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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Segment Theatre	Dec. 31, 2013 Theatre	Dec. 31, 2012
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