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Unrealized Gain / Loss on Investments | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Unrealized Gain / Loss on Investments |
Unrealized Gain / Loss on Investments | Note 4. Unrealized Gain / Loss on Investments As of March 31, 2013, we owned 250,000 common shares of CommonWealth REIT, or 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 net unrealized gain or loss on investments determined as the net difference between the value at quoted market prices of our CWH and Five Star shares as of March 31, 2013 ($22.44 and $6.69 per share, respectively) and our weighted average costs at the time we acquired these shares, as adjusted to reflect any share splits or combinations ($26.00 and $3.36 per share, respectively).

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