Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical)	Mar. 31, 2017 shares
Class A common stock
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding:
Special stock dividend declared per share (in shares)	0.087423

Aggregate stock dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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