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Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] |
Summary of intangible assets | Intangible assets, net are summarized as follows:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
($ in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment contracts |  | $ | 197,493 |  |  | $ | 269,489 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (180,356 | ) |  |  | (249,809 | )
Definite-lived intangible assets, net |  |  | 17,137 |  |  |  | 19,680 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 32,416 |  |  |  | 32,416 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 49,553 |  |  | $ | 52,096 |
Schedule of activity in intangible assets | Activity in intangible assets, net is as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 52,096 |  |  | $ | 52,977 |
Purchases |  |  | 350 |  |  |  | 141 |
Amortization |  |  | (2,893 | ) |  |  | (2,994 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 49,553 |  |  | $ | 50,124 |

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