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Investments and Marketable Securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Changes in Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Securities | Changes in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in these financial statements as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Changes in unrealized gains and losses on available-for- sale securities, net of tax, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 425 |  |  | $ | (456) |  |  | $ | 887 |
Aggregate Market Value and Unrealized Losses of Investment | The following table shows the number, aggregate market value and unrealized losses (in thousands) of investments with market values that were less than amortized cost as of December 31, 2014. These lower market values are primarily caused by fluctuations in interest rates and credit spreads. Market values are expected to recover to the amortized cost prior to maturity.
|  | Unrealized Loss < 12 months |  |  | Unrealized Loss > 12 months |
|  | Number of investments |  | Aggregate Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Number of investments |  | Aggregate Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
Government securities |  | 0 |  | $ | 0 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | 1 |  | $ | 8,098 |  |  | $ | (0) |
State and municipal bonds |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1,169 |  |  |  | (4) |
Corporate Securities |  | 1 |  |  | 446 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 2,813 |  |  |  | (10) |
Other |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (0) |
Total |  | 1 |  | $ | 446 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | 15 |  | $ | 12,085 |  |  | $ | (14) |
As of December 31, 2013, the number, aggregate market value and unrealized losses (in thousands) of investments with market values that were less than amortized cost were:
|  | Unrealized Loss < 12 months |  |  | Unrealized Loss > 12 months |
|  | Number of investments |  | Aggregate Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Number of investments |  | Aggregate Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
Government securities |  | 0 |  | $ | 0 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | 3 |  | $ | 23,207 |  |  | $ | (19) |
State and municipal bonds |  | 5 |  |  | 7,368 |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6,559 |  |  |  | (20) |
Corporate Securities |  | 9 |  |  | 3,031 |  |  |  | (2) |  |  | 60 |  |  | 51,757 |  |  |  | (673) |
Other |  | 1 |  |  | 1,018 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2,982 |  |  |  | (1) |
Total |  | 15 |  | $ | 11,417 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | 69 |  | $ | 84,505 |  |  | $ | (713) |
Schedule of Realized Gains on the Sales of Available-For-Sale Securities | Using the specific identification method, the proceeds and realized gains on the sales of available-for-sale securities were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Proceeds |  | $ | 644,378 |  |  | $ | 336,741 |  |  | $ | 164,410 |
Realized gains |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 727 |  |  |  | 423 |
Realized losses |  |  | (833 | ) |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | (78) |
Net realized gains included in other comprehensive income (loss) as of the end of the prior year |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 603 |  |  |  | 285 |

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