Interest and Other Investment Income, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Interest and Other Investment Income (Loss), Net

Schedule Of Interest And Other Investment Income (Loss), Net [Table Text Block]

(Amounts in thousands)		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2016		2015		2014
Dividends on marketable securities		$	13,135	$	12,836	$	12,707
Mark-to-market income of investments in our deferred compensation plan(1)			5,213		111		11,557
Interest on loans receivable			3,890		6,371		6,107
Other, net			7,308		7,660		8,381
		$	29,546	$	26,978	$	38,752
(1)	This income is entirely offset by the expense resulting from the mark-to-market of the deferred compensation plan liability, which is included in "general and administrative" expense.