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EQUITY (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
EQUITY |
Schedule of stockholders' equity | 9. EQUITY Stockholders’ equity was as follows (in thousands):
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
|  | ATN |  | Non-Controlling |  |  |  |  | ATN |  | Non-Controlling |  | Total |
|  | International, Inc. |  | Interests |  | Total Equity |  | International, Inc. |  | Interests |  | Equity |
Equity, beginning of period |  | $ | 677,055 |  | $ | 132,114 |  | $ | 809,169 |  | $ | 680,299 |  | $ | 81,425 |  | $ | 761,724 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 5,415 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,415 |  |  | 5,034 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,034 |
Comprehensive income: |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | (12,016) |  |  | 13,535 |  |  | 1,519 |  |  | 10,206 |  |  | 10,400 |  |  | 20,606 |
Projected pension benefit obligation |  |  | 513 |  |  | — |  |  | 513 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrealized loss on securities |  |  | (65) |  |  | — |  |  | (65) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Reclassifications of gains on sale of marketable securities to net income |  |  | (1,044) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,044) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign Currency translation adjustment |  |  | 921 |  |  | — |  |  | 921 |  |  | (200) |  |  | — |  |  | (200) |
Total comprehensive income |  |  | (11,691) |  |  | 13,535 |  |  | 1,844 |  |  | 10,006 |  |  | 10,400 |  |  | 20,406 |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options |  |  | 1,057 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,057 |  |  | 1,371 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,371 |
Dividends declared on common stock |  |  | (13,680) |  |  | — |  |  | (13,680) |  |  | (15,838) |  |  | — |  |  | (15,838) |
Distributions to non-controlling interests |  |  | — |  |  | (3,761) |  |  | (3,761) |  |  | — |  |  | (7,828) |  |  | (7,828) |
Investments made by non-controlling interests |  |  | — |  |  | 123 |  |  | 123 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,409 (1) |  |  | 22,409 |
Acquisition of One Communications |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32,717 |  |  | 32,717 |
Acquisition of Viya |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 221 |  |  | 221 |
Acquisition from non-controlling interests |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (306) |  |  | (270) |  |  | (576) |
Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary |  |  | — |  |  | 529 |  |  | 529 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in accounting method- adoption of ASC 2016-09 |  |  | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Repurchase of non-controlling interests |  |  | (670) |  |  | (434) |  |  | (1,104) |  |  | (4,105) |  |  | (2,940) |  |  | (7,045) |
Purchase of treasury stock |  |  | (12,968) |  |  | — |  |  | (12,968) |  |  | (4,755) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,755) |
Equity, end of period |  | $ | 644,628 |  | $ | 142,106 |  | $ | 786,734 |  | $ | 671,706 |  | $ | 136,134 |  | $ | 807,840 |
| (1) |  | During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the holder of a non-controlling interest in one of ATN’s U.S. Telecom subsidiaries contributed $21.7 million of cash to the subsidiary. ATN maintained a controlling interest in the subsidiary both before and after the contribution.

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