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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity securities available for sale

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

Schedule of Investments in Equity Securities

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 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
March 31, 2015
Common stocks	$	70,483	$	—	$	(9,383	)	$	61,100	$	61,100
Preferred stocks	100,377		17,102		(3,870		)	113,609		113,609
Total	$	170,860	$	17,102	$	(13,253	)	$	174,709	$	174,709
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

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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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