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Note 4 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The following is a list of assets that are measured at fair value by hierarchy level as of September 30, 2019:
(In thousands) | Level I |  | Level II |  | Total
Assets at fair value |  |  |  |  |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-maturities available for sale: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 128,443 |  |  | $ | 34,012 |  |  | $ | 162,455 |
State and municipal obligations | — |  |  | 110,981 |  |  | 110,981 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 2,347,346 |  |  | 2,347,346 |
RMBS | — |  |  | 619,935 |  |  | 619,935 |
CMBS | — |  |  | 563,338 |  |  | 563,338 |
Other ABS | — |  |  | 717,986 |  |  | 717,986 |
Foreign government and agency securities | — |  |  | 5,182 |  |  | 5,182 |
Total fixed-maturities available for sale | 128,443 |  |  | 4,398,780 |  |  | 4,527,223 |
Trading securities: |  |  |  |  |
State and municipal obligations | — |  |  | 121,190 |  |  | 121,190 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 156,648 |  |  | 156,648 |
RMBS | — |  |  | 17,116 |  |  | 17,116 |
CMBS | — |  |  | 34,981 |  |  | 34,981 |
Total trading securities | — |  |  | 329,935 |  |  | 329,935 |
Equity securities | 116,762 |  |  | 4,997 |  |  | 121,759 |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | 120,969 |  |  | — |  |  | 120,969 |
State and municipal obligations | — |  |  | 25,547 |  |  | 25,547 |
Money market instruments | 196,372 |  |  | — |  |  | 196,372 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 37,593 |  |  | 37,593 |
Other investments (1) | — |  |  | 171,614 |  |  | 171,614 |
Total short-term investments | 317,341 |  |  | 234,754 |  |  | 552,095 |
Total investments at fair value (2) | 562,546 |  |  | 4,968,466 |  |  | 5,531,012 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Loaned securities: (3) |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | 19,960 |  |  | — |  |  | 19,960 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 15,227 |  |  | 15,227 |
Equity securities | 30,257 |  |  | — |  |  | 30,257 |
Total assets at fair value (2) | $ | 612,763 |  |  | $ | 4,983,693 |  |  | $ | 5,596,456 |
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(1) | Comprising short-term certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
(2) | Does not include other invested assets of $2.7 million that are primarily invested in limited partnership investments valued using the net asset value as a practical expedient.
(3) | Securities loaned to third-party borrowers under securities lending agreements are classified as other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 5 for more information.
The following is a list of assets that are measured at fair value by hierarchy level as of December 31, 2018:
(In thousands) | Level I |  | Level II |  | Total
Assets at fair value |  |  |  |  |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-maturities available for sale: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 55,658 |  |  | $ | 28,412 |  |  | $ | 84,070 |
State and municipal obligations | — |  |  | 138,313 |  |  | 138,313 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 2,222,473 |  |  | 2,222,473 |
RMBS | — |  |  | 332,142 |  |  | 332,142 |
CMBS | — |  |  | 539,915 |  |  | 539,915 |
Other ABS | — |  |  | 704,662 |  |  | 704,662 |
Total fixed-maturities available for sale | 55,658 |  |  | 3,965,917 |  |  | 4,021,575 |
Trading securities: |  |  |  |  |
State and municipal obligations | — |  |  | 168,359 |  |  | 168,359 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 228,152 |  |  | 228,152 |
RMBS | — |  |  | 21,082 |  |  | 21,082 |
CMBS | — |  |  | 51,478 |  |  | 51,478 |
Total trading securities | — |  |  | 469,071 |  |  | 469,071 |
Equity securities | 126,607 |  |  | 3,958 |  |  | 130,565 |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | 133,657 |  |  | — |  |  | 133,657 |
State and municipal obligations | — |  |  | 18,070 |  |  | 18,070 |
Money market instruments | 95,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 95,132 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 105,625 |  |  | 105,625 |
Other ABS | — |  |  | 806 |  |  | 806 |
Other investments (1) | — |  |  | 175,113 |  |  | 175,113 |
Total short-term investments | 228,789 |  |  | 299,614 |  |  | 528,403 |
Total investments at fair value (2) | 411,054 |  |  | 4,738,560 |  |  | 5,149,614 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Loaned securities: (3) |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | 9,987 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,987 |
Corporate bonds and notes | — |  |  | 7,818 |  |  | 7,818 |
Equity securities | 10,055 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,055 |
Total assets at fair value (2) | $ | 431,096 |  |  | $ | 4,746,378 |  |  | $ | 5,177,474 |
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(1) | Comprising short-term certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
(2) | Does not include other invested assets of $3.4 million that are primarily invested in limited partnership investments valued using the net asset value as a practical expedient.
(3) Securities loaned to third-party borrowers under securities lending agreements are classified as other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 5 for more information.
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] | The carrying value and estimated fair value of other selected liabilities not carried at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows as of the dates indicated:
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
(In thousands) | Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | $ | 886,643 |  |  | $ | 919,125 |  |  | $ | 1,030,348 |  |  | $ | 1,007,687 |
FHLB advances | 104,492 |  |  | 105,661 |  |  | 82,532 |  |  | 82,899 |

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