Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 82,687	$ 97,384
Accounts receivable, net	35,879	38,757
Furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net	7,728	9,116
Intangible assets, net	38,427	40,887
Goodwill	6,788	6,701
Deferred taxes, net	47,535	54,143
Total assets	824,388	859,729
Liabilities:
Accrued compensation and benefits	47,885	49,617
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25,176	23,036
Dividends payable	3,479	4,233
Other liabilities	13,505	13,051
Total liabilities	465,449	276,408
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	37,266	73,864
Equity attributable to stockholders:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 9,119,058 shares issued and 5,889,013 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 9,613,088 shares issued and 8,398,944 shares outstanding at December 31, 2015	91	96
Additional paid-in capital	1,090,331	1,140,875
Accumulated deficit	(424,279)	(472,614)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(224)	(1,034)
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,230,045 and 1,214,144 shares at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(344,246)	(157,699)
Total equity attributable to stockholders	321,673	509,624
Noncontrolling interests	0	(167)
Total equity	321,673	509,457
Total liabilities and equity	824,388	859,729
Parent [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	64,588	87,574
Investments	89,371	56,738
Other assets	16,789	12,814
Liabilities:
Debt	30,000	0
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member]
Assets:
Cash of consolidated sponsored investment products	3,650	1,513
Cash pledged or on deposit of consolidated sponsored investment products	984	10,353
Investments	142,075	323,335
Other assets	3,270	8,549
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	4,109	15,387
Consolidated Investment Product [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents of consolidated investment product	14,449	8,297
Investments	346,967	199,485
Investments of consolidated investment product	346,967	199,485
Other assets	5,888	1,467
Liabilities:
Debt	0	152,597
Notes payable of consolidated investment product	328,761	0
Securities purchased payable and other liabilities of consolidated investment product	$ 12,534	$ 18,487