Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate	8. Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate The Company owns a 49% interest in StoneRiver Group, L.P. (“StoneRiver”), which is accounted for as an equity method investment, and reports its share of StoneRiver’s net income as income from investment in unconsolidated affiliate. The Company’s investment in StoneRiver was $78 million at December 31, 2012 and was reported within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheet. In the second quarter of 2013, the Company received a $122 million cash dividend from StoneRiver, distributed from excess proceeds from a recapitalization transaction. The dividend exceeded the Company’s investment carrying amount, resulting in the reduction of its investment balance to zero, with the excess cash dividend recorded within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s carrying amount was $35 million and was reported within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Although the Company does not maintain a legal obligation to fund any of the liabilities or potential operating deficits of StoneRiver, it intends to provide future financial support, based upon its continuing assessment of various factors, should the need arise. A portion of the dividend, $6 million, represents a return on the Company’s investment and was reported as cash flows from operating activities.

Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

8. Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate

The Company owns a 49% interest in StoneRiver Group, L.P. (“StoneRiver”), which is accounted for as an equity method investment, and reports its share of StoneRiver’s net income as income from investment in unconsolidated affiliate. The Company’s investment in StoneRiver was $78 million at December 31, 2012 and was reported within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheet. In the second quarter of 2013, the Company received a $122 million cash dividend from StoneRiver, distributed from excess proceeds from a recapitalization transaction. The dividend exceeded the Company’s investment carrying amount, resulting in the reduction of its investment balance to zero, with the excess cash dividend recorded within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s carrying amount was $35 million and was reported within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Although the Company does not maintain a legal obligation to fund any of the liabilities or potential operating deficits of StoneRiver, it intends to provide future financial support, based upon its continuing assessment of various factors, should the need arise. A portion of the dividend, $6 million, represents a return on the Company’s investment and was reported as cash flows from operating activities.

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The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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