Gain on Sale of Subscriber List, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Gain on Sale of Subscriber List, net

GAIN ON SALE OF SUBSCRIBER LIST, NET

On January 2, 2013 the Company sold certain intangible assets related to Whole Living magazine in exchange for consideration of approximately $1.0 million. Pursuant to the sale, the subscription contracts for the print and digital editions of the magazine, as well as the rights and benefits of the subscribers, were transferred to the buyer. The agreement also required that the Company reimburse the buyer up to $0.1 million for customer refunds resulting from the transaction and paid by the buyer through June 30, 2013. Accordingly, the Company received $0.9 million in cash on the close of the transaction, and, in early July 2013, received the remainder of the refund reserve which was not utilized by the buyer. As a result of selling the Whole Living subscriber list, and thus transferring the subscription liability fulfillment obligation to the buyer, the Company recognized its existing $2.2 million deferred subscription revenue, resulting in a gain of $2.7 million as a component of operations. This gain on sale of subscriber list, net, reflected on the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, was recorded within the Publishing segment and consisted of the $1.0 million list sale price, less broker fees and other costs of $0.5 million incurred in connection with the transaction, as well as the $2.2 million release of the deferred subscription revenue liability.