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Note 7 - INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Note 7 - Investments Tables |
Summary of the carrying values and balance sheet classification of all investments in debt, equity securities and available-for-sale securities disclosure | A summary of the carrying values and balance sheet classification of all investments in debt, equity securities and available-for-sale securities disclosed above was as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Available-for-sale equity securities |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |
Held-to-maturity debt securities |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,378 |
Short-term investments |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,378 |
Held-to-maturity debt securities |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 360 |
Equity securities in privately-held companies (cost method) |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 642 |
Long-term investments |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 1,002 |
Total investments |  | $ | 618 |  |  | $ | 3,380 |
summary of the carrying values and balance sheet classification of all investments in debt, equity securities and available-for-sale securities | A summary of the carrying values and balance sheet classification of all investments in debt, equity securities and available-for-sale securities was as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Investment carrying value at |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | December 31, |
Nature |  | Contracted maturity |  | Interest rate |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Fixed maturities |  | Two weeks to one month |  | 3% to 4 | % |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 2,378 |
Subordinated debentures |  | 10 years |  |  | 4.375 | % |  |  | – |  |  |  | 360 |
Total Held-to-maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | – |  |  | $ | 2,738 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the summary of investment holdings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 946 -SubTopic 320 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-12C) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6955306&loc=d3e611225-123010 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 12C -Article 12 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the information required in the supplementary schedule applicable to management investment companies summarizing the listing of holdings of unaffiliated investments. + References No definition available. + Details
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