Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Available-for-sale, Equity Method and Other Investments [Abstract]

Available-for-sale Securities

The following table reports the cost and carrying value of available-for-sale investments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

September 30, 2012	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Carrying Value
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds	$	11,385	$	381	$	(60	)	$	11,706
Marketable equity securities	34,962		7,518		(840		)	41,640
Total	$	46,347	$	7,899	$	(900	)	$	53,346

December 31, 2011	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Carrying Value
Fixed maturities:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	831						$	831
Corporate bonds	13,871		$	559	$	(56	)	14,374
	14,702		559		(56		)	15,205
Marketable equity securities	26,575		2,440		(1,114		)	27,901
Total	$	41,277	$	2,999	$	(1,170	)	$	43,106

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments

The following tables summarize the fair value and the gross unrealized loss for periods less than or greater than 12 months (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Less than 12 months	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds					$	66	$	1
Marketable equity securities	$	1,886	$	234	6,510		354
Total	$	1,886	$	234	$	6,576	$	355

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Greater than 12 months	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Loss
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds	$	2,187	$	60	$	2,818	$	55
Marketable equity securities	5,580		606		2,757		760
Total	$	7,767	$	666	$	5,575	$	815