Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Current      Non-Current  
     June 30,      December 31,      June 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

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

   $ 1,857       $ 2,545       $ 8,142       $ 7,358   

Security deposits

     —           —           1,073         1,425   

Employee notes receivable (3)

     364         224         112         158   

Customer trust accounts and other

     2,717         2,367         330         175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,938       $ 5,136       $ 9,657       $ 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.
(2) Includes allowance for doubtful accounts related to current receivables of $297 and $359 as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Company recorded a (recovery) provision for bad debt expense of $(13) and $58 and wrote off $11 and $29 of these receivables for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company recorded a provision for bad debt expense of $3 and $79 and wrote off $65 and $35 of these receivables for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(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):

 

     June 30,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

SARs liability

   $ 21,856       $ 21,399   

Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals

     10,010         17,015   

Deferred compensation liability

     6,714         5,264   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 38,580       $ 43,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
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
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

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

   $ 150       $ (104    $ 184       $ 11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 151       $ (94    $ 188       $ 59   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.