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3020 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
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Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesPeriod [Axis]
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Schedule of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts

A summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Balance
Beginning

of Year

 

Charged
to Expense

 

Write-Offs
and Other

 

Balance
End of
Year

 

2012

 

$

1,815

 

5,860

 

(6,239

)

1,436

 

2011

 

$

250

 

5,484

 

(3,919

)

1,815

 

2010

 

$

0

 

250

 

0

 

250

 

  
Schedule of estimated useful lives by class of asset

 

 

Buildings

 

20 years

 

Leasehold improvements

 

15 years or lease term, if shorter

 

Machinery and equipment

 

5 - 7 years

 

Computer systems and software (included in Machinery and Equipment in note 9)

 

3 - 5 years

 

  
Schedule of estimated amortization of subscriber accounts

Based on subscriber accounts held at December 31, 2012, estimated amortization of subscriber accounts in the succeeding five fiscal years ending December 31 is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

2013

 

$

158,747

 

2014

 

132,920

 

2015

 

111,293

 

2016

 

93,225

 

2017

 

87,299

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

583,484

 

  
Schedule of weighted average number of shares used in calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average Series A and Series B shares

 

14,026,102

 

14,195,834

 

14,200,417