| Marketable Securities [Table Text Block] |
| |
|
December 31, 2015 |
|
| |
|
Adjusted Cost |
|
|
Unrealized Gains |
|
|
Unrealized Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
| Equity instruments |
|
$ |
10,825 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
(711 |
) |
|
$ |
10,158 |
|
| Preferred stock |
|
|
37,703 |
|
|
|
2,419 |
|
|
|
(122 |
) |
|
|
40,000 |
|
| Trust preferred securities |
|
|
16,464 |
|
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
17,701 |
|
| Exchange traded debt instruments |
|
|
6,511 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,808 |
|
| Total |
|
$ |
71,503 |
|
|
$ |
4,063 |
|
|
$ |
(899 |
) |
|
$ |
74,667 |
|
| |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
| |
|
Adjusted Cost |
|
|
Unrealized Gains |
|
|
Unrealized Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
| Equity instruments |
|
$ |
35,062 |
|
|
$ |
5,214 |
|
|
$ |
(1,526 |
) |
|
$ |
38,750 |
|
| Preferred stock |
|
|
21,660 |
|
|
|
1,626 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
23,286 |
|
| Trust preferred securities |
|
|
18,920 |
|
|
|
1,285 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
20,204 |
|
| Exchange traded debt instruments |
|
|
5,292 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
5,480 |
|
| Total |
|
$ |
80,934 |
|
|
$ |
8,317 |
|
|
$ |
(1,531 |
) |
|
$ |
87,720 |
|
|