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Investment in Unconsolidated Entity | 9 Months Ended
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Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Investment in Unconsolidated Entity | Investment in Unconsolidated Entity Ashford Inc. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we held approximately 195,000 shares of Ashford Inc. common stock. This represented an approximate 9.7% ownership interest in Ashford Inc. for both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. See notes 10 and 11. As we exercise significant influence over Ashford Inc., this investment would typically be accounted for under the equity method of accounting, under ASC 323-10 - Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures. However, we have elected to record our investment in Ashford Inc. using the fair value option under ASC 825-10 - Fair Value Option - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. We have elected to use the fair value option to account for our investment in Ashford Inc. as the fair value is readily available since Ashford Inc. common stock is traded on a national exchange. The fair value of our investment in Ashford Inc. is included in “investment in Ashford Inc., at fair value” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and changes in market value are included in “unrealized loss on investment in Ashford Inc.” on our condensed consolidated statement of operations. The following tables summarize the condensed balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, of Ashford Inc. (in thousands): Ashford Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
|  | September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Total assets |  | $ | 125,957 |  |  | $ | 166,991 |
Total liabilities |  | 35,648 |  |  | 30,115 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |  | 1,386 |  |  | 240 |
Total stockholders’ equity of Ashford Inc. |  | 34,346 |  |  | 32,165 |
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities |  | 54,577 |  |  | 104,471 |
Total equity |  | 88,923 |  |  | 136,636 |
Total liabilities and equity |  | $ | 125,957 |  |  | $ | 166,991 |
Our investment in Ashford Inc., at fair value |  | $ | 9,286 |  |  | $ | 10,377 |
Ashford Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Total revenue |  | $ | 16,538 |  |  | $ | 14,496 |  |  | $ | 48,099 |  |  | $ | 42,103 |
Total operating expenses |  | (16,673 | ) |  | (13,219 | ) |  | (50,938 | ) |  | (45,600 | )
Operating income (loss) |  | (135 | ) |  | 1,277 |  |  | (2,839 | ) |  | (3,497 | )
Realized and unrealized loss on investment in unconsolidated entity |  | — |  |  | (1,954 | ) |  | (1,460 | ) |  | (3,020 | )
Realized and unrealized loss on investments |  | (441 | ) |  | (7,826 | ) |  | (5,889 | ) |  | (9,781 | )
Other |  | 59 |  |  | 385 |  |  | (21 | ) |  | 599 |
Income tax expense |  | (575 | ) |  | (1,036 | ) |  | (560 | ) |  | (1,500 | )
Net loss |  | (1,092 | ) |  | (9,154 | ) |  | (10,769 | ) |  | (17,199 | )
Loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 486 |  |  | 9,208 |  |  | 6,852 |  |  | 13,323 |
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests |  | 321 |  |  | — |  |  | 794 |  |  | 10 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Ashford Inc. |  | $ | (285 | ) |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | (3,123 | ) |  | $ | (3,866 | )
Our unrealized loss on investment in Ashford Inc. |  | $ | (458 | ) |  | $ | (5,621 | ) |  | $ | (1,091 | ) |  | $ | (5,621 | )
AQUA U.S. Fund In June 2015, for consideration of certain marketable securities, we obtained a 45.3% ownership interest in the AQUA U.S. Fund, previously named the REHE Fund. The AQUA U.S. Fund is managed by Ashford Investment Management, LLC (“AIM”), an indirect subsidiary of Ashford Inc. As of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the AQUA U.S. Fund was consolidated by Ashford Inc. The AQUA U.S. Fund invests substantially all of its assets in the Ashford Quantitative Alternatives Master Fund, LP (the “Master Fund”), previously named the AIM Real Estate Hedged Equity Master Fund, LP, and as a consequence of our investment in the AQUA U.S. Fund, we obtained an indirect interest in the Master Fund. Our maximum exposure of loss is limited to our investment in the AQUA U.S. Fund. During the second quarter of 2016, we liquidated our investment in the AQUA U.S. Fund subject to a 5% hold back which is expected to be paid upon completion of the audit of the AQUA U.S. Fund’s financial statements, or sooner at the general partner’s discretion. As of September 30, 2016, we held a receivable from the AQUA U.S. Fund of $2.3 million, included in Due to Ashford Inc. on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The following tables summarize the condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 and the condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 of the AQUA U.S. Fund (in thousands): Ashford Quantitative Alternative (U.S.) Fund, LP Condensed Balance Sheet (unaudited)
|  | December 31, 2015
Total assets |  | $ | 106,792 |
Partners’ capital |  | 106,792 |
Total liabilities and partners’ capital |  | $ | 106,792 |
Our ownership interest in the AQUA U.S. Fund |  | $ | 48,365 |
Ashford Quantitative Alternative (U.S.) Fund, LP Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited)
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Total investment income |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 508 |  |  | $ | 732 |
Net expenses |  | (262 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | (235 | )
Net investment income (loss) |  | (210 | ) |  | 303 |  |  | 497 |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments |  | 940 |  |  | (7,839 | ) |  | (10,829 | )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments |  | (6,331 | ) |  | 29 |  |  | 1,064 |
Net loss attributable to the AQUA U.S. Fund |  | $ | (5,601 | ) |  | $ | (7,507 | ) |  | $ | (9,268 | )
Our equity in loss of the AQUA U.S. Fund |  | $ | (2,587 | ) |  | $ | (3,399 | ) |  | $ | (4,219 | )
The Master Fund generally invests in publicly traded equity securities and put and call options on publicly traded equity securities. The AQUA U.S. Fund records its investment in the Master Fund at its proportionate share of net assets. Income (loss) and distributions are allocated to the AQUA U.S. Fund’s partners based on their ownership percentage of the AQUA U.S. Fund. Our equity in loss in the AQUA U.S. Fund represented our share of the AQUA U.S. Fund’s loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. We were not obligated to pay any portion of the management fee or the performance allocation in favor of the AQUA U.S. Fund’s investment manager and general partner, respectively, but did share pro-rata in all other applicable expenses of the AQUA U.S. Fund. As of December 31, 2015, we owned an approximate 45.3% ownership interest in the AQUA U.S. Fund.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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