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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | 2025 Convertible Notes | 2022 Convertible Notes | Cumulative effect adjustment | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Additional Paid-in Capital 2025 Convertible Notes | Additional Paid-in Capital 2022 Convertible Notes | Additional Paid-in Capital Cumulative effect adjustment | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Deficit Cumulative effect adjustment | Treasury Stock | Noncontrolling Interest
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 294,874 |  |  |  | $ 142 | $ 1,087,582 |  |  |  | $ (708,354) |  | $ (85,085) | $ 589
Balance (Accounting Standards Update 2014-09) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  |  |  | $ 1,373 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 1,373 |  |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  | 14,218,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,239,000 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income | 96,499 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,499 |  |  |
Non-cash compensation | 44,365 |  |  |  |  | 44,365 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of treasury stock | $ (92,606) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (92,606) |
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares) | 379,449 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 379,000 |
Issuance of common stock for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes | $ 2,217 |  |  |  | $ 12 | 2,205 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,210,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest | (510) |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (589)
Other | (4) |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | 346,208 |  |  |  | $ 154 | 1,134,227 |  |  |  | (610,482) |  | $ (177,691) | 0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  | 15,428,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,618,000 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income | 17,828 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,828 |  |  |
Non-cash compensation | 52,167 |  |  |  |  | 52,167 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of treasury stock | $ (5,470) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (5,470) |
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares) | 22,731 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 |
Issuance of common stock for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes | $ (8,406) |  |  |  | $ 3 | (8,409) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 249,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other | (1) |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | 402,326 |  |  |  | $ 157 | 1,177,984 |  |  |  | (592,654) |  | $ (183,161) | 0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  | 15,677,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,641,000 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income | (48,255) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48,255) |  |  |
Non-cash compensation | 53,733 |  |  |  |  | 53,733 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes | (3,910) |  |  |  | $ 1 | (3,911) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 89,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes, net |  | $ 116,300 |  |  |  |  | $ 116,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of 0.625% Convertible Senior Notes, net |  |  | $ (107,882) |  |  |  |  | $ (107,882) |  |  |  |  |
Convertible note hedge transactions | (14,379) |  |  |  |  | (14,379) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant transactions | (33,171) |  |  |  |  | (33,171) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other | (1) |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 364,761 |  |  |  | $ 158 | $ 1,188,673 |  |  |  | $ (640,909) |  | $ (183,161) | $ 0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  | 15,766,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,641,000 |

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