SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION [Abstract]

SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

21. SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments: (i) Licensing; (ii) Advertising Media and Broadcast; and (iii) Television and Film Production/Distribution. The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units, which, while managed separately, work together as a vertically integrated entertainment company.  The Company's management regularly evaluates the performance of each segment based on its net revenues, profit and loss after all expenses, including amortized film and television costs and the 4Kids TV broadcast fee and interest income. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company's Television and Film Production/Distribution segment records inter-segment revenues and the Company's Advertising Media and Broadcast segment records inter-segment charges related to the estimated acquisition costs of episodic television series for broadcast.

All inter-segment transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Years Ended December 31,	Licensing			Advertising Media and Broadcast			TV and Film Production/ Distribution			Total
2011:
Net revenues from external customers	$	8,962		$	1,635		$	1,749		$	12,346
Amortization of television and film costs		-			-			2,762			2,762
Interest income		63			-			1			64
Impairment of investment securities		-			-			-			-
Loss on sale of investment security		(910	)		-			-			(910	)
Reorganization items		(1,628	)		-			-			(1,628	)
Gain on litigation		1,846			-			-			1,846
Segment loss		(3,152	)		(9,998	)		(3,883	)		(17,033	)
Segment assets		7,128			2,895			5,903			15,926
2010:
Net revenues from external customers	$	12,046		$	921		$	1,511		$	14,478
Amortization of television and film costs		-			-			6,827			6,827
Interest income		396			6			1			403
Impairment of investment securities		(3,578	)		-			-			(3,578	)
Loss on sale of investment security		(1,616	)		-			-			(1,616	)
Segment loss		(7,822	)		(8,161	)		(9,168	)		(25,151	)
Segment assets		16,356			4,995			7,680			29,031
2009:
Net revenues from external customers	$	24,068		$	2,772		$	7,340		$	34,180
Amortization of television and film costs		-			-			21,511			21,511
Impairment of investment in international trading card subsidiary		2,430			-			-			2,430
Interest income		1,059			17			-			1,076
Impairment of investment securities		(6,175	)		-			-			(6,175	)
Loss on sale of investment security		(7,647	)		-			-			(7,647	)
Segment loss		(8,913	)		(4,278	)		(22,491	)		(35,682	)
Segment assets		32,820			7,606			12,105			52,531

Net revenues from external customers and segment profit from discontinued operations have been excluded and are disclosed in Note 13.  Additionally, segment assets relating to discontinued operations of $18, $39, and $4,122 as of December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively, have also been excluded in segment reporting.

Additionally, through the Company's London office and network of international subagents, which allow it to license its Properties throughout the world, the Company recognized net revenues from international sources primarily in Europe, of approximately $1,488, $2,240 and $7,130 during fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, net assets of the Company's London office were $568 and $691, respectively.