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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value [Abstract]

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The following table presents the estimated fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

	March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Assets
Investments	$	3,316,704			$	3,158,312
Total return swaps	$	1,499			$	1,650
Liabilities
Equity contracts	$	426			$	140
Secured notes	$	140,000			$	140,000
Unsecured note	$	130,000			$	50,000

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