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, 2018
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,
2018
     December 31,
2017
     March 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

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

   $ 2,713      $ 3,672      $ 24,798      $ 21,726  

Security deposits

     —          —          1,161        1,158  

Employee notes receivable (3)

     351        366        177        255  

Customer trust accounts and other

     1,560        1,491        55        24  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,624      $ 5,529      $ 26,191      $ 23,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 $337 and $494 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company recorded a (recovery) provision for bad debt expense of $(106) and $(44) and wrote off $51 and $16 of these receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Any cash receipts on notes are applied first to unpaid principal balance prior to any income being recognized.
(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      Non-Current  
     March 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017
     March 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

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

   $ 1,895      $ 1,662      $ 18,706      $ 20,217  

Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals

     23,635        46,257        12,501        21,924  

Deferred compensation liability (1)

     1,383        1,261        7,762        7,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,913      $ 49,180      $ 38,969      $ 49,361  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The SARs and deferred compensation liability become subject to payout as a result of a participant no longer being considered as a 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):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2018      2017  

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

   $ 14      $ 199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ —        $ 211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.