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Royalty Revenue and Related Expenses
9 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2013
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Royalty Revenue and Related Expenses

Note 6 – Royalty Revenue and Related Expenses

The Corporation has agreements for licensing the Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake characters and other intellectual property. These license agreements provide for royalty revenue to the Corporation, which is recorded in “Other revenue” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. These license agreements may include the receipt of upfront advances, which are recorded as deferred revenue and earned during the period of the agreement. Revenues and expenses associated with the servicing of these agreements, primarily relating to the licensing activities included in non-reportable segments, are summarized as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
(In thousands)    November 29,
2013
     November 23,
2012
     November 29,
2013
     November 23,
2012
 

Royalty revenue

   $ 5,046       $ 7,085       $ 17,964       $ 17,947   

Royalty expenses

           

Material, labor and other production costs

   $ 1,954       $ 2,794       $ 5,453       $ 7,795   

Selling, distribution and marketing expenses

     1,431         1,856         4,615         5,235   

Administrative and general expenses

     421         467         1,322         1,330   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,806       $ 5,117       $ 11,390       $ 14,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In addition to the expenses disclosed above, during the prior year first quarter, the Corporation incurred charges of $2.1 million associated with its licensing business. See Note 7 for further information.