Investments In Equity Securities Available For Sale (Tables) (Equity securities available for sale)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Equity securities available for sale

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

Schedule of Investments in Equity Securities

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, investments in equity securities available for sale were as follows:



(In thousands)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Carrying Value
December 31, 2014
Common stocks	$	69,870	$	11,929	$	(5,453	)	$	76,346	$	76,346
Preferred stocks	90,425		8,385		(4,165		)	94,645		94,645
Total	$	160,295	$	20,314	$	(9,618	)	$	170,991	$	170,991

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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