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INVESTMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Abstract]

Summary of Investments

The following table summarizes investments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):

			December 31, 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			37,671						1%			to			19%						75,171						1%			to			19%
Total investments			$	37,671																	$	76,576

The following table summarizes other equity investment activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

Balance as of December 31, 2018			$	24,273
Upward adjustments for observable price changes			51,397
Dispositions			(640)
Foreign currency translation			141
Balance as of December 31, 2019			$	75,171
Impairment of investments included in earnings			(6,684)
Dispositions			(33,843)
Foreign currency translation			3,027
Balance as of December 31, 2020			$	37,671

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 years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

			Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Monster LP			$	—					$	(69,408)					$	(9,509)
Nearbuy			(1,405)						(3,089)						445
Total			$	(1,405)					$	(72,497)					$	(9,064)

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