Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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):

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Due within 1 year	$	81,410	$	46,339
Due within more than 1 year but less than 5 years	58,955		44,865
Due within more than 5 years but less than 10 years	—		—
Due 10 years or after	2,459		2,486
Total	$	142,824	$	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):

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Available-for-sale	$	168,833	$	123,737
Total	$	168,833	$	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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 aggregated by major security type (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
September 30, 2014
Debt Securities	$	142,730	$	188	$	(94	)	$	142,824
Equity Securities	20,610		5,631		(232		)	26,009
Total	$	163,340	$	5,819	$	(326	)	$	168,833
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