Other Income, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other income, net, consists of the effect of transactions and other events relating to Actua’s ownership interests and its operations in general, and is comprised of the following:



(in thousands)	Year ended December 31,
	2016			2015		2014
Gain on sales/distributions of ownership interests	$	2,959		$	1,523	$	5,158
Other	(102		)	218		201
Total other income, net	$	2,857		$	1,741	$	5,359

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Actua sold a portion of its shares in InstaMed that resulted in proceeds of $2.8 million; Actua recorded a gain in that amount for the period.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, Actua received a distribution from Anthem that resulted in proceeds of $1.0 million; Actua recorded a gain in that amount for the period. Also during the year ended December 31, 2015, Actua received a loan repayment from Acquirgy in the amount of $0.4 million and, since Actua had no remaining basis in Acquirgy, recorded a gain in that amount for the period.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, Actua sold its ownership stake in Symbio S.A. for $8.1 million of cash, $0.8 million of which was placed in escrow to satisfy potential indemnification obligations. Actua recorded a gain of $4.3 million for the proceeds received during the year ended December 31, 2014. Actua also received a distribution related to the 2013 sale of WhiteFence, Inc. in the amount of $0.5 million; that amount was recorded as a gain. Also during the year ended December 31, 2014, in conjunction with the final release of escrowed proceeds from the 2011 sale of StarCite, Inc., Actua received cash of $0.3 million and recorded a gain in that amount.

The amounts recorded within the Other line of the table relates to currency (loss) gain which is attributable to Actua's consolidated businesses and gains on sales of marketable securities.