Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 25,000	$ 19,611
Investments ($131,260 and $25,071 measured at fair value at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	132,571	26,383
Real estate and tangible water assets, net	45,166	57,691
Intangible assets	126,907	126,796
Other assets	2,292	4,624
Assets held-for-sale		440,689
Total assets	331,936	675,794
Liabilities and equity
Deferred compensation	4,066	27,322
Other liabilities	2,266	12,322
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,644	1,015
Liabilities held-for-sale		207,566
Total liabilities	7,976	248,225
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 10,000 shares, none issued
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 100,000 shares, 23,148 issued and 23,147 outstanding at September 30, 2017, and 23,125 issued and 23,070 outstanding at December 31, 2016	23	23
Additional paid-in capital	495,207	495,468
Accumulated deficit	(171,652)	(173,231)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	407	6,661
Treasury stock, at cost (common shares: 1 and 55 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	(25)	(927)
Total PICO Holdings, Inc. shareholders’ equity	323,960	327,994
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		99,575
Total equity	323,960	427,569
Total liabilities and equity	$ 331,936	$ 675,794