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MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES  
MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES

NOTE 4 MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES

        The Company held marketable equity securities during 2011 and part of 2012. 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. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company did not intend to hold these securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and consequently, the Company deemed most of its securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired and recorded an impairment of $2.0 million in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the period. These securities were sold during the third quarter of 2012.

        Changes in the Company's holdings of marketable securities for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

 
   2012   2011  

Opening Balance

   $ 1,480   $ 4,576  

Purchases

     —     284  

Proceeds from sale

     (409 )   (1,853 )

(Loss) gain on sale

     (70 )   19  

Unrealized loss

     (5 )   (1,546 )

Realized loss

     (993 )   —  
           

Ending Balance

   $ 3   $ 1,480