EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
				(As adjusted)
Income / (loss) from continuing operations	$	97,065		$	51,063		$	(179,679	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	79			341			306
Less: preferred share accretion paid in kind (Note 12)	(4,777		)	(9,694		)	(13,701		)
Less: income allocated to Series B Preferred Shares	(29,956		)	(16,994		)	—
Income / (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders, net of noncontrolling interest	62,411			24,716			(193,074		)
Income / (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)	60,548			(1,636		)	(918		)
Less: (income) / loss allocated to Series B Preferred Shares	(19,637		)	667			—
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd. available to common shareholders — basic	103,322			23,747			(193,992		)
Effect of dilutive securities
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Shares	3,653			3,829			—
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd. available to common shareholders — diluted	$	106,975		$	27,576		$	(193,992	)
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock — basic (1)	230,562			155,846			151,017
Dilutive effect of common stock warrants, employee stock options and RSUs	27,132			80,558			—
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock — diluted	257,694			236,404			151,017
Net income / (loss) per share:
Continuing operations — basic	$	0.27		$	0.16		$	(1.28	)
Continuing operations — diluted	0.25			0.12			(1.28		)
Discontinued operations — basic	0.18			(0.01		)	0.00
Discontinued operations — diluted	0.17			0.00			0.00
Attributable to CME Ltd. — basic	0.45			0.15			(1.28		)
Attributable to CME Ltd. — diluted	0.42			0.12			(1.28		)

⁽¹⁾  For the purpose of computing basic earnings per share, the 11,211,449 shares of Class A common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Share are included in the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic, because the rights of the Series A Preferred Share are considered substantially similar to that of our Class A common stock.

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The following weighted-average, equity awards and convertible shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented:

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2018	2017	2016
Employee stock options	—	—	2,011
RSUs	1,506	144	1,219
Series B Preferred Shares	—	—	105,167
Total	1,506	144	108,397

These instruments may become dilutive in the future. As set forth in the Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Shares, the holders of our Series B Preferred Shares are not contractually obligated to share in our losses.