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ADAM JOHNSON, HOST, BLOOMBERG NEWS: Six Flags announces its 14th consecutive record quarterly profit, and yet those results fell slightly short of the analyst estimates. A fatal injury on a Texas roller coaster in July suppressed attendance, according to the company's earnings release. That was this morning. The stock has had a threefold rise over the past three years. Today it's flat on the news. Joining us now, CEO Jim Reid- Anderson. Jim, always good having you on the show.
JAMES REID-ANDERSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT: Great to be here, Adam.
JOHNSON: And you and I have had plenty of fun riding around Great Adventure on the coasters. Take us back to July 19. You're in your office. The phone rings. What happened when you got that news about Texas?
REID-ANDERSON: Obviously, Adam, we - I was tremendously distressed, as was everybody in the company. We put safety first. That's our number-one priority. And so to have a loss of life is the worst possible scenario. But since then we've moved forward. Obviously we're very sad. We extend our condolences to the family it's impacted, but we've moved forward and the ride is open again now.
JOHNSON: Right, and you set aside about $3 million according to the press release from the earnings this morning. Any idea when that'll actually get paid out, or is that now already taken out of the earnings?
REID-ANDERSON: We're in the middle of litigation. The process is ongoing right now. And as you know, Adam, this can take a...