INVESTMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

INVESTMENTS

Components of investment securities

	September 30, 2011					December 31, 2010
	Adjusted Cost			Fair Value		Adjusted Cost			Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Corporate equity securities	$	-		$	-	$	87		$	158
Auction-rate securities		2,220			2,251		2,220			2,251
Corporate debt securities and other obligations		4,597			4,579		19,686			19,416
	$	6,817		$	6,830	$	21,993		$	21,825
Unrealized gains		31					126
Unrealized losses		(18	)				(294	)
Net unrealized gains (losses)		13					(168	)
Fair value	$	6,830				$	21,825
Amount included in short-term investments				$	4,579				$	19,574
Amount included in other assets					2,251					2,251
				$	6,830				$	21,825

Contractual maturities (at adjusted cost) of available-for-sale debt securities

Contractual maturities (at adjusted cost) of available-for-sale debt securities as of September 30, 2011, were as follows:

	(in thousands)
Due within one year	$	4,597
Due in 1-5 years		-
Due in 5-10 years		-
Due after 10 years		2,220
Total	$	6,817