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Investment Securities:
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Investment Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities [Text Block]
Investment Securities:

Our investment securities consist of certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, sovereign bonds and federal tax-exempt state and municipal government debt. All investment securities are considered available-for-sale and are “investment grade”, carried at fair value, and there have been no gains or losses on their disposal. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the stockholders' equity section of our consolidated balance sheets. We had no gross unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. The scheduled maturities of the debt securities are between 2013 and 2042 and are all callable within one year. The investment securities consist of the following at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Federal tax-exempt debt securities
$
23,956

 
$
23,732

Corporate bonds
43,727

 
47,037

Sovereign bonds
652

 

Certificates of deposit
5,060

 
8,490

 
$
73,395

 
$
79,259