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Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Borrowings | The Company’s borrowings consisted of the following at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
(Amounts in Thousands) | 2012 |  | 2011
Subordinated debentures | 123,714 |  |  | 123,714 |
Convertible senior notes | 160,507 |  |  | 138,506 |
Secured loan agreements | 9,289 |  |  | 10,018 |
Promissory notes | 8,000 |  |  | 7,362 |
| $ | 301,510 |  |  | $ | 279,600 |
Aggregate Scheduled Maturities of Borrowings | Aggregate scheduled maturities of the Company’s borrowings at September 30, 2012 are:
(Amounts in Thousands) |  |
2012 | $248 |
2013 | 1,021 |  |
2014 | 1,068 |  |
2015 | 1,116 |  |
2016 | 1,167 |  |
Thereafter | 296,890 | (1)
(1) | Amount reflected in balance sheet for convertible senior notes is net of unamortized original issue discount of $39,493.
Trust Preferred Securities | The table below summarizes the Company’s trust preferred securities as of September 30, 2012:
(Amounts in Thousands) Name of Trust |  | Aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust Preferred Securities |  | Aggregate Liquidation Amount of Common Securities |  | Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes |  | Stated Maturity of Notes |  | Per Annum Interest Rate % of Notes
AmTrust Capital Financing Trust I |  | $ | 25,000 |  |  | $ | 774 |  |  | $ | 25,774 |  |  | 3/17/2035 |  | 8.275 | (1)
AmTrust Capital Financing Trust II |  | 25,000 |  |  | 774 |  |  | 25,774 |  |  | 6/15/2035 |  | 7.710 | (1)
AmTrust Capital Financing Trust III |  | 30,000 |  |  | 928 |  |  | 30,928 |  |  | 9/15/2036 |  | 3.689 | (2)
AmTrust Capital Financing Trust IV |  | 40,000 |  |  | 1,238 |  |  | 41,238 |  |  | 3/15/2037 |  | 3.389 | (3)
Total trust preferred securities |  | $ | 120,000 |  |  | $ | 3,714 |  |  | $ | 123,714 |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | The interest rate will change to three-month LIBOR plus 3.40% after the tenth anniversary in 2015.
(2) | The interest rate is LIBOR plus 3.30%.
(3) | The interest rate is LIBOR plus 3.00%.
Amounts Recorded for Notes | The following table shows the amounts recorded for the Notes as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
(Amounts in Thousands) | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Liability component |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal | $ | 200,000 |  |  | $ | 175,000 |
Unamortized OID | (39,493 | ) |  | (36,494 | )
Liability component | 160,507 |  |  | 138,506 |
Equity component, net of tax | 27,092 |  |  | 23,785 |

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