Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Land

   $ 28,846      $ 29,748   

Buildings

     24,663        24,695   

Office furnishings and equipment

     37,935        38,794   

Antennae, towers and transmitting equipment

     74,897        76,454   

Studio and production equipment

     29,234        29,819   

Computer software and website development costs

     18,859        21,653   

Record and tape libraries

     65        65   

Automobiles

     1,107        1,139   

Leasehold improvements

     16,721        17,414   

Construction-in-progress

     2,963        4,362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 235,290      $ 244,143   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (135,823     (145,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 99,467      $ 98,928   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation expense was approximately $12.5 million, $12.3 million and $12.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, and 2013, respectively, which includes depreciation of $53,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 on a radio station tower that was valued at $0.8 million under a capital lease obligation. Accumulated depreciation associated with the capital lease was $238,000, $291,000 and $344,000 at December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

 

During June 2012, based on changes in managements’ planned usage, land in Covina, CA was classified as held for sale and evaluated for impairment as of that date. In accordance with the authoritative guidance for impairment of long-lived assets held for sale, we determined the carrying value of the land exceeded the estimated fair value less cost to sell. We recorded an impairment charge of $5.6 million associated with this land based on the estimated sale price. In December 2012, after several purchase offers for the land were terminated, we obtained a third party valuation for the land. Based on this fair value appraisal, we recorded an additional $1.2 million impairment charge associated with the land. There were no indications of impairment present during the period ending December 31, 2013 and it is our intent to continue to pursue the sale of this land.

The table below presents the fair value measurements used to value this asset.

 

            Fair Value Measurements Using:  
            (Dollars in thousands)  

Description

   As of December 31, 2013      Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable

Inputs  (Level 3)
     Total Gains
(Losses)
 

Long-Lived Asset Held for Sale

   $ 1,700             $ 1,700       $ 6,808