v3.6.0.2

STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 11, 2017 shares | Jan. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares | Nov. 30, 2014 $ / shares shares | Apr. 30, 2014 shares | Apr. 21, 2014 shares | Dec. 31, 2014 shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Dec. 13, 2016 $ / shares
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock shares acquired (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,268 | 263,622 |
Treasury stock shares acquired | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,314 | $ 7,616 |
Special dividend declared (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.25
Group LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units held by noncontrolling interest holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,803,921 |
Group LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units held by noncontrolling interest holders |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,698,300 |  |
Noncontrolling interests (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62.00% | 63.00% |
Class A common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate stock issuance (in shares) |  |  |  | 15,263,653 |  |  |  |  |
Reorganization of equity structure (in shares) |  |  |  | 7,699,851 | 7,699,851 |  |  |  |
Shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 7,483,442 |  |  |
Common Stock issued in connection with settlement of appreciation rights issued in prior years (in shares) |  |  |  | 88,802 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock and acquisition of Class A partnership units in connection with follow-on offering (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 4,511,058 |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,948,998 | 20,536,740 |
Common stock, shares outstanding |  |  | 19,770,893 |  |  |  | 20,561,108 | 20,273,118 |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued upon exchange of a partnership unit |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
Class A common stock | IPO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  | 7,475,000 |  |  |  |  |
Class A common stock | Follow-on Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued (in shares) | 5,750,000 |  | 4,509,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of new and sale of existing common stock (in shares) |  |  | 6,325,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock and acquisition of Class A partnership units in connection with follow-on offering (in shares) |  |  | 4,511,058 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A common stock | Group LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,561,108 |  |
Class B common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  | 36,158,698 | 36,158,698 |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock and acquisition of Class A partnership units in connection with follow-on offering (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | (4,507,453) |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,138,193 | 31,229,236 |
Common stock, shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,138,193 | 31,229,236 |
Ratio of subscription price to the initial public offering price of shares of common stock |  |  |  | 0.00055 |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable ratio to outstanding shares of publicly traded common stock |  |  |  | 0.00055 |  |  |  |  |
Class B common stock | Follow-on Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock and acquisition of Class A partnership units in connection with follow-on offering (in shares) |  |  | 4,507,453 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares converted |  |  | 2,998,322 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued upon conversion |  |  | 1,658 |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion ratio |  |  | 0.00055 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased and retired |  | 5,356,876 | 1,509,131 |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share of stock which was repurchased and retired | $ / shares |  | $ 101 | $ 28 |  |  |  |  |  |

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