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Reportable Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Reportable Segment Information
Reportable Segment Information
The Company has a single reportable segment encompassing its franchising business. Revenues from the franchising business include royalty fees, initial franchise and relicensing fees, marketing and reservation system fees, procurement services revenue and other revenue. The Company is obligated under its franchise agreements to provide marketing and reservation services appropriate for the operation of its systems. These services do not represent separate reportable segments as their operations are directly related to the Company's franchising business. The revenues received from franchisees that are used to pay for part of the Company's ongoing operations are included in franchising revenues and are offset by the related expenses paid for marketing and reservation activities to calculate franchising operating income.
Corporate and other revenue consists of hotel operations; corporate and other expenses consist primarily of overhead selling, general and administrative costs such as finance, legal, human resources, etc that are not allocated to the Company's franchising segment. As described in Note 4, certain interest expenses related to the Company's marketing and reservation activities are allocated to the franchising segment. The Company does not allocate the remaining interest expense, interest income, other gains and losses or income taxes to its franchising segment.
The following table presents the financial information for the Company's franchising segment:
        
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(In thousands)
Franchising
 
Corporate &
Other
 
Consolidated
Revenues
$
135,916

 
$
956

 
$
136,872

Operating income (loss)
$
45,504

 
$
(15,038
)
 
$
30,466

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
45,363

 
$
(24,454
)
 
$
20,909



        
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(In thousands)
Franchising
 
Corporate &
Other
 
Consolidated
Revenues
$
128,191

 
$
978

 
$
129,169

Operating income (loss)
$
44,352

 
$
(13,287
)
 
$
31,065

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
44,297

 
$
(14,064
)
 
$
30,233