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Marketable Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Marketable Securities [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities

6. Marketable Securities

 

Below is a summary of our marketable securities portfolio as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

(Amounts in thousands)As of September 30, 2014 As of December 31, 2013
     GAAP Unrealized    GAAP Unrealized
  Fair Value Cost Gain Fair Value Cost Gain
Equity securities:                 
 Lexington Realty Trust$ 180,811 $ 72,549 $ 108,262 $ 188,567 $ 72,549 $ 116,018
 Other  3,343   57   3,286   3,350   59   3,291
  $ 184,154 $ 72,606 $ 111,548 $ 191,917 $ 72,608 $ 119,309

In the first quarter of 2013, we wrote down 8,584,010 J.C. Penney common shares we owned to fair value, based on J.C. Penney's March 31, 2013 closing share price of $15.11 per share, and recorded a $39,487,000 impairment loss. In the third quarter of 2013, we settled a forward contract and received 4,815,990 J.C. Penney common shares. In connection therewith, we recognized a $20,012,000 loss from the mark-to-market of the derivative position through its settlement date. These losses are included in “interest and other investment income (loss), net” on our consolidated statements of income.

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In March 2013 and September 2013, we sold an aggregate of 23,400,000 J.C. Penney common shares at a price of $14.29 per share, or $334,500,000, resulting in a net loss of $54,914,000, of which $36,800,000 and $18,114,000 was recognized during the first and third quarter of 2013, respectively. In addition, in the third quarter of 2013, we sold another marketable security for $44,176,000, resulting in a net gain of $31,741,000. The net gains and losses resulting from these sales are included in “net gain (loss) on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets” on our consolidated statements of income.