Note 4 - Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Investments

As of December 31, 2013, investments totaled $1,606,000, which consisted of available-for-sale marketable securities of $1,256,000 and non-trading common stock warrants of $350,000. As of September 30, 2014, investments totaled $2,426,000, all of which were available-for-sale marketable securities.

The following provides information regarding the Company’s marketable securities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Cost basis	$	328,000	$	255,000
Unrealized gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income		1,718,000		1,001,000
Realized gains previously recognized as warrants		380,000		-
Fair value	$	2,426,000	$	1,256,000

Certain marketable securities were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. No marketable securities were sold during the year ended December 31, 2013. Realized gains recognized from the sale of marketable securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $379,000 ($245,000 net of tax, which is the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income). For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, unrealized gains on marketable securities of $717,000 and $574,000, respectively, are presented net of taxes of $234,000 and $216,000, resulting in after tax gains of $483,000 and $358,000. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, unrealized losses of $430,000 and unrealized gains of $463,000 on marketable securities, respectively, are presented net of taxes of ($152,000) and $174,000, resulting in an after tax loss of $278,000 and an after tax gain of $289,000.

Prior to the first quarter of 2014, the Company held warrants to purchase up to 167,500 shares of common stock of an entity which were set to expire in September 2014. The Company exercised all of the warrants in the first quarter of 2014. Prior to the exercise, the Company recognized a $30,000 gain during the first quarter of 2014 based upon the appreciation in the fair value of the underlying common stock.