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Stockholders' Equity | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity | Note 7. Stockholders’ Equity Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (in thousands)
|  | Preferred Stock |  |  | Common Stock |  |  | Additional Paid In Capital |  |  | Accumulated Deficit |  |  | Other Comprehensive Income/(loss) |  |  | AXT, Inc. stockholders’ equity |  |  | Noncontrolling interests |  |  | Total stockholders’ equity |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 3,532 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 195,419 |  |  | $ | (68,393 | ) |  | $ | 7,673 |  |  | $ | 138,263 |  |  | $ | 6,425 |  |  | $ | 144,688 |
Common stock options exercised |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 |
Common stock repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,521 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,521 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,521 | )
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 740 |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,027 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,027 | ) |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | (775 | )
Dividends declared by joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (83 | ) |  |  | (83 | )
Change in unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (350 | ) |  |  | (350 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (350 | )
Currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 305 |
Balance as of June 30, 2015 |  | $ | 3,532 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 194,714 |  |  | $ | (69,420 | ) |  | $ | 7,586 |  |  | $ | 136,444 |  |  | $ | 6,636 |  |  | $ | 143,080 |
There were no reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Stock Repurchase Program On February 21, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $6.0 million of our outstanding common stock through February 27, 2014. These purchases can be made from time to time in the open market and are funded from our existing cash balances and cash generated from operations. During 2013, we repurchased approximately 285,000 shares at an average price of $2.51 per share for a total purchase price of $716,000 under the stock repurchase program. As of December 31, 2013, approximately $5.3 million remained available for future repurchases under this program. No shares were repurchased in 2014 under this program and the plan expired on February 27, 2014. On October 27, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $5.0 million of our outstanding common stock. These repurchases can be made from time to time in the open market and are funded from our existing cash balances and cash generated from operations. During the three months ended June 30, 2015, we repurchased approximately 353,000 shares at an average price of $2.56 per share for a total purchase price of $904,000 under the stock repurchase program. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we repurchased approximately 583,000 shares at an average price of $2.61 per share for a total purchase price of $1.5 million under the stock repurchase program. As of June 30, 2015, approximately $3.5 million remained available for future repurchases under this program. See Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds in Part II, Other Information, for additional information.

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