16.

SEGMENT REPORTING

Advertising revenue accounted for 100.0%, 100.0% and 92.1%, of consolidated revenue for the years ended December 31, 2015, January 1, 2015, and December 26, 2013, respectively.  The following tables present revenue, less directly identifiable expenses to arrive at income before income taxes for the advertising reportable segment, the combined Fathom Events operating segments (disposed on December 26, 2013), and network, administrative and unallocated costs.  Refer to Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015 (in millions)

 

 

 

Advertising

 

 

Fathom Events (1)

 

 

Network,

Administrative and

Unallocated Costs

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue

 

$

446.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

446.5

 

Operating costs

 

 

103.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

121.1

 

Selling and marketing costs

 

 

66.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

 

72.3

 

Administrative and other costs

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

35.1

 

 

 

38.6

 

Merger termination fee and related merger costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.3

 

 

 

34.3

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

 

 

32.2

 

Interest and other non-operating costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66.5

 

 

 

66.5

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

272.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

(191.4

)

 

$

81.5

 

 

 

 

Year Ended January 1, 2015 (in millions)

 

 

 

Advertising

 

 

Fathom Events (1)

 

 

Network,

Administrative and

Unallocated Costs

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue

 

$

394.0

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

394.0

 

Operating costs

 

 

97.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.3

 

 

 

115.3

 

Selling and marketing costs

 

 

54.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

57.6

 

Administrative and other costs

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.7

 

 

 

29.5

 

Merger termination fee and related merger costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

7.5

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.4

 

 

 

32.4

 

Interest and other non-operating costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76.2

 

 

 

76.2

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

239.4

 

 

$

 

 

$

(163.9

)

 

$

75.5

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 26, 2013 (in millions)

 

 

 

Advertising

 

 

Fathom Events (1)

 

 

Network,

Administrative and

Unallocated Costs

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue

 

$

426.3

 

 

$

36.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

462.8

 

Operating costs

 

 

98.4

 

 

 

25.5

 

 

 

19.4

 

 

 

143.3

 

Selling and marketing costs

 

 

56.1

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

61.5

 

Administrative and other costs

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

25.6

 

 

 

29.4

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.6

 

 

 

26.6

 

Interest and other non-operating costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.0

 

 

 

52.0

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

268.9

 

 

$

6.5

 

 

$

(125.4

)

 

$

150.0

 

 

The following is a summary of revenue by category (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

January 1, 2015

 

 

December 26, 2013

 

National advertising revenue

 

$

309.5

 

 

$

258.8

 

$

 

295.0

 

Local and regional advertising revenue

 

 

107.0

 

 

 

96.8

 

 

 

89.9

 

Founding member advertising revenue from

   beverage concessionaire agreements

 

 

30.0

 

 

 

38.4

 

 

 

41.4

 

Fathom Consumer revenue (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.4

 

Fathom Business revenue (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

Total revenue

 

$

446.5

 

 

$

394.0

 

$

 

462.8

 

 

 

(1)

Fathom Events was sold on December 26, 2013 as discussed in Note 2— Divesture.

 

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.