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Marketable Securities
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Marketable Securities [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities
Marketable Securities
Investments Available for Sale
Investments available for sale classified as non-current assets consist of: 
 
At March 31, 2015
 
Cost
Amount
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
 
Fair
Value
SEI-sponsored mutual funds
$
8,651

 
$
217

 
$
(224
)
 
$
8,644

Equities and other mutual funds
2,950

 
28

 
—

 
2,978

Debt securities
60,839

 
1,761

 
—

 
62,600

 
$
72,440

 
$
2,006

 
$
(224
)
 
$
74,222

 
At December 31, 2014
 
Cost
Amount
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
 
Fair
Value
SEI-sponsored mutual funds
$
8,685

 
$
134

 
$
(95
)
 
$
8,724

Equities and other mutual funds
2,695

 
169

 
—

 
2,864

Debt securities
64,333

 
1,688

 
—

 
66,021

 
$
75,713

 
$
1,991

 
$
(95
)
 
$
77,609


Net unrealized gains at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $1,106 (net of income tax expense of $676) and $1,193 (net of income tax expense of $703), respectively. These net unrealized gains are reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
There were gross realized gains of $288 and gross realized losses of $142 from available-for-sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2015. There were gross realized gains of $119 and gross realized losses of $49 from available-for-sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2014. Gains and losses from available-for-sale securities, including amounts reclassified from accumulated comprehensive income, are reflected in Net gain from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investments in Affiliated Funds
The Company has an investment related to the startup of investment funds sponsored by LSV. The Company records this investment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses from the change in fair value of these funds are recognized in Net gain from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The investment primarily consist of U.S. dollar denominated funds that invest primarily in securities of Canadian, Australian and Japanese companies as well as various other global securities. The underlying securities held by the funds are translated into U.S. dollars within the funds. The funds had a fair value of $4,454 and $4,523 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. There were no material gross realized gains or losses from the funds during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Securities Owned
The Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, SIDCO, has investments in U.S. government agency and commercial paper securities with maturity dates less than one year. These investments are reflected as Securities owned on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Due to specialized accounting practices applicable to investments by broker-dealers, the securities are reported at fair value and changes in fair value are recorded in current period earnings. The securities had a fair value of $21,192 and $21,175 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. There were no material net gains or losses from the change in fair value of the securities during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.