| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Total income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations was allocated as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | Year ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Current taxes: | | | | | | Federal taxes | $ | (15,758 | ) | | $ | (144 | ) | | $ | (6,352 | ) | State taxes | 597 |
| | 20 |
| | 93 |
| Foreign taxes | 47 |
| | 184 |
| | 295 |
| Current taxes | $ | (15,114 | ) | | $ | 60 |
| | $ | (5,964 | ) | Deferred taxes: | | | | | | Federal taxes | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | (1,319 | ) | State taxes | 1,898 |
| | 253 |
| | (3,181 | ) | Foreign taxes | 6 |
| | (20 | ) | | (64 | ) | Deferred taxes | $ | 1,904 |
| | $ | 233 |
| | $ | (4,564 | ) | Income tax (benefit) expense | $ | (13,210 | ) | | $ | 293 |
| | $ | (10,528 | ) |
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Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Actua’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) consists of the following: | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | As of December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | Deferred tax assets: | | | | Net operating loss and capital loss carryforward - 382 limited | $ | 45,606 |
| | $ | 57,158 |
| Net operating loss carryforward - not 382 limited | 73,003 |
| | 60,414 |
| State net operating loss carryforward, net | 4,361 |
| | 2,844 |
| Capital loss carryforward - not 382 limited | — |
| | 48,071 |
| Company basis difference | 22,984 |
| | 20,150 |
| Reserves and accruals | 3,703 |
| | 3,293 |
| Equity-based compensation expense | 14,057 |
| | 16,105 |
| AMT and other credits | 81 |
| | 81 |
| Other, net | 2,085 |
| | 2,405 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 165,880 |
| | 210,521 |
| Valuation allowance | (147,197 | ) | | (187,757 | ) | Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 18,683 |
| | 22,764 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: |
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| Intangible assets | (17,921 | ) | | (20,130 | ) | Total deferred tax liabilities | (17,921 | ) | | (20,130 | ) | Total net deferred tax assets | $ | 762 |
| | $ | 2,634 |
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Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The effective tax rate, for continuing operations, differs from the federal statutory rate as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate | (35.0 | )% | | (35.0 | )% | | (35.0 | )% | Foreign and state taxes | 3.1 | % | | 0.5 | % | | 6.2 | % | Non-deductible expenses and other | 1.4 | % | | 15.5 | % | | 7.2 | % | Valuation allowance | (1.4 | )% | | 19.3 | % | | — | % | Effective tax rate | (31.9 | )% | | 0.3 | % | | (21.6 | )% |
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Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | The following is a roll forward of our total gross unrecognized tax benefits, which if reversed would impact the effective tax rate, for the year ended December 31, 2016:
| | | | | | (in thousands) | | 2016 | Balance as of January 1 | | $ | — |
| | | | Tax positions related to the current year: | | | Additions | | 257 |
| Reductions | | — |
| | | | Tax positions related to the prior years: | | | Additions | | — |
| Reductions | | — |
| Settlements | | — |
| Lapses in statutes of limitations | | — |
| | | | Balance as of December 31 | | $ | 257 |
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