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INVESTMENTS | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
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3. INVESTMENTS The following table summarizes the Company’s investments at:
March 31, 2012 |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Holding Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Holding Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Continuous Unrealized Loss Position less than 12 Months |  | Continuous Unrealized Loss Position greater than 12 Months |
Held-to-Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasuries |  | $ | 402 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 402 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Certificates of deposit |  | 37,594 |  | - |  | - |  | 37,594 |  | - |  | - |
Municipal securities |  | 330,546 |  | - |  | 89 |  | 330,457 |  | 89 |  | - |
U.S. government agency securities |  | 19,988 |  | - |  | 1 |  | 19,987 |  | 1 |  | - |
Available-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate demand notes |  | 31,058 |  | - |  | - |  | 31,058 |  | - |  | - |
Long-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  | 3,310 |  | - |  | - |  | 3,310 |  | - |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 422,898 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 90 |  | 422,808 |  | $ | 90 |  | $ | - |
Trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |
Long-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,554 |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 441,362 |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2011 |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Holding Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Holding Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Continuous Unrealized Loss Position less than 12 Months |  | Continuous Unrealized Loss Position greater than 12 Months |
Held-to-Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasuries |  | $ | 8,034 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 8,039 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Certificates of deposit |  | 29,034 |  | 1 |  | - |  | 29,035 |  | - |  | - |
Corporate bonds |  | 2,022 |  | - |  | - |  | 2,022 |  | - |  | - |
Municipal securities |  | 284,605 |  | - |  | 64 |  | 284,541 |  | 64 |  | - |
U.S. government agency securities |  | 16,005 |  | 2 |  | - |  | 16,007 |  | - |  | - |
Available-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate demand notes |  | 58,924 |  | - |  | - |  | 58,924 |  | - |  | - |
Long-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  | 3,320 |  | - |  | - |  | 3,320 |  | - |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 401,944 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 64 |  | 401,888 |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | - |
Trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,658 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,874 |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 434,420 |  |  |  |  |
During the three-months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, realized gains or losses recognized on the sale of investments were not significant. The Company recognized a net gain through earnings on its trading securities as follows:
|  | Three-Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Gain on transfer from available-for-sale to trading |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Gain on trading securities sold |  | 1,034 |  | 126 |
Gain on trading securities held |  | 753 |  | 152 |
Gain on trading securites |  | $ | 1,787 |  | $ | 278 |
The Company’s investments at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 in U.S. Treasuries, certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, municipal securities, U.S. government agency securities and variable rate demand notes (“VRDNs”) carry investment grade credit ratings. VRDNs are floating rate municipal bonds with embedded put options that allow the bondholder to sell the security at par plus accrued interest. All of the put options are secured by a pledged liquidity source. While they are classified as marketable investment securities, the put option allows the VRDNs to be liquidated at par on a same day, or generally, on a seven day settlement basis. A portion of the Company’s investments at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 in municipal, educational or other public body securities with an auction reset feature (“auction rate securities”) also carry investment grade credit ratings. The following table summarizes the underlying contractual maturities of the Company’s investments at:
|  | March 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |
Less than 1 year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasuries |  | $ | 402 |  | $ | 402 |  | $ | 8,034 |  | $ | 8,039 |
Certificates of deposit |  | 37,594 |  | 37,594 |  | 29,034 |  | 29,035 |
Corporate bonds |  | - |  | - |  | 2,022 |  | 2,022 |
Municipal securities |  | 330,546 |  | 330,457 |  | 284,605 |  | 284,541 |
U.S. government agency securities |  | 19,988 |  | 19,987 |  | 16,005 |  | 16,007 |
Due 1 - 10 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate demand notes |  | - |  | - |  | 5,775 |  | 5,775 |
Due 11 - 20 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate demand notes |  | 6,801 |  | 6,801 |  | 12,716 |  | 12,716 |
Auction rate securities |  | 5,350 |  | 5,350 |  | 5,158 |  | 5,158 |
Due 21 - 30 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate demand notes |  | 18,082 |  | 18,082 |  | 27,902 |  | 27,902 |
Auction rate securities |  | 16,514 |  | 16,514 |  | 25,134 |  | 25,134 |
Due 31 - 40 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate demand notes |  | 6,175 |  | 6,175 |  | 12,532 |  | 12,532 |
Auction rate securities |  | - |  | - |  | 5,559 |  | 5,559 |
Total |  | $ | 441,452 |  | $ | 441,362 |  | $ | 434,476 |  | $ | 434,420 |

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