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INVESTMENT IN FORMER AFFILIATES (Details 1) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Total assets | $ 3,816,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 17,785,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,816,000 | $ 17,785,000 |
Total liabilities | 1,563,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,102,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,563,000 | 2,102,000 |
Regulatory minimum net capital requirement | 250,000 |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |  |  |  |  | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Total revenue | 3,049,000 |  | $ 2,223,000 | $ 2,462,000 | $ 2,078,000 | 2,832,000 |  | $ 2,536,000 | $ 2,104,000 | $ 2,624,000 | 9,812,000 | 10,096,000 | $ 15,852,000
Net income (loss) | $ (3,209,000) | [1] | $ (114,000) | $ (728,000) | $ (501,000) | (200,000) | [2] | $ (728,000) | $ (407,000) | $ (1,534,000) | $ (5,578,000) | (2,869,000) | (6,557,000)
SBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  | 30,903,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 30,903,000 | 28,518,000
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 23,254,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 23,254,000 | 12,458,000
Total members' capital |  |  |  |  |  | 7,649,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 7,649,000 | 16,060,000
Regulatory minimum net capital requirement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000 | 250,000
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,774,000 |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,369,000 | 171,000
SBSFPC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,000
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,000
Total members' capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (51,000)
[1] | Includes $825,000 loss ($0.04 per share) related to the arbitration settlement and $2,206,000 ($0.10 per share) of expenses related to the change in ownership.
[2] | Includes $448,000 loss ($0.02 per share) related to disposal of investment in former affiliate.

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