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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES  
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

5.     INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

        The Company has a number of equity investments in privately and publicly held companies. Investments in these unconsolidated affiliates are as follows:

 
  June 30,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 
 
  (in millions)
 

Available-for-sale investments

             

Cost

  $ 0.4   $ 0.4  

Unrealized gains

    1.1     1.6  
           

Fair value of available-for-sale investments

    1.5     2.0  
           

Equity method investments

             

Cost

    13.7     13.3  

Equity in losses

    (2.2 )   (1.8 )
           

Carrying value of equity method investments

    11.5     11.5  
           

Cost method investments

             

Carrying value of cost method investments

    8.9     7.6  
           

Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates

  $ 21.9   $ 21.1  
           

        There were no sales of available-for-sale investments during the six months ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments were $2.1 million, and the Company realized pre-tax gains from these sales of $0.4 million.