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Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Investments in Fixed Maturity Securities | At September 30, 2014, the Company’s amortized cost and fair values of fixed maturity securities related to our insurance company operations are summarized as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. Government agencies and Municipals |  | $ | 10,588 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 10,588 |
Foreign government |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50 |
Corporate debt |  |  | 5,583 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 5,576 |
Short duration fixed income fund |  |  | 3,737 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,775 |
Total |  | $ | 19,958 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | 19,989 |
Summary of Unrealized Loss Position | The following table shows the investments’ gross unrealized loss and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2014.
(in thousands) |  | Less than 12 Months |  |  | 12 Months or More |  |  | Total |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. Government agencies and Municipals |  | $ | 3,168 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,168 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Corporate debt |  |  | 4,490 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,490 |  |  |  | 11 |
Total |  | $ | 7,658 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,658 |  |  | $ | 15 |
Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity | The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities at September 30, 2014 by contractual maturity are set forth below:
(in thousands) |  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Fair Value |
Years to maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 4,316 |  |  | $ | 4,354 |
Due after one year through five years |  |  | 15,296 |  |  |  | 15,286 |
Due after five years through ten years |  |  | 346 |  |  |  | 349 |
Total |  | $ | 19,958 |  |  | $ | 19,989 |

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