Note 4 - Non-operating Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Other Nonoperating Income and Expense [Text Block]

Note 4 – Non–Operating Income

Non–operating income is outlined in the table below. Non–operating income includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments, dividends and other realized gains and losses on marketable securities, and interest income. Our most significant equity method investment is a 75.1% non–controlling ownership interest in Caris HealthCare L.P. (“Caris”), a business that specializes in hospice care services.

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments	$	1,538	$	1,414	$	3,924	$	5,069
Dividends and other net realized gains and losses on sales of securities		1,588		1,392		5,093		4,350
Interest income		1,424		1,131		3,885		3,371
	$	4,550	$	3,937	$	12,902	$	12,790