Assets in Excess of Payment Service Obligations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Assets in Excess of Payment Service Obligations [Abstract]

Assets in Excess of Payment Service Obligations

Note 2 — Assets in Excess of Payment Service Obligations

The following table shows the amount of assets in excess of payment service obligations at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,			December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012			2011
Cash and cash equivalents (substantially restricted)	$	2,548,257		$	2,572,174
Receivables, net (substantially restricted)		1,266,882			1,220,065
Short-term investments (substantially restricted)		524,055			522,024
Available-for-sale investments (substantially restricted)		85,281			102,771
		4,424,475			4,417,034
Payment service obligations		(4,155,880	)		(4,205,375	)
Assets in excess of payment service obligations	$	268,595		$	211,659

The Company was in compliance with its contractual and financial regulatory requirements as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.