Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Club operations	$ 390,560	$ 418,069	$ 447,871
Fees and other	6,361	6,254	5,971
Total revenue	396,921	424,323	453,842
Operating Expenses:
Payroll and related	149,029	175,898	177,009
Club operating	185,104	196,725	192,716
General and administrative	24,702	30,683	31,352
Depreciation and amortization	43,727	47,887	47,307
Impairment of fixed assets	742	14,571	4,569
Impairment of goodwill	0	31,558	137
Gain on sale of building	0	(77,146)	0
Gain on lease termination	0	(2,967)	0
Total operating expenses	403,304	417,209	453,090
Operating (loss) income	(6,383)	7,114	752
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt	(37,893)	(17,911)	493
Interest expense	13,940	20,579	19,039
Interest income	(2)	0	0
Equity in the earnings of investees and rental income	(242)	(2,361)	(2,402)
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for corporate income taxes	17,814	6,807	(16,378)
Provision (benefit) for corporate income taxes	9,771	(14,351)	52,611
Net income (loss)	$ 8,043	$ 21,158	$ (68,989)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.86	$ (2.84)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.84	$ (2.84)
Weighted average number of shares used in calculating earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in shares)	25,568,371	24,630,898	24,266,407
Diluted (in shares)	26,074,735	25,114,057	24,266,407
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.32