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Note D - Marketable Equity Securities - Realized Gains on Marketable Equity Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Sales proceeds	$ 883		$ 1,645
Cost of securities sold	557		805
Realized gain	326		840
Realized gain, net of taxes	$ 252		$ 651

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- Definition

The cost of securities that sold during the period.

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- Definition

Amount of realized gain (loss) from sale of investment in equity security, net of related taxes.

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- Definition

The total amount of proceeds received for the sale of equity securities.

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- Definition

Amount of realized gain (loss) from sale of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 321
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116654751&loc=SL75117546-209714

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