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Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets, net are summarized as follows:
|  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
($ in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment contracts |  | $ | 184,871 |  |  | $ | 197,704 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (170,681 | ) |  |  | (181,409 | )
Definite-lived intangible assets, net |  |  | 14,190 |  |  |  | 16,295 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 32,416 |  |  |  | 32,416 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 46,606 |  |  | $ | 48,711 |
Schedule of Activity in Intangible Assets | Activity in intangible assets, net is as follows:
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
($ in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 48,711 |  |  | $ | 52,096 |
Amortization |  |  | (2,105 | ) |  |  | (1,909 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 46,606 |  |  | $ | 50,187 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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