Investments in Equity Securities Investments in Equity Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

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

Schedule of Investments in Equity Securities

At September 30, 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
September 30, 2015
Common stocks	$	64,382	$	—	$	(22,254	)	$	42,128	$	42,128
Preferred stocks	118,783		20,756		(3,790		)	135,749		135,749
Total	$	183,165	$	20,756	$	(26,044	)	$	177,877	$	177,877
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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