Investments In Equity Securities Available For Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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

Schedule of Investments in Equity Securities

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, 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, 2017
Common stocks	$	81,855	$	272,309	$	(1,960	)	$	352,204	$	352,204
Preferred stocks	124,150		102,890		(2,597		)	224,443		224,443
Total	$	206,005	$	375,199	$	(4,557	)	$	576,647	$	576,647

December 31, 2016
Common stocks	$	94,998	$	351,906	$	(1,046	)	$	445,858	$	445,858
Preferred stocks	125,589		101,392		(3,639		)	223,342		223,342
Total	$	220,587	$	453,298	$	(4,685	)	$	669,200	$	669,200

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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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