Available-for-sale Securities (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

    Available-for-Sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities are included in other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, and consists of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gains in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Losses in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Estimated Fair Value
Common stock	$	14,350	$	914	$	—	$	15,264

The Company did not have any available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2013.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company acquired common stock of AmREIT, Inc. ("AmREIT"), a publicly traded real estate investment trust, and has publicly announced an offer to acquire the remaining shares of AmREIT. See note 12, commitments and contingencies, for further discussion. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, no available-for-sale securities were sold. Net unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities of approximately $914,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, have been included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.