Investments in Equity Securities Investments in Equity Securities (Tables) (Equity securities available for sale)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity securities available for sale

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]

Schedule of Investments in Equity Securities

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, investments in equity securities were as follows:



(In thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized					Fair Value		Carrying Value
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value		Carrying Value
September 30, 2014
Common stocks	$	68,762	$	11,742	$	(531	)	$	79,973	$	79,973
Preferred stocks	92,767		52,463		(3,179		)	142,051		142,051
Total	$	161,529	$	64,205	$	(3,710	)	$	222,024	$	222,024
December 31, 2013
Common stocks	$	118,536	$	42,239	$	—		$	160,775	$	160,775
Preferred stocks	85,091		43,791		(6,319		)	122,563		122,563
Total	$	203,627	$	86,030	$	(6,319	)	$	283,338	$	283,338

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Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire securities to be accounted for as available-for-sale, debt maturities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to available for sale securities.

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