Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Current      Non-Current  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,      December 31,  
     2017      2016      2017      2016  

Due from independent contractors, net (1) (2)

   $ 1,296      $ 2,231      $ 17,923      $ 8,702  

Security deposits

     —          —          1,092        1,059  

Employee notes receivable (3)

     221        314        246        132  

Customer trust accounts and other

     3,014        2,557        75        88  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,531      $ 5,102      $ 19,336      $ 9,981  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents amounts advanced, notes receivable and other receivables due from the Company’s investment sales and financing professionals. The notes receivable along with interest, are typically collected from future commissions and are generally due in one to five years.
(2) Includes allowance for doubtful accounts related to current receivables of $253 and $313 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company recorded a (recovery) provision for bad debt expense of $(44) and $16 and wrote off $16 and $54 of these receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Any cash receipts on notes are applied first to unpaid principal balance prior to any income being recognized.
(3) See Note 6 – “Related-Party Transactions” for additional information.
Components of Deferred Compensation and Commissions

Deferred compensation and commissions consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Current      Non-Current  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,      December 31,  
     2017      2016      2017      2016  

Stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) liability (1)

   $ 1,734      $ 1,366      $ 19,447      $ 20,949  

Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals

     20,872        42,781        11,006        17,101  

Deferred compensation liability (1)

     759        607        7,496        6,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 23,365      $ 44,754      $ 37,949      $ 44,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The SARs and deferred compensation liability become subject to payout as a result of a participant no longer being considered as an employee service provider. As a result of the retirement of certain participants, estimated amounts to be paid to the participants within the next twelve months has been classified as current.
Summary of Net Change in Carrying Value of Assets Held in Rabbi Trust and Deferred Compensation Liability

The net change in the carrying value of the assets held in the rabbi trust and the net change in the carrying value of the deferred compensation liability, each exclusive of additional contributions, distributions and trust expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,  
     2017      2016  

Increase in the carrying value of the assets held in the rabbi trust (1)

   $ 199      $ 34  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in the carrying value of the deferred compensation obligation (2)

   $ 211      $ 37  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of net and comprehensive income.
(2) Recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of net and comprehensive income.