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Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Summary of Equity-Based Compensation
Equity-based compensation by equity award type was as follows:
(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Restricted stock
 
$
14,683

 
$
11,390

 
$
22,811

SARs
 
118

 
128

 
398

DSUs
 
430

 
341

 
234

Total equity-based compensation
 
$
15,231

 
$
11,859

 
$
23,443
Changes in Restricted Stock
The following shares were surrendered by Actua's employees to satisfy withholding taxes:

 
Restricted shares surrendered
Year ended December 31, 2017
 
1,055,446

Year ended December 31, 2016
 
196,566

Year ended December 31, 2015
 
258,947

On March 10, 2017, the Board approved and granted Actua's senior employees, including Actua's executive officers, 263,756 shares of restricted stock in relation to the Actua 2017 Performance Plan.
 
Percentage of Target Bonus Potentially Payable in Restricted Stock
 
ACTA Stock Price at Issuance
 
Restricted Shares Granted
 
Performance Plan Achievement Percentage
 
Restricted Shares Vested
 
Restricted Shares Forfeited
Actua 2015 Performance Plan
150
%
 
$
16.76

 
316,715

 
83
%
 
175,249

 
141,466

Actua 2016 Performance Plan
100
%
 
$
8.44

 
419,283

 
60
%
 
251,570

 
167,713

Actua 2017 Performance Plan
100
%
 
$
13.85

 
263,756

 
100
%
 
263,756

 
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Share activity with respect to restricted stock awards for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
 
 
Number of shares
 
Weighted average grant date fair value
Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2014
 
3,755,275

 
$
15.94

Granted
 
581,672

 
$
15.48

Vested
 
(785,820
)
 
$
18.20

Forfeited
 
(70,299
)
 
$
17.35

Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2015
 
3,480,828

 
$
15.82

Granted
 
555,680

 
$
8.37

Vested
 
(766,159
)
 
$
17.96

Forfeited
 
(626,319
)
 
$
10.90

Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2016
 
2,644,030

 
$
14.15

Granted
 
340,566

 
$
13.87

Vested
 
(2,816,884
)
 
$
14.46

Forfeited
 
(167,712
)
 
$
8.44

Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2017
 
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$
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Changes in Stock Appreciation Rights
Activity with respect to SARs during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
 
 
Number of SARs
 
Weighted average base price
 
Weighted average
fair value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014
 
548,482

 
$
10.62

 
$
5.79

Granted
 
1,500

 
$
16.69

 
$
8.99

Exercised (1)
 
(68,638
)
 
$
10.67

 
$
5.79

Forfeited
 
(1,688
)
 
$
9.35

 
$
4.95

Outstanding as of December 31, 2015
 
479,656

 
$
10.64

 
$
5.80

Granted
 
25,000

 
$
9.02

 
$
4.79

Exercised (1)
 
(191,205
)
 
$
9.35

 
$
5.07

Forfeited
 
(5,937
)
 
$
12.15

 
$
6.63

Outstanding as of December 31, 2016
 
307,514

 
$
11.28

 
$
6.16

Exercised (1)
 
(939
)
 
$
9.98

 
$
5.33

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017
 
306,575

 
$
11.28

 
$
6.16

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(1) 
The exercise of SARs listed above resulted in the issuance of the following shares of Actua’s common stock in those respective years:
 
 
Number of Shares
Year ended December 31, 2015
 
11,261

Year ended December 31, 2016
 
60,219

Year ended December 31, 2017
 
171

The following table summarizes information about SARs outstanding as of December 31, 2017:
Grant price
 
Number of SARs outstanding
 
Number of SARs exercisable
 
Weighted average remaining contractual life of SARs outstanding
(in years)
 
Aggregate intrinsic value of SARs outstanding as of December 31, 2017
(in thousands)
$6.70 - $8.76
 
29,950

 
29,950

 
0.72
 
$
215

$9.02 - $9.25
 
43,625

 
43,625

 
6.75
 
283

$11.69 - $17.31
 
233,000

 
233,000

 
3.27
 
829

 
 
306,575

 
306,575

 
 
 
$
1,327
Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of Stock Appreciation Rights Granted to Employees
The following assumptions were used to determine the fair value of SARs granted to employees by Actua during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Expected volatility
 
56
%
 
56
%
Average expected life of SAR (in years)
 
6.13

 
6.25

Risk-free interest rate
 
1.51
%
 
2.12
%
Dividend yield
 
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Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Nonemployee Director Stock Award Plan, Activity
The following table summarizes the activity related to DSUs (excluding activity related to the Director Plan, which ended December 31, 2014) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
 
 
Number of shares
 
Weighted
average grant
date fair value
Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2014
 
22,500

 
$
17.63

Granted
 
90,000

 
$
13.17

Vested
 
(22,500
)
 
$
17.63

Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2015
 
90,000

 
$
13.17

Vested
 
(41,250
)
 
$
13.17

Forfeited
 
(15,000
)
 
$
13.17

Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2016
 
33,750

 
$
13.17

Vested
 
(33,750
)
 
$
13.17

Issued and unvested as of December 31, 2017
 
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$
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