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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value Amounts of Derivative Instruments | The following tables identify the fair value amounts of the derivative instruments as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, which are included within the derivative financial instruments balances on the consolidated balance sheets, categorized by primary underlying risk:
| September 30, 2013
| Asset Derivatives
| Credit risk |  | Interest rate risk |  | Equity price risk |  | Total
Credit default swaps | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
| Liability Derivatives
| Credit risk |  | Interest rate risk |  | Equity price risk |  | Total
Interest rate swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
| December 31, 2012
| Asset Derivatives
| Credit risk |  | Interest rate risk |  | Equity price risk |  | Total
Credit default swaps | $ | 834 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 834 |
| Liability Derivatives
| Credit risk |  | Interest rate risk |  | Equity price risk |  | Total
Interest rate swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,172 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,172 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Net Income (Loss) | The following tables identify the unrealized gain/(loss) amounts included within the change in unrealized (depreciation)/appreciation – derivatives balance of the consolidated statements of operations, categorized by primary underlying risk, for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
Change in unrealized (depreciation)/appreciation - derivatives
| 2013
| Credit risk |  | Interest rate risk |  | Equity price risk |  | Total
Credit default swaps | $ | (832 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (832 | )
Interest rate swaps | — |  |  | 3,169 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,169 |
Total | $ | (832 | ) |  | $ | 3,169 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,337 |
| 2012
| Credit risk |  | Interest rate risk |  | Equity price risk |  | Total
Credit default swaps | $ | (852 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (852 | )
Interest rate swaps | — |  |  | (519 | ) |  | — |  |  | (519 | )
Total | $ | (852 | ) |  | $ | (519 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,371 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments (and nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments) reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624163-113959 + Details
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