Investment and other gains - net - Gross Realized Investment and Other Gains and Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Investment and other gains	$ 153	$ 162
Investment and other losses	(690)	(305)
Net unrealized investment (losses) gains recognized on equity securities still held at March 31	(10,554)	3,546
Investment and other gains (losses) – net	$ (11,091)	$ 3,403

Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 321
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116654751&loc=SL75117546-209714

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