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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Abstract] |
Summary of Investments | The following table summarizes investments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
| June 30, 2020 |  | Percent Ownership of Voting Stock |  |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | Percent Ownership of Voting Stock |  |
Available-for-sale securities - redeemable preferred shares | $ | — |  |  | 19% | to | 25% |  | $ | — |  |  | 19% | to | 25%
Fair value option investments | — |  |  | 10% | to | 19% |  | 1,405 |  |  | 10% | to | 19%
Other equity investments | 34,403 |  |  | 1% | to | 19% |  | 75,171 |  |  | 1% | to | 19%
Total investments | $ | 34,403 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 76,576 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Gains and Losses due to Changes in Fair Value of Investments | The following table summarizes gains and losses due to changes in fair value of those investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Monster LP | $ | — |  |  | $ | (27,949) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (69,408) |
Nearbuy | — |  |  | 372 |  |  | (1,405) |  |  | 423 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | (27,577) |  |  | $ | (1,405) |  |  | $ | (68,985) |

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