Noncontrolling Interest Noncontrolling interest represents the portion of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary’s net income (loss) and equity that is owned by noncontrolling shareholders. The following tables reflect the Company’s ownership percentage of its majority owned operating segments and related noncontrolling interest balances as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015: | | | | | | | | | | % Ownership (1) September 30, 2016 | | % Ownership (1) December 31, 2015 | | Primary | | Fully Diluted | | Primary | | Fully Diluted | 5.11 Tactical | 97.5 | | 97.5 | | N/a | | N/a | Ergobaby | 83.9 | | 76.2 | | 81.0 | | 74.2 | Liberty | 88.6 | | 84.7 | | 96.2 | | 84.6 | Manitoba Harvest | 76.6 | | 66.7 | | 76.6 | | 65.6 | ACI | 69.4 | | 69.3 | | 69.4 | | 69.3 | Arnold Magnetics | 96.7 | | 84.7 | | 96.7 | | 87.3 | Clean Earth | 97.5 | | 79.8 | | 97.5 | | 86.2 | Sterno Products | 100.0 | | 89.7 | | 100.0 | | 89.7 |
| | (1) | The principal difference between primary and diluted percentages of our operating segments is due to stock option issuances of operating segment stock to management of the respective businesses. |
| | | | | | | | | | Noncontrolling Interest Balances | (in thousands) | September 30, 2016 | | December 31, 2015 | 5.11 Tactical | 5,640 |
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| Ergobaby | 17,786 |
| | 17,754 |
| Liberty | 2,498 |
| | 2,934 |
| Manitoba Harvest | 13,677 |
| | 14,071 |
| ACI | (11,835 | ) | | 4,295 |
| Arnold Magnetics | 2,173 |
| | 2,113 |
| Clean Earth | 5,072 |
| | 4,308 |
| Sterno Products | 1,116 |
| | 644 |
| Allocation Interests | 100 |
| | 100 |
| | $ | 36,227 |
| | $ | 46,219 |
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