We have investments in debt and equity securities held in Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts, Coal Reclamation Escrow Accounts, and an Active Union Employee Medical Account. Investments in debt securities are classified as available-for-sale securities. We record both debt and equity security investments at their fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 11 for a discussion of how fair value is determined and the classification of the investments within the fair value hierarchy. The investments in each trust or account are restricted for use and are intended to fund specified costs and activities as further described for each fund below.

Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts - To fund the future costs APS expects to incur to decommission Palo Verde, APS established external decommissioning trusts in accordance with NRC regulations. Third-party investment managers are authorized to buy and sell securities per stated investment guidelines. The trust funds are invested in fixed income securities and equity securities. Earnings and proceeds from sales and maturities of securities are reinvested in the trusts. Because of the ability of APS to recover decommissioning

costs in rates, and in accordance with the regulatory treatment, APS has deferred realized and unrealized gains and losses (including other-than-temporary impairments) in other regulatory liabilities.

Coal Reclamation Escrow Accounts - APS has investments restricted for the future coal mine reclamation funding related to Four Corners. This escrow account is primarily invested in fixed income securities. Earnings and proceeds from sales of securities are reinvested in the escrow account. Because of the ability of APS to recover coal reclamation costs in rates, and in accordance with the regulatory treatment, APS has deferred realized and unrealized gains and losses (including other-than-temporary impairments) in other regulatory liabilities. Activities relating to APS coal reclamation escrow account investments are included within the other special use funds in the table below.

Active Union Employee Medical Account - APS has investments restricted for paying active union employee medical costs. These investments were transferred from APS other postretirement benefit trust assets into the active union employee medical trust in January 2018 (see Note 7 in the 2017 Form 10-K). These investments may be used to pay active union employee medical costs incurred in the current period and in future periods. The account is invested primarily in fixed income securities. In accordance with the ratemaking treatment, APS has deferred the unrealized gains and losses (including other-than-temporary impairments) in other regulatory assets. Activities relating to active union employee medical account investments are included within the other special use funds in the table below.

The following tables present the unrealized gains and losses based on the original cost of the investment and summarizes the fair value of APS's nuclear decommissioning trust and other special use fund assets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):



	September 30, 2018
	Fair Value								Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
Investment Type:	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts			Other Special Use Funds		Total			Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
Equity securities	$	466,002		$	12,033	$	478,035		$	286,121	$	(47	)
Available for sale-fixed income securities	441,309			219,985		661,294		(a)	5,631		(11,423		)
Other	(624		)	1,722		1,098		(b)	—		—
Total	$	906,687		$	233,740	$	1,140,427		$	291,752	$	(11,470	)



	December 31, 2017
	Fair Value							Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
Investment Type:	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts		Other Special Use Funds		Total			Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
Equity securities	$	424,614	$	430	$	425,044		$	248,623	$	—
Available for sale-fixed income securities	446,277		29,439		475,716		(a)	11,537		(2,996		)
Other	109		489		598		(b)	—		—
Total	$	871,000	$	30,358	$	901,358		$	260,160	$	(2,996	)

The following table sets forth APS's realized gains and losses relating to the sale and maturity of available-for-sale debt securities and equity securities, and the proceeds from the sale and maturity of these investment securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018								Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts			Other Special Use Funds		Total			Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts			Other Special Use Funds		Total
Realized gains	$	653		$	—	$	653		$	598		$	—	$	598
Realized losses	(1,965		)	—		(1,965		)	(1,022		)	—		(1,022		)
Proceeds from the sale of securities (a)	148,150			25,127		173,277			76,496			—		76,496



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018								Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts			Other Special Use Funds		Total			Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts			Other Special Use Funds			Total
Realized gains	$	2,951		$	1	$	2,952		$	3,904		$	17		$	3,921
Realized losses	(6,990		)	—		(6,990		)	(4,634		)	(9		)	(4,643		)
Proceeds from the sale of securities (a)	401,396			41,644		443,040			351,860			4,093			355,953



	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts (a)		Coal Reclamation Escrow Accounts		Active Union Medical Trust		Total
Less than one year	$	19,917	$	17,244	$	30,593	$	67,754
1 year – 5 years	98,235		17,170		142,598		258,003
5 years – 10 years	126,279		2,529		—		128,808
Greater than 10 years	196,878		9,851		—		206,729
Total	$	441,309	$	46,794	$	173,191	$	661,294