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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Unaudited - In thousands)
Equity Method:
Partner companies	$	156,792	$	150,898
Private equity funds	869		942
	157,661		151,840
Cost Method:
Partner companies	5,774		5,024
Private equity funds	1,852		1,966
	7,626		6,990
Advances to partner companies	17,564		12,771
	$	182,851	$	171,601