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Unrealized Loss on Investments | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Note 4. Unrealized Loss on Investments As of September 30, 2011, we owned 250,000 common shares of CWH and 4,235,000 common shares of Five Star, which are carried at fair market value in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Cumulative other comprehensive income shown in our condensed consolidated balance sheets includes the unrealized loss on investments determined as the net difference between the value at quoted market prices of our CWH and Five Star shares on September 30, 2011 ($18.97 and $2.50 per share, respectively) and our weighted average costs on the dates we acquired these shares ($26.00 and $3.36 per share, respectively).

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