Related-Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related-Party Transactions

16. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Dividend Payments

On January 5, 2015, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share to all common stockholders of record at the close of business on January 13, 2015, which was paid on January 22, 2015. In connection with this dividend declaration, certain affiliates of Blackstone were paid dividends in the amount of $4,095.

In March 2014, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share to all common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2014. In May and September 2014, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share to all common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20 and September 29, 2014, respectively (see Note 19–Stockholders’ Equity). In connection with these dividend declarations, certain affiliates of Blackstone were paid dividends in the amount of $7,849, $4,252 and $4,095 on April 1, July 1, and October 6, 2014, respectively.

In June, September and December 2013, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share to all common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20, September 20 and December 20, 2013, respectively (see Note 19–Stockholders’ Equity). In connection with these dividend declarations, certain affiliates of Blackstone were paid dividends in the amount of $11,749, $11,749 and $7,849, on July 1, 2013, October 1, 2013, and January 3, 2014, respectively.

In March 2012, the Company declared and subsequently paid a $500,000 cash dividend to its common stockholders, which at that time consisted of entities controlled by certain affiliates of Blackstone.

Share Repurchases

The Company repurchased shares of its common stock from the selling stockholders concurrently with the closing of the respective secondary offerings in December 2013 and April 2014. See further discussion in Note 19—Stockholders’ Equity.

Advisory Agreement

Prior to April 2013, certain affiliates of Blackstone provided monitoring, advisory and consulting services to the Company under an advisory fee agreement (the “2009 Advisory Agreement”), which was terminated on April 24, 2013 in connection with the completion of the initial public offering (see Note 19–Stockholders’ Equity). Fees related to these services, which were based upon a multiple of Adjusted EBITDA as defined in the 2009 Advisory Agreement, amounted to $2,799 and $6,201 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income. There were no fees related to these services in the year ended December 31, 2014 due to the termination of the 2009 Advisory Agreement in April 2013.

In connection with the completion of the initial public offering in April 2013 (see Note 19–Stockholders’ Equity), the 2009 Advisory Agreement between the Company and affiliates of Blackstone was terminated (except for certain provisions relating to indemnification and certain other provisions, which survived termination). In connection with such termination, the Company paid a termination fee of $46,300 to Blackstone using a portion of the net proceeds from the offering and wrote-off $3,772 of the 2013 prepaid advisory fee. The combined expense of $50,072 was recorded as termination of advisory agreement during the year ended December 31, 2013 in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.