Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Investments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Debt Securities By Contractual Maturity Date

The following table summarizes j2 Global’s debt securities designated as available-for-sale, classified by the contractual maturity date of the security (in thousands):

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Due within 1 year	$	31,284	$	46,339
Due within more than 1 year but less than 5 years	52,456		44,865
Due within more than 5 years but less than 10 years	—		—
Due 10 years or after	2,479		2,486
Total	$	86,219	$	93,690

Schedule Of Available-For-Sale And Trading Securities

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments designated as available-for-sale (in thousands):

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Available-for-sale	$	116,621	$	123,737
Total	$	116,621	$	123,737

Summary Of Gross Unrealized Gains And Losses And Fair Values

The following table summarizes the gross unrealized gains and losses and fair values for the Company's available-for-sale investments as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 aggregated by major security type (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
June 30, 2014
Debt Securities	$	86,072	$	184	$	(37	)	$	86,219
Equity Securities	20,610		9,903		(111		)	30,402
Total	$	106,682	$	10,087	$	(148	)	$	116,621
December 31, 2013
Debt Securities	$	93,569	$	158	$	(37	)	$	93,690
Equity Securities	20,610		9,558		(121		)	30,047
Total	$	114,179	$	9,716	$	(158	)	$	123,737