Ownership Interests in and Advances to Partner Companies and Funds (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

Ownership Interests in and Advances to Partner Companies and Private Equity Funds

The following summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s ownership interests in and advances to partner companies.

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(Unaudited - In thousands)
Equity Method:
Partner companies	$	140,096	$	134,861
Private equity funds	1,133		1,128
	141,229		135,989
Cost Method:
Partner companies	5,024		6,774
Private equity funds	2,215		2,364
	7,239		9,138
Advances to partner companies	16,953		9,065
	$	165,421	$	154,192
Loan participations receivable	$	3,851	$	3,855