional liquidity, including:
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Additional equity financing. On April 27, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) determined not to seek stockholder approval of the proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of shares of Class A common stock (par value $ |
The Company plans to pursue equity issuances for its remaining authorized shares. See Note 13—Subsequent Event for information regarding the additional at-the-market offerings of
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Landlord negotiations. Commencing in 2021, the Company’s cash expenditures for rent are scheduled to increase significantly as a result of rent obligations that had been deferred to 2021 and future years that were approximately $ |
● | Other creditor discussions. While the liquidity the Company has raised has substantially extended its liquidity runway, the new debt the Company has issued or that has been committed, together with the higher interest rate payments that will be required in the future but have largely been deferred, will substantially increase its leverage and future cash requirements. These future cash requirements, like the Company’s deferred rent obligations, will present a challenge to its long-term viability if its operating income does not return to pre-COVID levels. Even then, the Company believes it will need to engage in discussions with its creditors to substantially reduce its leverage. The Company expects to continue to explore alternatives that include new- |
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money financing and may involve converting debt to equity, which would help manage its leverage but could be dilutive to holders of its common stock. These discussions may not result in any agreement on commercially acceptable terms. |
● | Covenant suspension. The Company entered into the Ninth Amendment, pursuant to which the requisite revolving lenders party thereto agreed to extend the suspension period for the financial covenant applicable to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022, as described, and on the terms and conditions specified, therein. See Note 6—Corporate Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations for further information. |
● | Joint-venture or other arrangements with existing business partners and minority investments in capital stock. The Company continues to explore other potential arrangements, including equity investments, to generate additional liquidity. |
It is very difficult to estimate the Company’s liquidity requirements, future cash burn rates and future attendance levels. Depending on the Company’s assumptions regarding the timing and ability to achieve more normalized levels of operating revenue, the estimates of amounts of required liquidity vary significantly. Similarly, it is very difficult to predict when theatre attendance levels will normalize, which the Company expects will depend on the widespread availability and use of effective vaccines for the coronavirus. However, the Company’s current cash burn rates are not sustainable. Further, the Company cannot accurately predict what future changes may occur to the supply or release date of movie titles available for theatrical exhibition once moviegoers are prepared to return in large numbers. Nor can the Company know with certainty the impact on consumer movie-going behavior of Warner Bros.’s decision to release its entire 2021 slate of movies on HBO Max at the same time as the movies debut in theatres, or the potential attendance impact of other studio decisions to accelerate in home availability of their theatrical movies. Studio negotiations regarding evolving theatrical release models and film licensing terms are ongoing. There can be no assurance that the attendance levels and other assumptions used to estimate the Company’s liquidity requirements and future cash burn rates will be correct, and its ability to be predictive is uncertain due to the unknown magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, there can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in generating the additional liquidity necessary to meet its obligations beyond twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to maintain or renegotiate its minimum liquidity covenant requirements, it could have a significant adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
The Company also realized significant cancellation of debt income (“CODI”) in connection with its debt restructuring. As a result of such CODI, the Company estimates a significant portion of its net operating losses will be eliminated as a result of tax attribute reductions. Any loss of tax attributes as a result of such CODI may adversely affect the Company’s cash flows and therefore its ability to service its indebtedness.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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 condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AMC, as discussed above, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, which was derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10–Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete consolidated financial statements. 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. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Majority-owned subsidiaries that the Company has control of are consolidated in the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries; consequently, a portion of its stockholders’ equity, net earnings (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented are attributable to noncontrolling interests. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business and the suspension of operations at all the Company’s theatres due to the COVID-19 pandemic, results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
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for the year ending December 31, 2021. The Company manages its business under
Baltics’ theatre sale agreement. On August 28, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its equity interest in Forum Cinemas OU, which consists of
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The following table presents the change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component:
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Balance December 31, 2020 |
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Other comprehensive (income) loss |
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Balance March 31, 2021 |
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization. Accumulated depreciation was $
Other expense (income). The following table sets forth the components of other expense (income):
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Derivative liability fair value adjustment for embedded conversion feature in the Convertible Notes |
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Derivative asset fair value adjustment for contingent call option related to the Class B common stock purchase and cancellation agreement |
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Credit losses (income) related to contingent lease guarantees |
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Governmental assistance due to COVID-19 |
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Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses |
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Non-operating components of net periodic benefit cost |
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Financing fees related to modification of debt agreements |
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Total other expense (income) |
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Impairments. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets that were impaired:
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
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Impairment of definite-lived intangible assets |
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Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |
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Impairment of goodwill |
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Impairment of long-lived assets, definite and indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill |
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Impairment of other assets recorded in investment expense (income) |
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Total impairment loss |
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During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the enterprise fair values of the Domestic Theatres and International Theatres reporting units were less than their carrying values and goodwill impairment charges of $
The Company evaluates definite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually or more frequently as specific events or circumstances dictate or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset group may not be fully recoverable.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded non-cash impairment of long-lived assets of $
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company performed a quantitative impairment evaluation of its indefinite-lived intangible assets related to the AMC, Odeon and Nordic trade names and recorded impairment charges of $
Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted
Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to improve consistency and simplify several areas of existing guidance. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The new guidance also clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis for goodwill. ASU 2019-12 was effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2021. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 2—LEASES
The Company leases theatres and equipment under operating and finance leases. The Company typically does not believe that exercise of the renewal options is reasonably certain at the lease commencement and, therefore, considers the initial base term as the lease term. Lease terms vary but generally the leases provide for fixed and escalating rentals, contingent escalating rentals based on the Consumer Price Index and other indexes not to exceed certain specified amounts and variable rentals based on a percentage of revenues. The Company often receives contributions from landlords for renovations at existing locations. The Company records the amounts received from landlords as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset and amortizes the balance as a reduction to rent expense over the base term of the lease agreement. Equipment leases primarily consist of food and beverage equipment.
The Company received, or is in process of negotiating, rent concessions provided by the lessors that aided, or will aid, in mitigating the economic effects of COVID-19. These concessions primarily consist of rent abatements and the deferral of rent payments. In instances where there were no substantive changes to the lease terms, i.e., modifications that resulted in total payments of the modified lease being substantially the same or less than the total payments of the existing lease, the Company elected the relief as provided by the FASB staff related to the accounting for certain lease concessions. The Company elected not to account for these concessions as a lease modification, and therefore the Company has remeasured the related lease liability and right-of-use asset but did not reassess the lease classification or change the discount rate to the current rate in effect upon the remeasurement. The deferred payment amounts have been recorded in the Company’s lease liabilities to reflect the change in the timing of payments. The deferred payment amounts included in current maturities of operating lease liabilities and long-term operating lease liabilities are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as part of the change in accrued expenses and other liabilities. Those leases that did not meet the criteria for treatment under the FASB relief were evaluated as lease modifications. The deferred payment amounts included in accounts payable for contractual rent amounts due and not paid are reflected in accounts payable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as part of the change in accounts payable. In addition, the Company included deferred lease payments in operating lease right-of-use assets as a result of lease remeasurements.
A summary of deferred payment amounts related to rent obligations for which payments have been deferred to 2021 and future years are provided below:
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As of |
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Increase (decrease) |
March 31, |
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2020 |
in deferred amounts |
2021 |
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Fixed operating lease deferred amounts (1) (2) |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Finance lease deferred amounts |
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( |
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Variable lease deferred amounts (2) |
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( |
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Total deferred lease amounts |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(1) |
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the increase in fixed operating lease deferred amounts is net of $ |
(2) | During the three months ended March 31, 2021, decreases in variable lease deferred amounts were primarily due to resolution of contingencies, therefore, variable amounts became fixed and were reclassified to fixed operating lease deferred amounts. |
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The following table reflects the lease costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020:
Three Months Ended |
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Consolidated Statement |
March 31, |
March 31, |
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(In millions) |
of Operations |
2021 |
2020 |
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Operating lease cost |
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Theatre properties |
Rent |
$ |
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$ |
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Theatre properties |
Operating expense |
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Equipment |
Operating expense |
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Office and other |
General and administrative: other |
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Finance lease cost |
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Amortization of finance lease assets |
Depreciation and amortization |
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Interest expense on lease liabilities |
Finance lease obligations |
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Variable lease cost |
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Theatre properties |
Rent |
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Equipment |
Operating expense |
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Total lease cost |
$ |
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$ |
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Cash flow and supplemental information is presented below:
Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
March 31, |
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(In millions) |
2021 |
2020 |
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |
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Operating cash flows used in finance leases |
$ |
( |
$ |
( |
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Operating cash flows used in operating leases |
( |
( |
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Financing cash flows used in finance leases |
( |
( |
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Landlord contributions: |
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Operating cashflows provided by operating leases |
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Supplemental disclosure of noncash leasing activities: |
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Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1) |
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(1) | Includes lease extensions and option exercises. |
The following table represents the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate as of March 31, 2021:
As of March 31, 2021 |
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Weighted Average |
Weighted Average |
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Remaining |
Discount |
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Lease Term and Discount Rate |
Lease Term (years) |
Rate |
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Operating leases |
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Finance leases |
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Minimum annual payments required under existing operating and finance leases and the net present value thereof as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:
Operating Lease |
Financing Lease |
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(In millions) |
Payments |
Payments |
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Nine months ending December 31, 2021 (1) |
$ |
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$ |
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2022 (1) |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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Thereafter |
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Total lease payments |
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Less imputed interest |
( |
( |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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(1) | Does not include amounts recorded in accounts payable for deferred rent. |
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had signed additional operating lease agreements for
NOTE 3—REVENUE RECOGNITION
Disaggregation of Revenue. Revenue is disaggregated in the following tables by major revenue types and by timing of revenue recognition:
Three Months Ended |
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(In millions) |
March 31, 2021 |
March 31, 2020 |
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Major revenue types |
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Admissions |
$ |
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$ |
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Food and beverage |
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Other theatre: |
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Screen advertising |
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Other theatre |
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Other theatre |
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Total revenues |
$ |
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$ |
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Three Months Ended |
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(In millions) |
March 31, 2021 |
March 31, 2020 |
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Timing of revenue recognition |
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Products and services transferred at a point in time |
$ |
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$ |
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Products and services transferred over time(1) |
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Total revenues |
$ |
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$ |
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(1) | Amounts primarily include subscription and advertising revenues. |
The following tables provide the balances of receivables and deferred revenue income:
(In millions) |
March 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Current assets |
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Receivables related to contracts with customers |
$ |
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$ |
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Miscellaneous receivables |
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Receivables, net |
$ |
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$ |
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(In millions) |
March 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Current liabilities |
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Deferred revenue related to contracts with customers |
$ |
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$ |
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Miscellaneous deferred income |
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Deferred revenue and income |
$ |
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$ |
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The significant changes in contract liabilities with customers included in deferred revenues and income are as follows:
Deferred Revenues |
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Related to Contracts |
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(In millions) |
with Customers |
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Balance December 31, 2020 |
$ |
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Cash received in advance(1) |
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Customer loyalty rewards accumulated, net of expirations: |
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Admission revenues (2) |
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Food and beverage (2) |
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Other theatre (2) |
— |
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Reclassification to revenue as the result of performance obligations satisfied: |
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Admission revenues (3) |
( |
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Food and beverage (3) |
( |
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Other theatre (4) |
( |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
( |
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Balance March 31, 2021 |
$ |
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(1) | Includes movie tickets, food and beverage, gift cards, exchange tickets, and AMC Stubs® loyalty membership fees. |
(2) | Amount of rewards accumulated, net of expirations, that are attributed to AMC Stubs® and other loyalty programs. |
(3) | Amount of rewards redeemed that are attributed to gift cards, exchange tickets, movie tickets, AMC Stubs® loyalty programs and other loyalty programs. |
(4) | Amounts relate to income from non-redeemed or partially redeemed gift cards, non-redeemed exchange tickets, AMC Stubs® loyalty membership fees and other loyalty programs. |
The Company suspended the recognition of deferred revenues related to certain loyalty programs, gift cards, and exchange tickets during the period in which its operations were temporarily suspended. As the Company re-opened theatres, A-List members had the option to reactivate their subscription, which restarted the monthly charge for the program. The Company resumed the recognition of deferred revenues related to certain loyalty programs, gift cards and exchange tickets.
The significant changes to contract liabilities included in the exhibitor services agreement in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, are as follows:
Exhibitor Services |
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(In millions) |
Agreement (1) |
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Balance December 31, 2020 |
$ |
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Negative Common Unit Adjustment–reduction of common units |
( |
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Reclassification of the beginning balance to other theatre revenue, as the result of performance obligations satisfied |
( |
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Balance March 31, 2021 |
$ |
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(1) |
Represents the carrying amount of the National CineMedia, LLC (“NCM”) common units that were previously received under the annual Common Unit Adjustment (“CUA”). The deferred revenues are being amortized to other theatre revenues over the remainder of the |
Gift cards and exchange tickets. The total amount of non-redeemed gifts cards and exchange tickets included
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in deferred revenues and income as of March 31, 2021 was $
Loyalty programs. As of March 31, 2021, the amount of deferred revenue allocated to the loyalty programs included in deferred revenues and income was $
The Company applies the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less.
NOTE 4—GOODWILL
The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by reporting unit for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
(In millions) |
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Domestic Theatres |
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International Theatres |
Total |
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Balance December 31, 2020 |
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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Currency translation adjustment |
— |
( |
( |
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Baltics disposition-Estonia (1) |
— |
( |
( |
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Balance March 31, 2021 |
$ |