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Equity
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Equity
Note 6—Equity
 
Changes in the components of equity were as follows:
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
  
   
Attributable to
Genie
    
Noncontrolling
Interests
    
Total
  
   
(in thousands)
  
Balance, December 31, 2012
   $ 122,490     $ (4,393 )   $ 118,097  
Accrued dividends on preferred stock
     (615 )     —       (615 )
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees for tax withholdings
     (270 )     —       (270 )
Exercise of stock options
     53       —       53  
Issuance of Genie Class B common stock to holders of deferred stock units of subsidiary
     1,837       (1,837 )       —  
Grants of equity of subsidiaries
     357       (357 )       —  
Stock-based compensation
     2,931       —       2,931  
Comprehensive (loss) income:
                        
Net (loss) income
     (5,420 )     1,197       (4,223 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
     349       (13 )     336  
Comprehensive (loss) income
     (5,071 )     1,184       (3,887 )
Balance, September 30, 2013
   $ 121,712     $ (5,403 )   $ 116,309  
 
Dividend Payments
 
On February 15, 2013, the Company paid a pro-rated Base Dividend of $0.1317 per share on its Series 2012-A Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) for the fourth quarter of 2012. On May 15, 2013 and on August 15, 2013, the Company paid a quarterly Base Dividend of $0.1594 per share on the Preferred Stock for the first and second quarters of 2013. In October 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly Base Dividend of $0.1594 per share on the Preferred Stock for the third quarter of 2013. The dividend will be paid on or about November 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 4, 2013. The aggregate dividends declared and paid in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $0.8 million.
 
Stock Repurchase Program
 
On March 11, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to an aggregate of 7 million shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. At September 30, 2013, no repurchases had been made and 7 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.
 
Exchange Offers and Issuances of Preferred Stock
 
On August 2, 2012, the Company initiated an offer to exchange up to 8.75 million outstanding shares of its Class B common stock for the same number of shares of its Preferred Stock. The offer expired on October 10, 2012. On October 17, 2012, the Company issued 1,604,591 shares of its Preferred Stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class B common stock tendered in the exchange offer.
 
On November 26, 2012, the Company initiated an offer to exchange up to 7.15 million outstanding shares of its Class B common stock for the same number of shares of its Preferred Stock. The offer expired on March 5, 2013. On March 11, 2013, the Company issued 313,376 shares of its Preferred Stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class B common stock tendered in the exchange offer.
 
Grants and Sales of Equity in Subsidiaries
 
Per the terms of his employment agreement, Dr. Harold Vinegar, Chief Scientist of the Company (“Vinegar”), has an option to purchase, at fair value (with reference to the Company’s historical funding), up to 10% of the GOGAS ventures in which he is a key contributor: 
 
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In November 2008, Vinegar purchased a 10% interest in IEI. In connection with this purchase, the purchase agreement provides Vinegar with certain no cost anti-dilution protection as follows. If IEI issues certain of its shares in order to raise capital until the capitalization of IEI equals $20 million, IEI shall issue to Vinegar additional shares to maintain his 10% interest in IEI.
 
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In October 2013, the Company completed the sale of 9.5% of the equity in Afek to Vinegar as per the terms of his employment agreement.
 
 
In May 2013, the Company granted 1.0% of the equity in IEI to certain employees of the Company. The grants vested immediately on the date of the grant. The fair value on the date of the grant was estimated to be $0.2 million, which was recognized in May 2013.
 
The Company elected to exchange vested deferred stock units of IDT Energy previously granted to employees and directors of the Company for shares of the Company’s Class B common stock upon the vesting of the deferred stock units based on the relative fair value of the shares exchanged. Accordingly, in August 2013, the Company issued 133,758 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock in exchange for 23.6 vested deferred stock units of IDT Energy.
 
On November 4, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 1.0% of the equity in Genie Mongolia to Michael Jonas, Executive Vice President of GOGAS, and the executive managing the Company’s business in Mongolia. Michael Jonas is also the son of Howard Jonas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
Variable Interest Entity
 
In 2011, an employee of IDT Corporation (“IDT”) until his employment was terminated effective December 30, 2011, incorporated Citizens Choice Energy, LLC (“CCE”), which is a REP that resells electricity and natural gas to residential and small business customers in the State of New York. Tari Corporation (“Tari”) is the sole owner of CCE. In addition, DAD Sales, LLC (“DAD”), which is 100% owned by Tari, used its network of door-to-door sales agents to obtain customers for CCE. In December 2012, DAD ceased to acquire customers for CCE. The Company provided CCE, DAD and Tari with substantially all of the cash required to fund their operations. The Company determined that at the present time it has the power to direct the activities of CCE, DAD and Tari that most significantly impact their economic performance and it has the obligation to absorb losses of CCE, DAD and Tari that could potentially be significant to CCE, DAD and Tari on a stand-alone basis. The Company therefore determined that it is the primary beneficiary of CCE, DAD and Tari, and as a result, the Company consolidates CCE, DAD and Tari within its IDT Energy segment. The Company does not own any interest in CCE, DAD or Tari and thus the net income or loss incurred by CCE, DAD and Tari was attributed to noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Net income (loss) of CCE, DAD and Tari and aggregate net funding (provided by) repaid to the Company by CCE, DAD and Tari were as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
   
2013
    
2012
    
2013
    
2012
  
   
(in thousands)
  
Net income (loss):
                        
CCE
   $ 697     $ 1,895     $ 2,360     $ 2,828  
DAD
   $ —     $ (124 )   $ (35 )   $ (313 )
Tari
   $ —     $ 61     $ 10     $ 98  
Aggregate funding (provided by) repaid to the Company, net
   $ (601 )   $ (1,069 )   $ 3,802     $ 553  
 
Summarized combined balance sheets of CCE, DAD and Tari are as follows:
 
   
September 30,
2013
    
December 31,
2012
  
   
(in thousands)
  
Assets
            
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 1,180     $ 1,047  
Restricted cash
     56       39  
Trade accounts receivable
     2,230       4,168  
Prepaid expenses
     406       485  
Other current assets
     310       519  
Property and equipment, net
     —       38  
Other assets
     489       493  
Total assets
   $ 4,671     $ 6,789  
                 
Liabilities and members’ interests
                
Current liabilities
   $ 2,383     $ 3,035  
Due to IDT Energy
     1,280       5,082  
Noncontrolling interests
     1,008       (1,328 )
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests
   $ 4,671     $ 6,789  
 
The assets of CCE, DAD and Tari may only be used to settle obligations of CCE, DAD and Tari, and may not be used for other consolidated entities. The liabilities of CCE, DAD and Tari are non-recourse to the general credit of the Company’s other consolidated entities.