Related-Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related-Party Transactions

9. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

ZHG Agreements

In connection with the Sale, which closed on May 8, 2017, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Sellers reimbursed the Company for approximately $4,000 of related costs and expenses incurred by the Company.

On March 24, 2017, the Company entered into the ZHG Agreements with Zhonghong Holding, an affiliate of ZHG Group.  In exchange for providing services under the ZHG Agreements, the Company is expected to receive fees as well as a travel stipend per year through 2019.  The Company recognizes revenue under the ZHG Agreements on a straight line basis over the contractual term of the agreements.  Revenue recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was approximately $2,600 related to these agreements. See further discussion regarding the Sale in Note 1–Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation and Note 12–Stockholders’ Equity.

Debt and Interest Payments

As of December 31, 2016, approximately $25,000 aggregate principal amount of Term B-2 Loans were owned by affiliates of Blackstone.  The Company makes voluntary and mandatory principal repayments as well as periodic principal and interest payments on such debt in accordance with its terms from time to time. There were no debt amounts owned by affiliates of the Company as of September 30, 2017.  See Note 6–Long-Term Debt for further discussion.