Investment Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investment Income [Abstract]

Investment Income

(13) Investment Income:

The components of investment income are as follows:

	For the three months ended March 31,
($ in thousands)	2013		2012
Interest and dividend income	$	1,766	$	2,623
Investment gain		1,296		-
Equity earnings (loss)		-		(520	)
Total investment income	$	3,062	$	2,103

During the first quarter of 2013, we recognized an investment gain of $1.3 million associated with cash received in connection with our previously written-off investment in Adelphia.