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, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Current
December 31,
     Non-Current
December 31,
 
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

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

   $ 2,231      $ 2,545      $ 8,702      $ 7,358  

Security deposits

     —          —          1,059        1,425  

Employee notes receivable (3)

     314        224        132        158  

Customer trust accounts and other

     2,557        2,367        88        175  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,102      $ 5,136      $ 9,981      $ 9,116  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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, 2016 and 2015, the weighted average interest rate for notes receivable due from the Company’s investment sales and financing professionals was approximately 3.3% and 2.9%, 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 $313 and $359 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company recorded a provision for bad debt expense of $47, $281 and $29 and wrote off $93, $115 and $59 of these receivables for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 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):

 

     Current
December 31,
     Non-Current
December 31,
 
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

SARs liability (1)

   $ 1,366      $ —        $ 20,949      $ 21,399  

Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals

     42,781        34,091        17,101        17,015  

Deferred compensation liability (1)

     607        —          6,405        5,264  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 44,754      $ 34,091      $ 44,455      $ 43,678  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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):

 

     December 31,  
     2016      2015      2014  

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

   $ 470      $ (57    $ 290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 452      $ (67    $ 313  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.