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Investments - Schedule of investments, categorized by the level of the fair value hierarchy (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Assets |  |
Equity securities | $ 948,667 | $ 857,817
Private common equity securities | 7,937 | 96,294
Total equities | 956,604 | 954,111
Asset-backed securities | 427,594 | 325,533
Bank debts | 17,584 | 8,017
Corporate bonds | 107,056 | 86,749
Municipal bonds | 3,623 | 10,486
Sovereign debt | 104,820 | 10,639
Total debt securities | 660,677 | 441,424
Investments in limited partnerships | 73,569 | 34,578
Options | 10,821 | 13,069
Rights and warrants | 271 | 1
Trade claims | 11,058 | 17,681
Catastrophe bond | 2,046 |
Total other investments | 97,765 | 65,329
Derivative assets, at fair value | 37,260 | 39,045
Total assets | 1,752,306 | 1,499,909
Liabilities |  |
Equity securities | 8,682 | 5,207
Sovereign debt | 19,440 | 37,592
Corporate bonds | 4,368 | 3,372
Options | 13,177 | 9,885
Total securities sold, not yet purchased | 45,667 | 56,056
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 12,346 | 8,819
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 7,913 | 4,430
Total liabilities | 65,926 | 69,305
Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) |  |
Assets |  |
Equity securities | 929,946 | 839,903
Private common equity securities | 0 | 0
Total equities | 929,946 | 839,903
Asset-backed securities | 0 | 0
Bank debts | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | 0 | 0
Municipal bonds | 0 | 0
Sovereign debt | 0 | 0
Total debt securities | 0 | 0
Investments in limited partnerships | 0 | 0
Options | 8,112 | 6,284
Rights and warrants | 271 | 1
Trade claims | 0 | 0
Catastrophe bond | 0 |
Total other investments | 8,383 | 6,285
Derivative assets, at fair value | 170 | 321
Total assets | 938,499 | 846,509
Liabilities |  |
Equity securities | 8,682 | 5,207
Sovereign debt | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | 0 | 0
Options | 8,096 | 4,714
Total securities sold, not yet purchased | 16,778 | 9,921
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 121 | 441
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 16,899 | 10,362
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets |  |
Equity securities | 18,721 | 17,914
Private common equity securities | 7,937 | 94,282
Total equities | 26,658 | 112,196
Asset-backed securities | 425,160 | 325,133
Bank debts | 17,584 | 8,017
Corporate bonds | 103,092 | 82,139
Municipal bonds | 3,623 | 10,486
Sovereign debt | 104,801 | 10,639
Total debt securities | 654,260 | 436,414
Investments in limited partnerships | 66,799 | 29,286
Options | 2,709 | 6,785
Rights and warrants | 0 | 0
Trade claims | 11,058 | 17,681
Catastrophe bond | 2,046 |
Total other investments | 82,612 | 53,752
Derivative assets, at fair value | 37,090 | 38,724
Total assets | 800,620 | 641,086
Liabilities |  |
Equity securities | 0 | 0
Sovereign debt | 19,440 | 37,592
Corporate bonds | 4,368 | 3,372
Options | 5,081 | 5,171
Total securities sold, not yet purchased | 28,889 | 46,135
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 11,992 | 8,378
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 40,881 | 54,513
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Assets |  |
Equity securities | 0 | 0
Private common equity securities | 0 | 2,012
Total equities | 0 | 2,012
Asset-backed securities | 2,434 | 400
Bank debts | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | 3,964 | 4,610
Municipal bonds | 0 | 0
Sovereign debt | 19 | 0
Total debt securities | 6,417 | 5,010
Investments in limited partnerships | 6,770 | 5,292
Options | 0 | 0
Rights and warrants | 0 | 0
Trade claims | 0 | 0
Catastrophe bond | 0 |
Total other investments | 6,770 | 5,292
Derivative assets, at fair value | 0 | 0
Total assets | 13,187 | 12,314
Liabilities |  |
Equity securities | 0 | 0
Sovereign debt | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | 0 | 0
Options | 0 | 0
Total securities sold, not yet purchased | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 233 | 0
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 7,913 | 4,430
Total liabilities | $ 8,146 | $ 4,430

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