Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Assets

Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Current
December 31,
     Non-Current
December 31,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

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

   $ 2,545       $ 1,577       $ 7,358       $ 1,820   

Security deposits

     —           —           1,425         1,240   

Employee notes receivable (3)

     224         216         158         162   

Customer trust accounts and other

     2,367         1,262         175         222   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,136       $ 3,055       $ 9,116       $ 3,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the weighted average interest rate for notes receivable due from the Company’s investment sales and financing professionals was approximately 2.9% and 2.8%, respectively. Any cash receipts on notes are applied first to unpaid principal balance prior to any income being recognized.
(2)  Includes allowance for doubtful accounts related to current receivables of $359 and $193 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company recorded a provision for bad debt expense of $281, $29 and $207 and wrote off $115, $59 and $152 of these receivables for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3)  See Note 7 – “Related-Party Transactions” for additional information.
Components of Deferred Compensation and Commissions

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

 

     December 31,  
     2015      2014  

SARs liability

   $ 21,399       $ 20,542   

Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals

     17,015         12,176   

Deferred compensation liability

     5,264         3,863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 43,678       $ 36,581   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Summary of Net Change in Carrying Value of Assets Held in Rabbi Trust and Deferred Compensation Obligation

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 obligation, each exclusive of additional contributions, distributions and trust expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  

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

   $ (57    $ 290       $ 495   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in the carrying value of the deferred compensation obligation (2)

   $ (67    $ 313       $ 504   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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