Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)

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Selected Balance Sheet Data (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Current      Non-Current  
     September 30,
2017
     December 31,
2016
     September 30,
2017
     December 31,
2016
 

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

   $ 1,846      $ 2,231      $ 21,535      $ 8,702  

Security deposits

     —          —          1,158        1,059  

Employee notes receivable (3)

     337        314        268        132  

Customer trust accounts and other

     2,761        2,557        73        88  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,944      $ 5,102      $ 23,034      $ 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 six years.
(2) Includes allowance for doubtful accounts related to current receivables of $332 and $313 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company recorded a provision for bad debt expense of $87 and $12 and wrote off $4 and $6 of these receivables for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company recorded a provision for bad debt expense of $33 and $15 and wrote off $14 and $71 of these receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 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  
     September 30,
2017
     December 31,
2016
     September 30,
2017
     December 31,
2016
 

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

   $ 1,734      $ 1,366      $ 19,913      $ 20,949  

Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals

     26,347        42,781        16,417        17,101  

Deferred compensation liability (1)

     1,396        607        7,261        6,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 29,477      $ 44,754      $ 43,591      $ 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 have 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
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
        2017             2016             2017             2016      

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

  $ 202     $ 229     $ 571     $ 413  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $ 219     $ 209     $ 618     $ 397  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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.