Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	AOCI Attributable to Parent	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015					$ (60,893)
Change in fair value of available for sale securities	$ (2,179)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2016					(55,117)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	494,644	$ 89	$ 1,033,729	$ 257,704	(70,428)	$ (842,952)	$ 116,502
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		89,717
Shares issued on vesting of restricted stock	1	$ 1
Shares issued on vesting of restricted stock (in shares)		412
Shares repurchased on vesting of restricted stock and exercise of stock options	(1,078)					(1,078)
Compensation expense in connection with restricted stock and stock options	4,248		4,248
Write off of accretion expense due to deconsolidation of joint venture	4,527			4,527
Payments from non-controlling interest holders, net of imputed interest	2,925						2,925
Elimination of non-controlling interest related to sale of the Entertainment segment	(36,907)						(36,907)
Additional paid in capital associated with purchase of additional interest in Iconix Canada joint venture	1,473		1,473
Elimination of non-controlling interest related to purchase of additional interest in Iconix Canada joint venture	(19,530)						(19,530)
Elimination of non-controlling interest related to the sale of NGX	(2,529)						(2,529)
Change in redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interest	3,054			3,054
Change in fair value of available for sale securities	(625)				(625)
Net (loss) income	(534,252)			(513,338)			(20,914)
Tax benefit related to amortization of convertible notes' discount	78		78
Foreign currency translation	20,910		10		20,900
Distributions to joint ventures	(14,600)						(14,600)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2017	$ (77,661)	$ 90	$ 1,039,538	$ (248,053)	$ (50,153)	$ (844,030)	$ 24,947
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2017		90,129