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Investments, Available-For-Sale
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Investments, Available-For-Sale 
Investments, Available-For-Sale

D.                        Investments, Available-For-Sale

 

As of December 31, 2010 the investments classified by the Company as available-for-sale consisted of $29.0 million of equity and bond funds intended to fund plugging and abandonment and other liabilities for which the Company self-insures.

 

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company sold all of the available-for-sale securities for proceeds of $29.9 million which resulted in gross realized gains of $8.5 million, $4.9 million of which was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income.  The Company uses the average cost method to determine the cost of securities sold.