LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [Abstract]
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	10. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TCD International, Ltd. - On February 12, 2010, Home Focus Development, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands Corporation, ("Home Focus") filed suit against 4Kids in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Home Focus alleged that 4Kids owed Home Focus $1,075 under an Interest Purchase Agreement among 4Kids, Home Focus and TC Digital entered into on March 2, 2009, pursuant to which the Company acquired a 25% ownership interest in TCD International, Ltd. ("TDI"). On April 26, 2010, 4Kids filed an answer and asserted various counterclaims against Home Focus and its owners, in their individual capacities. In its counterclaims, 4Kids has alleged that Home Focus failed to make its contractually required initial capital contribution of $250 to TDI necessary to acquire the 25% ownership interest in TDI it purported to sell to the Company and also failed to contribute its 50% share of the expenses. 4Kids has further asserted counterclaims of fraud and misrepresentation. The parties have not proceeded with the litigation in light of the filing of the Bankruptcy Cases on April 6, 2011, which had the effect of automatically staying such litigation. The parties have had substantive discussions and have exchanged draft agreements regarding the possible resolution of the claims and counterclaims. There can be no assurance that the parties will conclude their settlement discussions satisfactorily. Pokémon Royalty Audit - During the first quarter of 2010, The Pokémon Company International ("TPC") commenced an audit of 4Kids covering the period from mid-2001 through 2008. On May 28, 2010, 4Kids received a letter from counsel for TPC ("TPC Letter") claiming that the audit "identified deficiencies totaling almost $4,700" and demanding payment of the deficiency together with interest thereon. The TPC Letter failed to provide any schedules or other specific information regarding the alleged deficiencies. By letter dated June 11, 2010 ("4Kids Letter"), 4Kids disputed the allegations made in the TPC Letter and advised TPC that 4Kids would not be paying the alleged deficiency or any interest thereon. The 4Kids Letter also proposed that, as had been discussed by the parties, 4Kids would audit TPC which was the recipient and payee of Pokémon merchandise licensing, television broadcast and home video proceeds during the 2001 - 2008 period, and that after the completion of the parties' respective audits, the parties would review the audit reports and discuss any outstanding issues. On July 14, 2010, 4Kids and TPC executed a tolling agreement tolling the statute of limitations until October 21, 2010 with respect to TPC's claims. 4Kids and TPC also agreed in the tolling agreement that neither party would commence any litigation against the other party until after the expiration of the tolling period in order to allow for the parties to complete their respective audits and to discuss the results thereof. During mid-June 2010, 4Kids commenced its audit of TPC which was completed in December 2010. On October 12, 2010, 4Kids and TPC executed an amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling of the statute of limitations until January 15, 2011. On January 26, 2011, 4Kids and TPC executed a second amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling of the statute of limitations until March 15, 2011. On March 25, 2011, 4Kids and TPC executed a third amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling of the statute of limitations until April 15, 2011. The parties have not sought to further extend the tolling agreement in light of the filing of the Bankruptcy Cases on April 6, 2011, which had the effect of automatically staying such claims. On or about April 15, 2011, TPC filed various proofs of claim in the 4Kids Bankruptcy Cases. After the closing on July 2, 2012 of the sale pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties resumed settlement discussions. 4Kids and TPC entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release which was fully executed by the parties on October 18, 2012. The Settlement Agreement and General Release provides that the 12 proofs of claim totaling in excess of $6,000 filed by TPC in the Bankruptcy Cases will be consolidated into one general unsecured claim in the amount of $1,000, plus interest allowed by the Bankruptcy Court on the claims of general unsecured creditors in the Bankruptcy Cases. Such consolidated claim shall be considered an allowed claim by the Debtors and shall be paid upon the Bankruptcy Court's approval of the Settlement Agreement and General Release and the confirmation of a plan in the Bankruptcy Cases allowing for payment in full on claims of the Debtors' unsecured creditors. In addition, 4Kids will be relinquishing its right to receive a share of the net profits on Pokémon Movie 4 which was distributed by Miramax in 2003. 4Kids and TPC will also be releasing each other from any and all claims. The Settlement Agreement and General Release are subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. 4Kids intends to make a motion to the Bankruptcy Court in mid-November 2012 pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019 seeking approval of the Settlement Agreement and General Release. In the event that the Settlement Agreement and General Release is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court or a plan providing for payment in full on claims of the Debtors' unsecured creditors is not approved, the releases exchanged by the parties will be null and void and each party will have such rights against the other party as such party had prior to entering into the Settlement Agreement and General Release. Yu-Gi-Oh! Royalty Audit - During the first quarter of 2010, ADK, one of the Licensors, commenced an audit of 4Kids with respect to the amounts paid by 4Kids to ADK during the course of the 4Kids representation of Yu-Gi-Oh!, which started in 2001. On June 25, 2010, 4Kids received a letter from counsel for ADK ("ADK Letter") alleging that 4Kids had improperly deducted certain expenses from amounts paid to ADK and had failed to pay ADK a share of certain Yu-Gi-Oh! home video revenues. In addition, the ADK Letter requested that 4Kids provide additional documentation with respect to withholding taxes deducted from ADK's share of Yu-Gi-Oh! revenues. The ADK Letter claimed that the total of the improper deductions and underpayments was approximately $3,000. By letter dated June 29, 2010 ("4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh! Letter"), 4Kids disputed substantially all of the allegations contained in the ADK Letter. The ADK Letter also demanded that 4Kids and ADK sign a tolling agreement with an effective date of June 1, 2010 which would stop the running of the statute of limitations during the four month tolling period starting on June 1, 2010 and concluding on September 30, 2010. On June 29, 2010, 4Kids and ADK entered into the tolling agreement described above. On October 19, 2010, 4Kids and ADK signed an amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling period through December 31, 2010. On December 20, 2010, 4Kids received a letter from ADK which alleged audit findings of $4,819. By letters, dated December 29, 2010, 4Kids disputed substantially all of the alleged audit findings. On January 11, 2011, the parties entered into another amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling period through March 31, 2011. On March 4, 2011, ADK requested a payment from the Company in order for representatives of the Licensors to agree to meet with representatives of the Company. On March 17, 2011, 4Kids made a $1,000 payment to ADK as a show of good-faith so that a meeting could take place with ADK to attempt to resolve the audit claims. Notwithstanding the $1,000 good-faith payment, the Company also reserved its rights to dispute all of ADK's audit claims. On March 18, 2011, representatives of 4Kids met with representatives of ADK in a further, but ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to resolve the outstanding issues. On March 24, 2011, 4Kids received a letter from the Nihon Ad Systems, Inc., on behalf of itself and TV Tokyo Corporation, purporting to terminate the agreement dated July 1, 2008 between the Licensors and 4Kids with respect to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Property (the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement") for alleged breaches of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement by 4Kids. The purported termination letter did not comply with the 10 business day notice and cure provision in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement. On March 24, 2011, the Licensors filed a lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York also claiming that the Company has breached the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement on grounds substantially the same as those asserted in its audit findings and seeking more than $4,700 in damages (the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation"). On March 27, 2011, 4Kids, responding to the letter from the Licensors, completely rejected the purported termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement by the Licensors as wrongful and devoid of any factual and legal basis. On March 30, 2011, the Company received a letter from counsel to the Licensors reiterating the Licensors' position with respect to the termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement. The commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases automatically "stayed" the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation until such time as the Bankruptcy Court may order otherwise. On May 13, 2011, the Debtors made a motion in the Bankruptcy Court for an order enforcing the automatic stay with respect to 4Kids' rights under the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement, requesting that the Bankruptcy Court confirm that the automatic stay applied to the purported termination of such agreement by the Licensors on March 24, 2011. On May 18, 2011, the United States District Court judge approved the stipulated order referring the litigation to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On June 2, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court entered a stipulated Order confirming that the automatic stay applied to the purported termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement and reaffirmed that 4Kids may exercise its rights under the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement pending the outcome of the litigation between 4Kids and the Licensors. On June 10, 2011, 4Kids filed its answer and counterclaims against the Licensors. 4Kids disputed substantially all of the audit claims asserted by Licensors in their complaint and asserted counterclaims against the Licensors arising from the termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement. The 4Kids counterclaims seek damages from the Licensors' wrongful termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement. The trial in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation, initially to determine whether the purported termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement was effective and whether any amounts owed by 4Kids to the Licensors exceed the credits claimed by 4Kids for amounts paid or advanced to Licensors, commenced in the Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2011 and concluded on September 23, 2011. On December 29, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court issued its decision ruling in favor of 4Kids in the first phase of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation. In its 154 page decision, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement was not effectively terminated by the Licensors prior to the 4Kids' bankruptcy filing on April 6, 2011. Rather, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement remained in full force and effect and is property of the 4Kids' bankrupt estate. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court's opinion carefully considered each of the Licensors' nine audit findings totaling over $4,700 and concluded that audit findings totaling approximately 99% of the amount claimed by the Licensors were "meritless". The remaining two audit claims totaling $48, which 4Kids does not dispute, were offset by the roughly $800 credit balance in favor of 4Kids as of March 24, 2011, the date that the Licensors sent 4Kids the purported notice of termination, and the $1,000 good-faith payment made by 4Kids on March 17, 2011 which was subsequently returned to 4Kids on January 24, 2012. On February 29, 2012, 4Kids and the Licensors entered into a Settlement Agreement settling all claims brought by Licensors against 4Kids and all counterclaims brought by 4Kids against the Licensors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation. The Settlement Agreement provides, among other things, for the Licensors to make a payment to 4Kids in the amount of $8,000 upon the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Settlement Agreement becoming a final order. On March 9, 2012, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the Settlement Agreement. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Licensors acknowledged that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement remained valid, binding and legally enforceable with 4Kids continuing to serve as the exclusive licensing agent for the merchandise licensing, television broadcast and home video rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Property throughout the world outside of Asia. The Settlement Agreement further provided for each of 4Kids and the Licensors to release each other from all claims they may have against each other, other than certain indemnification claims and claims that may arise under the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement also provided that the agreement does not constitute an admission by any party of any violation of any agreement or law. On March 27, 2012, 4Kids received the payment in the amount of $8,000 pursuant to the Settlement Agreement. Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC v. 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. et al. - On July 5, 2011, Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC filed suit against 4Kids, Chaotic USA Entertainment Group, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., Nintendo of America Inc., Panini America, Inc., Pokémon USA, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Sony Online Entertainment LLC, The Topps Company, Inc., Wizards of the Coast LLC and Zynga Inc. (collectively the "Wildcat Defendants") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking damages and other various fees. The suit alleges that the Wildcat Defendants infringed upon United States Patent Number 6,200,216 entitled "Electronic Trading Card". Since the Wildcat suit with respect to 4Kids pertains to alleged actions by 4Kids occurring prior to the commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases, the Wildcat suit is "stayed" by the 4Kids bankruptcy. Wildcat did not file a proof of claim in the Bankruptcy Cases by the April 18, 2012 claims bar date. Lehman Brothers, Inc. Claim - The Company believes that Lehman Brothers, Inc., the securities broker-dealer that purchased the auction rate securities on behalf of the Company violated its legal obligations to the Company. As a result, the Company took various measures to obtain appropriate legal relief, including initiating an arbitration on April 3, 2008 against Lehman Brothers, Inc. and the brokers who had serviced the Company's Lehman account with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Lehman Brothers, Inc., filed for bankruptcy. The Company's arbitration proceeding was stayed by the Lehman bankruptcy. On September 16, 2008, Barclays PLC announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.'s North American operations, including substantial assets of Lehman Brothers, Inc. The Lehman-Barclays transaction was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on September 20, 2008. On September 19, 2008, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") filed a proceeding, placing Lehman Brothers, Inc. in liquidation under the Securities Investor Protection Act ("SIPA"). SIPC, pursuant to its authority under SIPA, has acted to facilitate the transfer of Lehman Brothers, Inc.'s customer accounts (including the Company's accounts) to Barclays, PLC. In late September, 2009, the Company filed a proof of claim against Lehman Brothers, Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The principal amount of the claim was approximately $31,500 plus interest. In addition, the proof of claim requested treble damages. The proof of claim is a general unsecured claim. The Company's claim against Lehman Brothers, Inc. is still pending and there has been no determination made as to the validity or allowed amount of the claim. On October 18, 2011, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and general release with the brokers who had serviced the Company's account with Lehman Brothers, Inc. for approximately $489. The CW - On April 11, 2012, 4Kids received a letter (the "Original Letter"), from The CW pursuant to which The CW gave notice to 4Kids pursuant to Section 5.h of The CW Agreement, to the effect that 4Kids has not made a payment required by The CW Agreement. The amount set forth in the Original Letter as being owed by 4Kids to The CW in respect of such payment is alleged to be $3,688. Pursuant to the provisions of The CW Agreement, if a payment required to be made by 4Kids under The CW Agreement is not made within ten days of the receipt of notice from The CW, The CW is entitled to exercise various rights and remedies including terminating The CW Agreement. Following discussions between representatives of 4Kids and The CW, 4Kids received another letter from The CW on April 19, 2012, which was revised and re-sent to 4Kids on April 24, 2012 (the "Second Letter"). Pursuant to the Second Letter, The CW indicated that it would not terminate or seek to terminate The CW Agreement based on the failure of 4Kids to pay the amounts alleged to be owed under The CW Agreement, so long as certain conditions identified in the Second Letter are satisfied, including that: 1. A motion ("Kidsco Sale Motion") to approve the sale of certain of 4Kids' assets (including The CW Agreement) to Kidsco (such sale, a "Section 363 Sale") is filed with the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Debtors' Bankruptcy Cases, no later than April 25, 2012, such motion is granted no later than June 30, 2012, and such Section 363 Sale must close no later than July 17, 2012; and 2. The CW Agreement can only be sold to Kidsco (or any other entity as The CW may approve of, in its sole discretion). The Second Letter further provided that The CW reserved all rights and remedies, including the right to terminate or seek to terminate the CW Agreement, if any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied. 4Kids satisfied the first condition of the Second Letter by filing the Kidsco Sale Motion with the Bankruptcy Court on April 18, 2012 prior to the April 25, 2012 deadline. 4Kids satisfied the second condition of the Second Letter since the Section 363 Sale closed on July 2, 2012, prior to the July 17, 2012 deadline. Pursuant to the Section 363 Sale, 4Kids assumed The CW Agreement and assigned The CW Agreement to Kidsco. In addition, at the closing of the Section 363 Sale, 4Kids paid the sum of $3,051 to The CW, the agreed-upon cure amount necessary to be paid to The CW in order for 4Kids to assume The CW Agreement. As part of the closing of the Section 363 Sale, 4Kids also received a release from The CW releasing 4Kids from any and all claims under The CW Agreement. The Company, from time to time, is involved in litigation, contract disputes and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Except as described above, the Company does not believe that such litigation to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a party or of which any of their Properties is the subject or any claims made against it will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or the results of its operations or cash flows.

10. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

TCD International, Ltd. -

On February 12, 2010, Home Focus Development, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands Corporation, ("Home Focus") filed suit against 4Kids in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Home Focus alleged that 4Kids owed Home Focus $1,075 under an Interest Purchase Agreement among 4Kids, Home Focus and TC Digital entered into on March 2, 2009, pursuant to which the Company acquired a 25% ownership interest in TCD International, Ltd. ("TDI").

On April 26, 2010, 4Kids filed an answer and asserted various counterclaims against Home Focus and its owners, in their individual capacities. In its counterclaims, 4Kids has alleged that Home Focus failed to make its contractually required initial capital contribution of $250 to TDI necessary to acquire the 25% ownership interest in TDI it purported to sell to the Company and also failed to contribute its 50% share of the expenses. 4Kids has further asserted counterclaims of fraud and misrepresentation.

The parties have not proceeded with the litigation in light of the filing of the Bankruptcy Cases on April 6, 2011, which had the effect of automatically staying such litigation. The parties have had substantive discussions and have exchanged draft agreements regarding the possible resolution of the claims and counterclaims. There can be no assurance that the parties will conclude their settlement discussions satisfactorily.

Pokémon Royalty Audit - During the first quarter of 2010, The Pokémon Company International ("TPC") commenced an audit of 4Kids covering the period from mid-2001 through 2008. On May 28, 2010, 4Kids received a letter from counsel for TPC ("TPC Letter") claiming that the audit "identified deficiencies totaling almost $4,700" and demanding payment of the deficiency together with interest thereon. The TPC Letter failed to provide any schedules or other specific information regarding the alleged deficiencies. By letter dated June 11, 2010 ("4Kids Letter"), 4Kids disputed the allegations made in the TPC Letter and advised TPC that 4Kids would not be paying the alleged deficiency or any interest thereon. The 4Kids Letter also proposed that, as had been discussed by the parties, 4Kids would audit TPC which was the recipient and payee of Pokémon merchandise licensing, television broadcast and home video proceeds during the 2001 - 2008 period, and that after the completion of the parties' respective audits, the parties would review the audit reports and discuss any outstanding issues.

On July 14, 2010, 4Kids and TPC executed a tolling agreement tolling the statute of limitations until October 21, 2010 with respect to TPC's claims. 4Kids and TPC also agreed in the tolling agreement that neither party would commence any litigation against the other party until after the expiration of the tolling period in order to allow for the parties to complete their respective audits and to discuss the results thereof. During mid-June 2010, 4Kids commenced its audit of TPC which was completed in December 2010. On October 12, 2010, 4Kids and TPC executed an amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling of the statute of limitations until January 15, 2011. On January 26, 2011, 4Kids and TPC executed a second amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling of the statute of limitations until March 15, 2011. On March 25, 2011, 4Kids and TPC executed a third amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling of the statute of limitations until April 15, 2011. The parties have not sought to further extend the tolling agreement in light of the filing of the Bankruptcy Cases on April 6, 2011, which had the effect of automatically staying such claims. On or about April 15, 2011, TPC filed various proofs of claim in the 4Kids Bankruptcy Cases.

After the closing on July 2, 2012 of the sale pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties resumed settlement discussions. 4Kids and TPC entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release which was fully executed by the parties on October 18, 2012. The Settlement Agreement and General Release provides that the 12 proofs of claim totaling in excess of $6,000 filed by TPC in the Bankruptcy Cases will be consolidated into one general unsecured claim in the amount of $1,000, plus interest allowed by the Bankruptcy Court on the claims of general unsecured creditors in the Bankruptcy Cases. Such consolidated claim shall be considered an allowed claim by the Debtors and shall be paid upon the Bankruptcy Court's approval of the Settlement Agreement and General Release and the confirmation of a plan in the Bankruptcy Cases allowing for payment in full on claims of the Debtors' unsecured creditors. In addition, 4Kids will be relinquishing its right to receive a share of the net profits on Pokémon Movie 4 which was distributed by Miramax in 2003. 4Kids and TPC will also be releasing each other from any and all claims.

The Settlement Agreement and General Release are subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. 4Kids intends to make a motion to the Bankruptcy Court in mid-November 2012 pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019 seeking approval of the Settlement Agreement and General Release. In the event that the Settlement Agreement and General Release is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court or a plan providing for payment in full on claims of the Debtors' unsecured creditors is not approved, the releases exchanged by the parties will be null and void and each party will have such rights against the other party as such party had prior to entering into the Settlement Agreement and General Release.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Royalty Audit - During the first quarter of 2010, ADK, one of the Licensors, commenced an audit of 4Kids with respect to the amounts paid by 4Kids to ADK during the course of the 4Kids representation of Yu-Gi-Oh!, which started in 2001.

On June 25, 2010, 4Kids received a letter from counsel for ADK ("ADK Letter") alleging that 4Kids had improperly deducted certain expenses from amounts paid to ADK and had failed to pay ADK a share of certain Yu-Gi-Oh! home video revenues. In addition, the ADK Letter requested that 4Kids provide additional documentation with respect to withholding taxes deducted from ADK's share of Yu-Gi-Oh! revenues. The ADK Letter claimed that the total of the improper deductions and underpayments was approximately $3,000. By letter dated June 29, 2010 ("4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh! Letter"), 4Kids disputed substantially all of the allegations contained in the ADK Letter.

The ADK Letter also demanded that 4Kids and ADK sign a tolling agreement with an effective date of June 1, 2010 which would stop the running of the statute of limitations during the four month tolling period starting on June 1, 2010 and concluding on September 30, 2010. On June 29, 2010, 4Kids and ADK entered into the tolling agreement described above. On October 19, 2010, 4Kids and ADK signed an amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling period through December 31, 2010.

On December 20, 2010, 4Kids received a letter from ADK which alleged audit findings of $4,819. By letters, dated December 29, 2010, 4Kids disputed substantially all of the alleged audit findings. On January 11, 2011, the parties entered into another amendment to the tolling agreement extending the tolling period through March 31, 2011.

On March 4, 2011, ADK requested a payment from the Company in order for representatives of the Licensors to agree to meet with representatives of the Company. On March 17, 2011, 4Kids made a $1,000 payment to ADK as a show of good-faith so that a meeting could take place with ADK to attempt to resolve the audit claims. Notwithstanding the $1,000 good-faith payment, the Company also reserved its rights to dispute all of ADK's audit claims. On March 18, 2011, representatives of 4Kids met with representatives of ADK in a further, but ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to resolve the outstanding issues.

On March 24, 2011, 4Kids received a letter from the Nihon Ad Systems, Inc., on behalf of itself and TV Tokyo Corporation, purporting to terminate the agreement dated July 1, 2008 between the Licensors and 4Kids with respect to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Property (the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement") for alleged breaches of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement by 4Kids. The purported termination letter did not comply with the 10 business day notice and cure provision in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement. On March 24, 2011, the Licensors filed a lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York also claiming that the Company has breached the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement on grounds substantially the same as those asserted in its audit findings and seeking more than $4,700 in damages (the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation").

On March 27, 2011, 4Kids, responding to the letter from the Licensors, completely rejected the purported termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement by the Licensors as wrongful and devoid of any factual and legal basis. On March 30, 2011, the Company received a letter from counsel to the Licensors reiterating the Licensors' position with respect to the termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement.

The commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases automatically "stayed" the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation until such time as the Bankruptcy Court may order otherwise.

On May 13, 2011, the Debtors made a motion in the Bankruptcy Court for an order enforcing the automatic stay with respect to 4Kids' rights under the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement, requesting that the Bankruptcy Court confirm that the automatic stay applied to the purported termination of such agreement by the Licensors on March 24, 2011. On May 18, 2011, the United States District Court judge approved the stipulated order referring the litigation to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On June 2, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court entered a stipulated Order confirming that the automatic stay applied to the purported termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement and reaffirmed that 4Kids may exercise its rights under the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement pending the outcome of the litigation between 4Kids and the Licensors.

On June 10, 2011, 4Kids filed its answer and counterclaims against the Licensors. 4Kids disputed substantially all of the audit claims asserted by Licensors in their complaint and asserted counterclaims against the Licensors arising from the termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement. The 4Kids counterclaims seek damages from the Licensors' wrongful termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement.

The trial in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation, initially to determine whether the purported termination of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement was effective and whether any amounts owed by 4Kids to the Licensors exceed the credits claimed by 4Kids for amounts paid or advanced to Licensors, commenced in the Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2011 and concluded on September 23, 2011.

On December 29, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court issued its decision ruling in favor of 4Kids in the first phase of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation. In its 154 page decision, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement was not effectively terminated by the Licensors prior to the 4Kids' bankruptcy filing on April 6, 2011. Rather, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement remained in full force and effect and is property of the 4Kids' bankrupt estate. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court's opinion carefully considered each of the Licensors' nine audit findings totaling over $4,700 and concluded that audit findings totaling approximately 99% of the amount claimed by the Licensors were "meritless". The remaining two audit claims totaling $48, which 4Kids does not dispute, were offset by the roughly $800 credit balance in favor of 4Kids as of March 24, 2011, the date that the Licensors sent 4Kids the purported notice of termination, and the $1,000 good-faith payment made by 4Kids on March 17, 2011 which was subsequently returned to 4Kids on January 24, 2012.

On February 29, 2012, 4Kids and the Licensors entered into a Settlement Agreement settling all claims brought by Licensors against 4Kids and all counterclaims brought by 4Kids against the Licensors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Litigation. The Settlement Agreement provides, among other things, for the Licensors to make a payment to 4Kids in the amount of $8,000 upon the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Settlement Agreement becoming a final order. On March 9, 2012, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the Settlement Agreement. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Licensors acknowledged that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Agreement remained valid, binding and legally enforceable with 4Kids continuing to serve as the exclusive licensing agent for the merchandise licensing, television broadcast and home video rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Property throughout the world outside of Asia. The Settlement Agreement further provided for each of 4Kids and the Licensors to release each other from all claims they may have against each other, other than certain indemnification claims and claims that may arise under the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement also provided that the agreement does not constitute an admission by any party of any violation of any agreement or law. On March 27, 2012, 4Kids received the payment in the amount of $8,000 pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.

Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC v. 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. et al. - On July 5, 2011, Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC filed suit against 4Kids, Chaotic USA Entertainment Group, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., Nintendo of America Inc., Panini America, Inc., Pokémon USA, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Sony Online Entertainment LLC, The Topps Company, Inc., Wizards of the Coast LLC and Zynga Inc. (collectively the "Wildcat Defendants") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking damages and other various fees. The suit alleges that the Wildcat Defendants infringed upon United States Patent Number 6,200,216 entitled "Electronic Trading Card". Since the Wildcat suit with respect to 4Kids pertains to alleged actions by 4Kids occurring prior to the commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases, the Wildcat suit is "stayed" by the 4Kids bankruptcy. Wildcat did not file a proof of claim in the Bankruptcy Cases by the April 18, 2012 claims bar date.

Lehman Brothers, Inc. Claim - The Company believes that Lehman Brothers, Inc., the securities broker-dealer that purchased the auction rate securities on behalf of the Company violated its legal obligations to the Company. As a result, the Company took various measures to obtain appropriate legal relief, including initiating an arbitration on April 3, 2008 against Lehman Brothers, Inc. and the brokers who had serviced the Company's Lehman account with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Lehman Brothers, Inc., filed for bankruptcy. The Company's arbitration proceeding was stayed by the Lehman bankruptcy. On September 16, 2008, Barclays PLC announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.'s North American operations, including substantial assets of Lehman Brothers, Inc. The Lehman-Barclays transaction was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on September 20, 2008. On September 19, 2008, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") filed a proceeding, placing Lehman Brothers, Inc. in liquidation under the Securities Investor Protection Act ("SIPA"). SIPC, pursuant to its authority under SIPA, has acted to facilitate the transfer of Lehman Brothers, Inc.'s customer accounts (including the Company's accounts) to Barclays, PLC. In late September, 2009, the Company filed a proof of claim against Lehman Brothers, Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The principal amount of the claim was approximately $31,500 plus interest. In addition, the proof of claim requested treble damages. The proof of claim is a general unsecured claim. The Company's claim against Lehman Brothers, Inc. is still pending and there has been no determination made as to the validity or allowed amount of the claim. On October 18, 2011, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and general release with the brokers who had serviced the Company's account with Lehman Brothers, Inc. for approximately $489.

The CW - On April 11, 2012, 4Kids received a letter (the "Original Letter"), from The CW pursuant to which The CW gave notice to 4Kids pursuant to Section 5.h of The CW Agreement, to the effect that 4Kids has not made a payment required by The CW Agreement. The amount set forth in the Original Letter as being owed by 4Kids to The CW in respect of such payment is alleged to be $3,688. Pursuant to the provisions of The CW Agreement, if a payment required to be made by 4Kids under The CW Agreement is not made within ten days of the receipt of notice from The CW, The CW is entitled to exercise various rights and remedies including terminating The CW Agreement.

Following discussions between representatives of 4Kids and The CW, 4Kids received another letter from The CW on April 19, 2012, which was revised and re-sent to 4Kids on April 24, 2012 (the "Second Letter"). Pursuant to the Second Letter, The CW indicated that it would not terminate or seek to terminate The CW Agreement based on the failure of 4Kids to pay the amounts alleged to be owed under The CW Agreement, so long as certain conditions identified in the Second Letter are satisfied, including that:

1. A motion ("Kidsco Sale Motion") to approve the sale of certain of 4Kids' assets (including The CW Agreement) to Kidsco (such sale, a "Section 363 Sale") is filed with the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Debtors' Bankruptcy Cases, no later than April 25, 2012, such motion is granted no later than June 30, 2012, and such Section 363 Sale must close no later than July 17, 2012; and

2. The CW Agreement can only be sold to Kidsco (or any other entity as The CW may approve of, in its sole discretion).

The Second Letter further provided that The CW reserved all rights and remedies, including the right to terminate or seek to terminate the CW Agreement, if any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied.

4Kids satisfied the first condition of the Second Letter by filing the Kidsco Sale Motion with the Bankruptcy Court on April 18, 2012 prior to the April 25, 2012 deadline. 4Kids satisfied the second condition of the Second Letter since the Section 363 Sale closed on July 2, 2012, prior to the July 17, 2012 deadline. Pursuant to the Section 363 Sale, 4Kids assumed The CW Agreement and assigned The CW Agreement to Kidsco. In addition, at the closing of the Section 363 Sale, 4Kids paid the sum of $3,051 to The CW, the agreed-upon cure amount necessary to be paid to The CW in order for 4Kids to assume The CW Agreement. As part of the closing of the Section 363 Sale, 4Kids also received a release from The CW releasing 4Kids from any and all claims under The CW Agreement.

The Company, from time to time, is involved in litigation, contract disputes and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Except as described above, the Company does not believe that such litigation to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a party or of which any of their Properties is the subject or any claims made against it will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or the results of its operations or cash flows.