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Noncontrolling Interests, Partnerships and Joint Ventures
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Noncontrolling Interests, Partnerships and Joint Ventures
Noncontrolling Interests, Partnerships and Joint Ventures
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Redeemable noncontrolling interests represent the non-affiliated parties' share of the assets of the Partnership Parks that are less than wholly-owned: SFOT, SFOG and Six Flags White Water Atlanta, which is owned by the partnership that owns SFOG. As of June 30, 2017, redeemable noncontrolling interests in the SFOT and SFOG partnerships was $237.3 million and $268.0 million, respectively.
The following table presents a rollforward of redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Partnership Parks:
(Amounts in thousands)
SFOT
 
SFOG
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
227,620

 
$
258,256

 
$
485,876

Purchase of redeemable units of SFOT and SFOG
(128
)
 
—

 
(128
)
Fresh start accounting fair market value adjustment for purchased units
(32
)
 
—

 
(32
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
9,850

 
9,755

 
19,605

Balance at June 30, 2017
$
237,310

 
$
268,011

 
$
505,321


See Note 6 for a description of the partnership arrangements applicable to the Partnership Parks, the accounts of which are included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The redemption value of the noncontrolling partnership units in SFOT and SFOG as of June 30, 2017 was approximately $203.5 million and $258.3 million, respectively.