Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

In connection with a membership interest purchase agreement entered into with BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (“BBCWA”), the Company acquired a 49.9% limited liability interest in New Video Channel America L.L.C. (“New Video”). New Video owns the cable channel BBC AMERICA. The terms of the agreement provide BBCWA with a right to put all of its 50.1% noncontrolling interest to the Company at the greater of the then fair value or the fair value of the initial equity interest at inception. The put option is exercisable on the fifteenth and twenty-fifth year anniversary of the Joint Venture agreement.

In connection with the creation of another joint venture entity in 2013, the terms of the agreement provide the noncontrolling member with a right to put all of its interest to the Company at the then fair value.

Because exercise of these put rights is outside the Company's control, the noncontrolling interest in each entity is presented as redeemable noncontrolling interest outside of stockholders' equity (deficiency) on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following table summarizes activity related to redeemable noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015	$	211,691
Net earnings	12,661
Distributions	(9,010		)
Other	(19		)
September 30, 2016	$	215,323