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Note 8 - Other Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Other Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block] | The following table shows the components of other assets as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands) | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Deposit with the IRS (Note 9) | $ | 88,557 |  |  | $ | 88,557 |
Property and equipment (1) (2) | 88,119 |  |  | 70,665 |
Corporate-owned life insurance | 85,699 |  |  | 83,248 |
Loaned securities | 60,876 |  |  | — |
Accrued investment income | 31,390 |  |  | 29,255 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | 15,816 |  |  | 14,127 |
Reinsurance recoverables | 7,605 |  |  | 7,368 |
Other | 60,954 |  |  | 50,615 |
Total other assets | $ | 439,016 |  |  | $ | 343,835 |
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(1) | Property and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $101.7 million and $118.5 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Depreciation expense was $4.6 million and $2.9 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $12.8 million and $7.6 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2) | Includes $45.0 million and $49.7 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, related to our technology upgrade project and $15.7 million at September 30, 2017 of leasehold improvements related to our new corporate headquarters.

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