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Fair Value
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value [Abstract]  
Fair Value
C.  Fair Value
 
The following tables present information about the Company's assets and liabilities by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands)

   
Quoted Prices in Active
  
Significant Other
  
Significant
  
Balance as of
   
Markets for Identical
  
Observable
  
Unobservable
  
December 31,
Assets
 
Assets (Level 1)
  
Inputs (Level 2)
  
Inputs (Level 3)
  
2012
Cash equivalents
 $190,475  $-  $-  $190,475
Investments in partnerships
  -   26,128   -   26,128
Investments in securities:
               
  AFS - Common stocks
  33,560   -   -   33,560
  AFS - Mutual funds
  1,702   -   -   1,702
  Trading - Gov't obligations
  42,989   -   -   42,989
  Trading - Common stocks
  137,796   7   675   138,478
  Trading - Mutual funds
  1,484   -   -   1,484
  Trading - Other
  120   148   362   630
Total investments in securities
  217,651   155   1,037   218,843
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
           
  AFS - Closed-end Funds
  58,511   -   -   58,511
  AFS - Mutual Funds
  3,341   -   -   3,341
  Trading - Mutual funds
  20   -   -   20
Total investments in sponsored
               
  registered investment companies
  61,872   -   -   61,872
Total investments
  279,523   26,283   1,037   306,843
Total assets at fair value
 $469,998  $26,283  $1,037  $497,318
Liabilities
               
  Trading - Common stocks
 $2,867  $-  $-  $2,867
  Trading - Other
  -   269   -   269
Securities sold, not yet purchased
 $2,867  $269  $-  $3,136
 
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

   
Quoted Prices in Active
 
Significant Other
  
Significant
  
Balance as of
   
Markets for Identical
  
Observable
  
Unobservable
  
December 31,
Assets
 
Assets (Level 1)
  
Inputs (Level 2)
  
Inputs (Level 3)
  
2011
Cash equivalents
 $260,969  $-  $-  $260,969
Investments in partnerships
  -   27,122   -   27,122
Investments in securities:
               
  AFS - Common stocks
  33,282   -   -   33,282
  AFS - Mutual funds
  1,905   -   -   1,905
  Trading - Gov't obligations
  42,126   -   -   42,126
  Trading - Common stocks
  158,623   21   670   159,314
  Trading - Mutual funds
  1,307   -   -   1,307
  Trading - Other
  55   60   284   399
Total investments in securities
  237,298   81   954   238,333
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
           
  AFS - Closed-end Funds
  55,855   -   -   55,855
  AFS - Mutual Funds
  3,341   -   -   3,341
  Trading - Mutual funds
  18   -   -   18
Total investments in sponsored
               
  registered investment companies
  59,214   -   -   59,214
Total investments
  296,512   27,203   954   324,669
Total assets at fair value
 $557,481  $27,203  $954  $585,638
Liabilities
               
  Trading - Common stocks
 $5,415  $-  $-  $5,415
  Trading - Other
  -   73   -   73
Securities sold, not yet purchased
 $5,415  $73  $-  $5,488
                 
 
The following tables present additional information about assets by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.

Changes in Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands)
 
            
Total
               
            
Unrealized
               
            
Gains or
  
Total
            
      
Total Realized and
  
(Losses)
  
Realized
        
Net
   
   
December
  
Unrealized Gains or
  
Included in
  
and
        
Transfers
   
    31, 2011  
(Losses) in Income
  
Other
  
Unrealized
        
In and/or
   
   
Beginning
     
AFS
  
Comprehensive
  
Gains or
        
(Out) of
  
Ending
Asset
 
Balance
  
Trading
  
Investments
  
Income
  
(Losses)
  
Purchases
  
Sales
  
Level 3
  
Balance
Financial
                           
instruments owned:
                           
Trading - Common
                           
  stocks
 $670  $56  $-  $-  $56  $57  $(108) $-  $675
Trading - Other
  284   88   -   -   88   18   (28)   -   362
Total
 $954  $144  $-  $-  $144  $75  $(136) $-  $1,037
                                     
 
There were no transfers between any Levels during the year ended December 31, 2012.   
 
Changes in Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

            
Total
               
            
Unrealized
               
            
Gains or
  
Total
            
      
Total Realized and
  
(Losses)
  
Realized
        
Net
   
   
December
  
Unrealized Gains or
  
Included in
  
and
        
Transfers
   
   31, 2010   
(Losses) in Income
  
Other
  
Unrealized
        
In and/or
   
   
Beginning
     
AFS
  
Comprehensive
 
Gains or
        
(Out) of
  
Ending
Asset
 
Balance
  
Trading
  
Investments
  
Income
  
(Losses)
  
Purchases
  
Sales
  
Level 3
  
Balance
Financial
                           
instruments owned:
                           
Trading - Common
                           
  stocks
 $147  $94  $-  $-  $94  $537  $(108) $-  $670
Trading - Other
  278   142   -   -   142   13   (155)  6   284
Total
 $425  $236  $-  $-  $236  $550  $(263) $6  $954
 
During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 holdings.  During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company reclassed approximately $6,000 of investments from Level 1 to Level 3.  The reclassifications were due to decreased availability of market price quotations and were based on the values at the beginning of the period in which the reclass occurred.