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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Total | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Preferred Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Retained earnings | Noncontrolling Interests | Receivable for issuance of equity
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 118,097 | $ 16 | $ 198 | $ 13,639 | $ 80,196 | $ (204) | $ 270 | $ 28,375 | $ (3,393) | $ (1,000)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012 |  | 1,574 | 19,827 | 1,605 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends on preferred stock | (920) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (920) |  |
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees | (269) |  |  |  |  | $ (269) |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | 3,841 |  |  |  | $ 3,841 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock issued to employees and directors | 3 |  | $ 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock issued to employees and directors, Shares |  |  | 227 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | $ 93 |  |  |  | $ 93 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options, Shares |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grants of equity of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  | 357 |  |  |  | $ (357) |
Sales of equity of subsidiaries | $ 422 |  |  |  | 1,129 |  |  |  | (707) |
Issuance of preferred stock of subsidiary |  |  |  |  | (2,000) |  |  |  | 2,000 |
Issuance of Class B common stock to holders of deferred stock units of subsidiary |  |  |  |  | $ 1,836 |  |  |  | $ (1,836) |
Issuance of Class B common stock to holders of deferred stock units of subsidiary, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (42) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (42) |
Exchange of Class B common stock for Preferred stock |  |  | $ (3) | $ 2,664 | $ (2,661) |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Class B common stock for Preferred stock, shares |  |  | (312) | 312 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | 456 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 475 |  | $ (19) |
Net (loss) income | (5,341) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (5,903) | 562 |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 116,340 | $ 16 | $ 198 | $ 16,303 | $ 82,791 | $ (473) | $ 745 | $ 21,552 | $ (3,792) | $ (1,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013 |  | 1,574 | 19,755 | 1,917 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends on preferred stock | (1,352) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,352) |  |
Dividends declared on common stock | (1,473) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,473) |  |
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees | (224) |  |  |  |  | $ (224) |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | 10,423 |  |  |  | $ 10,423 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock issued to employees and directors | 2 |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock issued to employees and directors, Shares |  |  | 224 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | 28 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options, Shares |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases of Class B common stock through repurchase program | $ (846) |  |  |  |  | (846) |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of Class B common stock to Howard S. Jonas | $ 24,552 |  | $ 36 |  | 24,516 |  |  |  |  |
Sales of Class B common stock to Howard S. Jonas, shares |  |  | 3,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Class B common stock for Preferred stock |  |  | $ (4) | $ 3,440 | (3,436) |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of Class B common stock for Preferred stock, shares |  |  | (405) | 405 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | $ (700) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (735) |  | $ 35 |
Net (loss) income | (27,407) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,486) | (921) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 119,343 | $ 16 | $ 232 | $ 19,743 | 114,322 | (1,543) | 10 | (7,759) | (4,678) | $ (1,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | 1,574 | 23,178 | 2,322 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends on preferred stock | (1,481) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,481) |  |
Dividends declared on common stock | (2,950) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,950) |  |
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees | (27) |  |  |  |  | (27) |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | $ 5,095 |  |  |  | 5,095 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock issued to employees and directors, Shares |  |  | 36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | $ 174 |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options, Shares |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of GOGAS stock option | 2,500 |  |  |  | 5,979 |  |  |  | (979) | (2,500)
Collection of receivables for issuance of equity | 1,912 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  |  | 1,833
Subsidiary equity grant reclassified to liability | (1,200) |  |  |  | (1,200) |  |  |  |  |
Payment for option to purchase subsidiary equity | (175) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (175) |
Other comprehensive income | 142 |  |  |  |  |  | 144 |  | (2) |
Net (loss) income | (8,636) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,457) | (1,179) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 114,697 | $ 16 | $ 232 | $ 19,743 | $ 124,449 | $ (1,570) | $ 154 | $ (19,647) | $ (7,013) | $ (1,667)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | 1,574 | 23,239 | 2,322 |  |  |  |  |  |

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