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MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES |
MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES |
NOTE 2 MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES These securities are valued at fair value. Any resulting gain or loss is recorded to an unrealized gain and loss account (accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income) that is reported as a separate line item in the shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet. The gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are not reported on the statement of operations until the securities are sold or are other than temporarily impaired. Changes in the Company's holdings of marketable securities for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
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Opening Balance |  | $ | 4,576 |  | $ | 11 |
Purchases |  |  | 284 |  |  | 4,023 |
Proceeds from sale |  |  | (1,853 | ) |  | — |
Gain on sale |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |
Unrealized (loss) gain |  |  | (1,546 | ) |  | 542 |
Ending Balance |  | $ | 1,480 |  | $ | 4,576 |

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