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Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible assets, net are summarized as follows:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
($ in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment contracts |  | $ | 158,747 |  |  | $ | 157,882 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (148,453 | ) |  |  | (145,665 | )
Definite-lived intangible assets, net |  |  | 10,294 |  |  |  | 12,217 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 32,416 |  |  |  | 32,416 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 42,710 |  |  | $ | 44,633 |
Schedule of Activity in Intangible Assets, Net | Activity in intangible assets, net is as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
($ in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 44,633 |  |  | $ | 48,711 |
Purchases |  |  | 1,075 |  |  |  | 356 |
Amortization |  |  | (2,998 | ) |  |  | (3,160 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 42,710 |  |  | $ | 45,907 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill and intangible assets, which may be broken down by segment or major class. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
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