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Shareholder Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Ownership Components of Total Equity | The following table summarizes the ownership components of total equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | AmTrust |  | Non-Controlling Interests |  | Total
Beginning Balance, January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 890,563 |  |  | $ | 69,098 |  |  | $ | 959,661 |
Net income |  | 122,674 |  |  | 3,079 |  |  | 125,753 |
Unrealized holding gains and reclassification |  | 56,265 |  |  | — |  |  | 56,265 |
Foreign currency translation |  | 4,624 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,624 |
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap |  | (952 | ) |  | — |  |  | (952 | )
Equity component of convertible senior notes, net of income tax and issue costs |  | 3,306 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,306 |
Capital contribution |  | — |  |  | 16,624 |  |  | 16,624 |
Acquisition of non-controlling interest |  | 6,900 |  |  | (6,900 | ) |  | — |
Dividends |  | (18,200 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,200 | )
Share exercises and compensation, other |  | 9,130 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,130 |
Ending Balance, September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 1,074,310 |  |  | $ | 81,901 |  |  | $ | 1,156,211 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising stockholders' equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative if both financial position and results of operations are presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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