Equity and Other Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity and Cost Investments

The Company’s equity and cost investments as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Equity investment	$	7,506	$	13,210
Cost investment		—		1,703
Equity and other investments	$	7,506	$	14,913

Investment Activity

The following table shows the investment activity and balances for each of the Company’s investments for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012, and 2011 (in thousands):

	Three-Month Period									Three-Month Period
	September 30, 2012									September 30, 2011
	Scarborough			TRA			Total			Scarborough			TRA		Total
Beginning balance	$	11,945		$	1,703		$	13,648		$	12,076		$	5,180	$	17,256
Investment in affiliate loss		(2,364	)		—			(2,364	)		(2,290	)		—		(2,290	)
Distributions from investee		(2,075	)		—			(2,075	)		(2,150	)		—		(2,150	)
Proceeds from sale of investment		—			(1,466	)		(1,466	)		—			—		—
Receivable from sale of investment		—			(214	)		(214	)		—			—		—
Loss on sale of investment		—			(23	)		(23	)		—			—		—
Ending balance	$	7,506		$	—		$	7,506		$	7,636		$	5,180	$	12,816

	Nine-Month Period									Nine-Month Period
	September 30, 2012									September 30, 2011
	Scarborough			TRA			Total			Scarborough			TRA		Total
Beginning balance	$	13,210		$	1,703		$	14,913		$	13,205		$	5,180	$	18,385
Investment in affiliate income		671			—			671			631			—		631
Distributions from investee		(6,375	)		—			(6,375	)		(6,200	)		—		(6,200	)
Proceeds from sale of investment		—			(1,466	)		(1,466	)		—			—		—
Receivable from sale of investment		—			(214	)		(214	)		—			—		—
Loss on sale of investment		—			(23	)		(23	)		—			—		—
Ending balance	$	7,506		$	—		$	7,506		$	7,636		$	5,180	$	12,816