lnc2ndqtr2011form10q.htm




SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
__________

FORM 10-Q

[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

OR

 
[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                       to

Commission File Number 1-5721

LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
13-2615557
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
   
315 Park Avenue South, New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
10010-3607
(Zip Code)

(212) 460-1900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

______________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:  (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES              X                                 NO           _____

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
YES               X                                NO           _____

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer  x
 
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer    o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES                                                 NO                X     

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:  Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, at July 28, 2011: 244,582,588.


 
 

 


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)
(Unaudited)

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 539,092     $ 441,340  
Investments
    620,868       264,572  
Trade, notes and other receivables, net
    193,429       150,328  
Prepaids and other current assets
    134,463       129,350  
Total current assets
    1,487,852       985,590  
Non-current investments ($683,344 and $413,858 collateralizing repurchase
               
agreements)
    3,517,048       3,832,659  
Intangible assets, net and goodwill
    62,665       42,636  
Deferred tax asset, net
    1,261,069       1,175,558  
Other assets
    434,110       452,321  
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net
    604,261       587,371  
Investments in associated companies ($1,111,923 and $1,314,227 measured
               
  using fair value option)
    1,825,176       2,274,163  
                 
Total
  $ 9,192,181     $ 9,350,298  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Current liabilities:
               
Trade payables and expense accruals
  $ 144,559     $ 176,592  
Other current liabilities
    21,234       27,468  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    659,539       401,121  
Debt due within one year
    1,040       142,659  
Total current liabilities
    826,372       747,840  
Other non-current liabilities
    89,091       90,608  
Long-term debt
    1,471,239       1,548,469  
Total liabilities
    2,386,702       2,386,917  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
EQUITY
               
Common shares, par value $1 per share, authorized 600,000,000
               
shares; 244,572,588 and 243,808,147 shares issued and outstanding,
               
after deducting 47,006,711 and 47,525,707 shares held in treasury
    244,573       243,808  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,561,970       1,542,964  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,314,743       1,687,363  
Retained earnings
    3,679,439       3,482,623  
Total Leucadia National Corporation shareholders’ equity
    6,800,725       6,956,758  
Noncontrolling interest
    4,754       6,623  
Total equity
    6,805,479       6,963,381  
                 
Total
  $ 9,192,181     $ 9,350,298  

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and Other Income:
                       
Manufacturing
  $ 64,610     $ 77,115     $ 128,375     $ 141,995  
Oil and gas drilling services
    31,737       29,254       62,609       50,039  
Gaming entertainment
    30,513       28,074       61,289       55,140  
Investment and other income
    96,944       83,344       253,262       130,841  
Net securities gains
    529,637       71,413       531,940       170,480  
      753,441       289,200       1,037,475       548,495  
Expenses:
                               
Manufacturing cost of sales
    57,952       66,116       112,205       120,951  
Direct operating expenses:
                               
   Oil and gas drilling services
    23,364       19,514       44,635       42,285  
   Gaming entertainment
    22,353       20,730       43,822       40,628  
Interest
    27,837       31,490       56,814       62,981  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    33,059       8,355       49,295       28,953  
Depreciation and amortization
    18,579       19,842       36,341       39,331  
Selling, general and other expenses
    51,105       42,858        95,641        85,231  
      234,249       208,905       438,753       420,360  
Income from continuing operations before
                               
   income taxes and losses related to
                               
   associated companies
    519,192       80,295       598,722       128,135  
Income taxes
    190,108        4,665       229,161        7,367  
Income from continuing operations before
                               
   losses related to associated companies
    329,084       75,630       369,561       120,768  
Losses related to associated companies, net of
                               
income tax benefit of $80,144, $10,609,
                               
$96,268 and $4,697
    (145,796 )     (321,922 )     (173,844 )     (170,728 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    183,288       (246,292 )     195,717       (49,960 )
Income from discontinued operations, net of income
                               
tax benefit of $271, $0, $1,134 and $0
    2,325       10,014       603       5,187  
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of
                               
income tax provision of $499, $0, $499 and $0
    845                924        
Net income (loss)
    186,458       (236,278 )     197,244       (44,773 )
Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
    (149 )     1,134       (428 )     1,108  
                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Leucadia National
                               
  Corporation common shareholders
  $ 186,309     $ (235,144 )   $ 196,816     $ (43,665 )
                                 


(continued)





See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations (continued)
For the periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable
                       
   to Leucadia National Corporation common shareholders:
                       
   Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ .75     $ (1.01 )   $ .80     $ (.20 )
   Income from discontinued operations
    .01       .04             .02  
   Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
     –        –        .01        –  
Net income (loss)
  $ .76     $ (.97 )   $ .81     $ (.18 )
                                 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable
                               
   to Leucadia National Corporation common shareholders:
                               
   Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ .74     $ (1.01 )   $ .79     $ (.20 )
   Income from discontinued operations
    .01       .04             .02  
   Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
     –        –        .01        –  
Net income (loss)
  $ .75     $ (.97 )   $ .80     $ (.18 )
                                 
Amounts attributable to Leucadia National Corporation
                               
   common shareholders:
                               
   Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes
  $ 183,139     $ (245,158 )   $ 195,289     $ (48,852 )
   Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    2,325       10,014       603       5,187  
   Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
    845             924        
Net income (loss)
  $ 186,309     $ (235,144 )   $ 196,816     $ (43,665 )




























See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Net cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 197,244     $ (44,773 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operations:
               
  Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
    121,608       (5,347 )
  Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold improvements
    33,146       40,851  
  Other amortization
    13,962       11,661  
  Share-based compensation
    14,460       2,711  
  Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options
    (237 )     (9 )
  Provision for doubtful accounts
    254       2,907  
  Net securities gains
    (531,940 )     (170,480 )
  Losses related to associated companies
    270,112       175,425  
  Distributions from associated companies
    32,441       15,916  
  Net gains related to real estate, property and equipment, and other assets
    (89,351 )     (10,435 )
  Income related to Fortescue’s Pilbara project, net of proceeds received
    (28,798 )     (68,258 )
  Loss on buyback of debt
    6,352        
  Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
    (1,423 )      
  Change in estimated litigation reserve
    (2,241 )      
  Net change in:
               
Restricted cash
    1,368       (21,851 )
Trade, notes and other receivables
    (7,810 )     (10,935 )
Prepaids and other assets
    1,593       (1,134 )
Trade payables and expense accruals
    (22,266 )     9,928  
Other liabilities
    (3,622 )     2,898  
Deferred revenue
    (482 )     8,521  
Income taxes payable
    (1,933 )     5,275  
Other
    (513 )     (513 )
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
    1,924       (57,642 )
                 
Net cash flows from investing activities:
               
Acquisition of property, equipment and leasehold improvements
    (21,264 )     (12,583 )
Acquisitions of and capital expenditures for real estate investments
    (6,190 )     (6,323 )
Proceeds from disposals of real estate, property and equipment, and other assets
    23,326       4,473  
Net change in restricted cash
    5,426       (40 )
Settlement of lawsuit
          1,942  
Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations
    1,702        
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (86,306 )     (191 )
Advances on notes and other receivables
    (3,171 )     (4,231 )
Collections on notes, loans and other receivables
    10,112       11,130  
Investments in associated companies
    (126,073 )     (11,137 )
Capital distributions and loan repayment from associated companies
    271,076       29,319  
Purchases of investments (other than short-term)
    (1,232,513 )     (542,792 )
Proceeds from maturities of investments
    268,806       106,799  
Proceeds from sales of investments
    869,087       541,450  
Other
    3,498       258  
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
    (22,484 )     118,074  

(continued)

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Net cash flows from financing activities:
           
Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs
  $ 258,984     $ 39,011  
Reduction of debt
    (143,836 )     (4,324 )
Issuance of common shares
    6,853       619  
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options
    237       9  
Other
    (3,926 )     (1,638 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    118,312       33,677  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    97,752       94,109  
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1, including cash classified as
               
current assets of discontinued operations
    441,340       154,128  
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, including cash classified as
               
current assets of discontinued operations
  $ 539,092     $ 248,237  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the year for:
               
Interest
  $ 58,235     $ 61,570  
Income tax payments, net
  $ 13,042     $ 2,838  











See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands, except par value)
(Unaudited)


   
Leucadia National Corporation Common Shareholders
             
   
Common
         
Accumulated
                         
   
Shares
   
Additional
   
Other
                         
   
$1 Par
   
Paid-In
   
Comprehensive
   
Retained
         
Noncontrolling
       
   
Value
   
Capital
   
Income
   
Earnings
   
Subtotal
   
Interest
   
Total
 
                                           
Balance, January 1, 2010
  $ 243,288     $ 1,529,064     $ 985,032     $ 1,604,263     $ 4,361,647     $ 12,850     $ 4,374,497  
Comprehensive loss:
                                                       
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
                                                       
investments, net of taxes of $11,421
                    (333,239 )             (333,239 )             (333,239 )
Net change in unrealized foreign
                                                       
exchange gain (loss), net of taxes
                                                       
  of $186
                    (13,243 )             (13,243 )             (13,243 )
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
                                                       
on derivative instruments, net of taxes
                                                       
of $4
                    (1,005 )             (1,005 )             (1,005 )
Net change in pension liability and
                                                       
postretirement benefits, net of taxes
                                                       
of $13
                    936               936               936  
Net loss
                            (43,665 )     (43,665 )     (1,108 )     (44,773 )
Comprehensive loss
                                    (390,216 )     (1,108 )     (391,324 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                            753       753  
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                            (2,373 )     (2,373 )
Share-based compensation expense
            2,711                       2,711               2,711  
Exercise of options to purchase common
                                                       
shares, including excess tax benefit
    30       598                       628               628  
Purchase of common shares for treasury
    (1 )     (17 )                     (18 )             (18 )
                                                         
Balance, June 30, 2010
  $ 243,317     $ 1,532,356     $ 638,481     $ 1,560,598     $ 3,974,752     $ 10,122     $ 3,984,874  
                                                         
Balance, January 1, 2011
  $ 243,808     $ 1,542,964     $ 1,687,363     $ 3,482,623     $ 6,956,758     $ 6,623     $ 6,963,381  
Comprehensive loss:
                                                       
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
                                                       
investments, net of taxes of $208,037
                    (374,701 )             (374,701 )             (374,701 )
Net change in unrealized foreign
                                                       
exchange gain (loss), net of taxes
                                                       
of $1,158
                    2,086               2,086               2,086  
Net change in pension liability and
                                                       
postretirement benefits, net of taxes
                                                       
of $3
                    (5 )             (5 )             (5 )
Net income
                            196,816       196,816       428       197,244  
Comprehensive loss
                                    (175,804 )     428       (175,376 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                            598       598  
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                            (4,369 )     (4,369 )
Change in interest in consolidated subsidiary
            (1,624 )                     (1,624 )     1,474       (150 )
Share-based compensation expense
            14,460                       14,460               14,460  
Exercise of warrants to purchase common
                                                       
shares
    523       (523 )                                    
Exercise of options to purchase common
                                                       
shares, including excess tax benefit
    246       6,844                       7,090               7,090  
Purchase of common shares for treasury
    (4 )     (151 )                     (155 )             (155 )
                                                         
Balance, June 30, 2011
  $ 244,573     $ 1,561,970     $ 1,314,743     $ 3,679,439     $ 6,800,725     $ 4,754     $ 6,805,479  


See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

1.
Significant Accounting Policies

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, which reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items or items discussed herein) that management believes necessary to fairly state results of interim operations, should be read in conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (including the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for such year (the “2010 10-K”).  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results of operations.  The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 was extracted from the audited annual financial statements and does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for annual financial statements.

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity.  The amendments remove from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion.  The guidance, which is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011, is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements issued in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards.  The amendment includes requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, but does not require additional fair value measurements and is not intended to establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices outside of financial reporting.  The guidance, which is effective during interim or annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income.  This amendment eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity; instead, it requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  This amendment, which must be applied retrospectively, is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and early adoption is permitted.  Adoption of this amendment will change the presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements but will not have any impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to be consistent with the 2011 presentation.

2.
Segment Information

The primary measure of segment operating results and profitability used by the Company is income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes.  Associated companies are not considered to be a reportable segment, but are reflected in the table below under income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes.  Certain information concerning the Company’s segments for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is presented in the following table.

 
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For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Revenues and other income:
                       
Manufacturing:
                       
Idaho Timber
  $ 41,773     $ 53,534     $ 82,013     $ 96,832  
Conwed Plastics
    22,870       23,630       46,439       45,231  
Oil and Gas Drilling Services
    32,119       29,259       64,203       50,049  
Gaming Entertainment
    30,520       28,087       61,302       55,166  
Domestic Real Estate
    3,368       4,172       88,751       8,187  
Medical Product Development
    82       3       173       5  
Other Operations
    14,639       24,116       30,746       37,374  
Corporate
    608,070       126,399       663,848       255,651  
                                 
Total consolidated revenues and other income
  $ 753,441     $ 289,200     $ 1,037,475     $ 548,495  
                                 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
                               
  income taxes:
                               
Manufacturing:
                               
Idaho Timber
  $ (2,011 )   $ 1,455     $ (1,995 )   $ 1,841  
Conwed Plastics
    1,740       2,965       5,030       5,733  
Oil and Gas Drilling Services
    532       504       4,103       (10,773 )
Gaming Entertainment
    2,697       1,796       8,493       3,166  
Domestic Real Estate
    (44 )     (1,589 )     81,273       (3,644 )
Medical Product Development
    (9,449 )     (7,847 )     (13,443 )     (13,160 )
Other Operations
    (7,422 )     5,065       (13,993 )     (1,608 )
Losses related to associated companies
    (225,940 )     (332,531 )     (270,112 )     (175,425 )
Corporate
    533,149       77,946       529,254       146,580  
Total consolidated income (loss) from
                               
  continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 293,252     $ (252,236 )   $ 328,610     $ (47,290 )
                                 
Depreciation and amortization expenses:
                               
Manufacturing:
                               
Idaho Timber
  $ 1,323     $ 1,537     $ 2,644     $ 3,477  
Conwed Plastics
    1,687       1,917       3,483       3,980  
Oil and Gas Drilling Services
    5,290       6,376       10,583       12,760  
Gaming Entertainment
    4,140       4,230       8,384       8,421  
Domestic Real Estate
    845       1,623       1,748       3,231  
Medical Product Development
    212       217       421       432  
Other Operations
    2,105       1,667       4,033       3,355  
Corporate
    5,633       5,370       10,484       10,446  
Total consolidated depreciation and
                               
  amortization expenses
  $ 21,235     $ 22,937     $ 41,780     $ 46,102  

Revenues and other income for each segment include amounts for services rendered and products sold, as well as segment reported amounts classified as investment and other income and net securities gains in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  In the six month period ended June 30, 2011, other income for the domestic real estate segment includes a gain on forgiveness of debt of $81,848,000; see Note 12 for more information.  Corporate securities gains include gains of $527,351,000 for the 2011 periods and $94,918,000 for the six month 2010 period resulting from the sale of a portion of the Company’s investment in the common shares of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (“Fortescue”).  For the 2010 periods, Corporate securities gains also include a gain of $66,200,000 from the sale of the Company’s investment in Light and Power Holdings, Ltd. (“LPH”).

 
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Other Operations includes pre-tax income (losses) of $(8,044,000) and $3,391,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $(15,826,000) and $(4,626,000) for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for the investigation and evaluation of various energy related projects.  There were no significant operating revenues associated with these activities; however, other income includes $889,000 and $2,879,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011, respectively, and $9,151,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, with respect to government grants to reimburse the Company for certain of its prior expenditures, which were fully expensed as incurred.

Depreciation and amortization expenses for the Manufacturing and Other Operations segments include amounts classified as cost of sales.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, interest expense was primarily comprised of Corporate; interest expense for other segments was not significant.

3.
Investments in Associated Companies

 
A summary of investments in associated companies at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Investments in associated companies accounted for
           
  under the equity method of accounting:
           
Jefferies High Yield Holdings, LLC (“JHYH”)
  $ 325,976     $ 321,023  
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC (“Berkadia”)
    227,692       475,071  
Garcadia
    37,169       35,943  
HomeFed Corporation (“HomeFed”)
    45,661       46,083  
Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza
    29,085       30,539  
Other
    47,670       51,277  
  Total accounted for under the equity method of accounting
    713,253       959,936  
                 
Investments in associated companies carried at fair value -
               
  Jefferies Group, Inc. (“Jefferies”)
    1,111,923       1,314,227  
                 
Total investments in associated companies
  $ 1,825,176     $ 2,274,163  

In June 2011, Berkadia fully repaid the amount outstanding under its secured credit facility including $250,000,000 that was loaned by the Company.

Income (losses) related to associated companies includes the following for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 
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For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
                         
Jefferies
  $ (239,813 )   $ (122,192 )   $ (319,515 )   $ (121,463 )
AmeriCredit Corp. (“ACF”)
          (187,809 )           (29,323 )
JHYH
    (1,003 )     469       13,925       2,516  
Berkadia
    7,037       5,762       21,696       10,293  
Cobre Las Cruces, S.A. (“CLC”)
          (21,609 )           (36,868 )
Garcadia
    4,703       4,013       8,998       7,334  
HomeFed
    (404 )     (455 )     (422 )     (892 )
Pershing Square IV, L.P. (“Pershing Square”)
          (3,122 )           923  
Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza
    2,071       (241 )     2,714       214  
Other
    1,469       (7,347 )     2,492       (8,159 )
Losses related to associated
                               
  companies before income taxes
    (225,940 )     (332,531 )     (270,112 )     (175,425 )
Income tax benefit
    80,144       10,609       96,268       4,697  
Losses related to associated
                               
  companies, net of taxes
  $ (145,796 )   $ (321,922 )   $ (173,844 )   $ (170,728 )

Investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting are initially recorded at their original cost and subsequently increased for the Company's share of the investees’ earnings, decreased for the Company's share of the investees’ losses, reduced for dividends received and impairment charges recorded, if any, and increased for any additional investment of capital.

In accordance with GAAP, the Company is allowed to choose, at specified election dates, to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value (the “fair value option”) that would not otherwise be required to be measured at fair value.  If the fair value option is elected for a particular financial instrument or other item, the Company is required to report unrealized gains and losses on those items in earnings.  The Company’s investments in ACF (which was sold on October 1, 2010) and Jefferies were the only eligible items for which the fair value option was elected, commencing on the date the investments became subject to the equity method of accounting.  If these investments were accounted for under the equity method, the Company would have to record its share of their results of operations employing a quarterly reporting lag because of the investees’ public reporting requirements.  In addition, electing the fair value option eliminates some of the uncertainty involved with impairment considerations, since quoted market prices for these investments provides a readily determinable fair value at each balance sheet date.  The Company’s investment in HomeFed is the only other investment in an associated company that is also a publicly traded company but for which the Company did not elect the fair value option.  HomeFed’s common stock is not listed on any stock exchange, and price information for the common stock is not regularly quoted on any automated quotation system.  It is traded in the over-the-counter market with high and low bid prices published by the National Association of Securities Dealers OTC Bulletin Board Service; however, trading volume is minimal.  For these reasons the Company did not elect the fair value option for HomeFed.

As of June 30, 2011, the Company owns approximately 27% of the outstanding common shares of Jefferies, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: JEF).  In April 2011, in connection with Jefferies’ sale of approximately 20,600,000 common shares in a public offering, the Company purchased 5,154,639 Jefferies common shares for cash consideration of $125,000,000.

 
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The Company’s investment in CLC was sold in 2010.

The following tables provide summarized data with respect to significant investments in associated companies.  The information is provided for those investments whose current relative significance to the Company could result in the Company including separate audited financial statements for such investments in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The information for Jefferies is for the six month period ended May 31, 2011 and for the five month period ended May 31, 2010.

   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
             
Jefferies:
           
Total revenues
  $ 1,936,800     $ 1,252,400  
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items
    168,000       116,200  
Net income
    168,000       116,200  
                 
JHYH:
               
Total revenues
  $ 90,100     $ 52,000  
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items
    44,000       7,600  
Net income
    44,000       7,600  
                 
Berkadia:
               
Total revenues
  $ 167,700     $ 157,500  
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items
    28,500       14,400  
Net income
    28,500       14,400  

Under GAAP, JHYH is considered a variable interest entity that is consolidated by Jefferies, since Jefferies is the primary beneficiary.  The Company owns less than half of JHYH’s capital, including its indirect interest through its investment in Jefferies.  The Company has not provided any guarantees, nor is it contingently liable for any of JHYH’s liabilities, all of which are non-recourse to the Company.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in JHYH is limited to the book value of its investment plus any additional capital it decides to invest.

4.
Investments

A summary of investments classified as current assets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
         
Carrying Value
         
Carrying Value
 
   
Amortized
   
and Estimated
   
Amortized
   
and Estimated
 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
                         
Investments available for sale
  $ 613,197     $ 613,576     $ 253,273     $ 253,589  
Other investments, including accrued interest income
    7,203       7,292       11,067       10,983  
Total current investments
  $ 620,400     $ 620,868     $ 264,340     $ 264,572  

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of available for sale investments classified as current assets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

 
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Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
                         
June 30, 2011
                       
Bonds and notes:
                       
U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 603,503     $ 38     $ 4     $ 603,537  
All other corporates
    9,694       345        –        10,039  
Total fixed maturities
  $ 613,197     $ 383     $ 4     $ 613,576  
                                 
December 31, 2010
                               
Bonds and notes:
                               
U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 246,996     $ 21     $     $ 247,017  
All other corporates
    6,277       300       5       6,572  
Total fixed maturities
  $ 253,273     $ 321     $ 5     $ 253,589  

A summary of non-current investments at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
         
Carrying Value
         
Carrying Value
 
   
Amortized
   
and Estimated
   
Amortized
   
and Estimated
 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
                         
Investments available for sale:
                       
   Fortescue
  $ 137,854     $ 1,059,303     $ 219,723     $ 1,659,617  
   Inmet Mining Corporation (“Inmet”)
    504,006       795,457       504,006       862,481  
   Other investments available for sale
    1,414,575       1,491,768       1,067,928       1,144,141  
Other investments:
                               
   Private equity funds
    84,651       84,651       86,944       86,944  
   Non-agency mortgage-backed bond
                               
     securitization portfolio
    2,571       2,571       3,304       3,304  
   FMG Chichester Pty Ltd (“FMG”)
                               
     zero coupon note component
    38,433       38,433       36,268       36,268  
   Other non-publicly traded investments
    44,920       44,865       40,114       39,904  
     Total non-current investments
  $ 2,227,010     $ 3,517,048     $ 1,958,287     $ 3,832,659  
 
At June 30, 2011, the Company owns 155,586,000 common shares of Fortescue, representing approximately 4.99% of Fortescue’s outstanding common shares.  Fortescue is a publicly traded company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (Symbol: FMG).  As more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, the Company’s investment in Fortescue also includes a $100,000,000 unsecured note of FMG that matures in August 2019 (the “FMG Note”).  Interest on the FMG Note is calculated as 4% of the revenue, net of government royalties, invoiced from the iron ore produced from the project’s Cloud Break and Christmas Creek areas, which commenced production in May 2008.  Interest is payable semi-annually within thirty days of June 30th and December 31st of each year.  The Company accounts for the FMG Note as two components: a thirteen year zero-coupon note and a prepaid mining interest.  The zero-coupon note component of this investment is accounted for as a loan-like instrument, with income being recognized as the note is accreted up to its face value.  The prepaid mining interest, which is being amortized to expense as the revenue is earned (using the units of production method), is classified as other current and non-current assets with an aggregate balance of $159,171,000 and $164,321,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of operations related to the FMG Note are as follows (in thousands):

 
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For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Classified as investment and other income:
                       
Interest income on FMG Note
  $ 67,103     $ 46,590     $ 104,516     $ 68,258  
Interest accreted on zero-coupon note component
  $ 1,083     $ 963     $ 2,165     $ 1,925  
                                 
Amortization expense on prepaid mining interest
  $ 3,034     $ 2,614     $ 5,150     $ 4,938  

In August 2010, the Company was advised that Fortescue is asserting that FMG is entitled to issue additional notes identical to the FMG Note in an unlimited amount.  Fortescue further claims that any interest to be paid on additional notes can dilute, on a pro rata basis, the Company’s entitlement to the above stated interest of 4% of net revenue.  The Company does not believe that FMG has the right to issue additional notes which affect the Company’s interest or that the interpretation by Fortescue of the terms of the FMG Note, as currently claimed by Fortescue, reflects the agreement between the parties.  In September 2010, the Company filed a Writ of Summons against Fortescue, FMG and Fortescue’s then Chief Executive Officer in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.  The Writ of Summons seeks, among other things, an injunction restraining the issuance of any additional notes identical to the FMG Note and damages.  If the litigation is ultimately determined adversely to the Company and additional notes are issued, the Company’s future cash flows from the FMG Note and future results of operations would be materially and adversely affected to the extent of the dilution resulting from the issuance of such additional notes.  In addition, the Company would have to evaluate whether the prepaid mining interest had become impaired.  The amount of the impairment, if any, would depend upon the amount of new notes issued and the resulting dilution, plus the Company’s projection of future interest payable on the FMG Note.
 
At June 30, 2011, the Company owns 11,042,413 common shares of Inmet, representing approximately 16% of Inmet’s outstanding shares.  Inmet is a Canadian-based global mining company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Symbol: IMN).  The previously announced merger agreement between Inmet and Lundin Mining Corporation (“Lundin”) was terminated in March 2011; accordingly, the voting and support agreement the Company entered into with Lundin, which restricted the Company’s ability to sell its Inmet shares, was also terminated.  The Toronto Stock Exchange selling restrictions pertaining to the Inmet shares acquired in 2010 expired in April 2011.

Non-current other non-publicly traded investments are accounted for under the cost method of accounting, reduced for impairment charges when appropriate.

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of non-current investments classified as available for sale at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

 
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Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
                         
June 30, 2011
                       
Bonds and notes:
                       
U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 7,344     $ 3     $ 13     $ 7,334  
U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises
    1,064,797       12,644       1,523       1,075,918  
All other corporates
    233,527       2,001       918       234,610  
Total fixed maturities
    1,305,668       14,648       2,454       1,317,862  
                                 
Equity securities:
                               
Common stocks:
                               
Banks, trusts and insurance companies
    20,573       35,229       497       55,305  
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
    730,194       1,243,267       100       1,973,361  
Total equity securities
    750,767       1,278,496       597       2,028,666  
                                 
    $ 2,056,435     $ 1,293,144     $ 3,051     $ 3,346,528  
                                 
December 31, 2010
                               
Bonds and notes:
                               
U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 7,806     $     $ 90     $ 7,716  
U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises
    815,066       10,564       2,247       823,383  
All other corporates
    191,851       917       235       192,533  
Total fixed maturities
    1,014,723       11,481       2,572       1,023,632  
                                 
Equity securities:
                               
Common stocks:
                               
Banks, trusts and insurance companies
    16,340       32,936             49,276  
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
    760,594       1,833,229       492       2,593,331  
Total equity securities
    776,934       1,866,165       492       2,642,607  
                                 
    $ 1,791,657     $ 1,877,646     $ 3,064     $ 3,666,239  

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of non-current investments classified as available for sale at June 30, 2011, by contractual maturity, are shown below.  Expected maturities are likely to differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

   
Amortized
   
Estimated
 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
   
(In thousands)
 
             
Due after one year through five years
  $ 42,918     $ 43,267  
Due after five years through ten years
           
Due after ten years
     –        –   
      42,918       43,267  
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
    1,262,750       1,274,595  
    $ 1,305,668     $ 1,317,862  

Net unrealized gains on investments were $1,375,056,000 and $1,749,757,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Reclassification adjustments included in comprehensive loss for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

 
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Net unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period,
     
net of taxes of $15,273
  $ (27,508 )
Less:  reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income,
       
net of taxes of $192,764
     (347,193 )
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes
       
of $208,037
  $ (374,701 )

At June 30, 2011, the unrealized losses on investments which have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and for 12 months or longer were not significant.

Securities with book values of $818,000 and $4,615,000 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, collateralized a letter of credit and, at December 31, 2010, certain swap agreements.

5.
Inventory

A summary of inventory (which is included in the caption prepaids and other current assets) at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Raw materials
  $ 6,223     $ 5,876  
Work in process
    14,974       12,441  
Finished goods
    47,166       39,963  
    $ 68,363     $ 58,280  

6.
Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill

A summary of intangible assets, net and goodwill at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Intangibles:
           
Customer and other relationships, net of accumulated amortization of
           
   $42,284 and $39,051
  $ 25,044     $ 23,338  
Licenses, net of accumulated amortization of $2,620 and $2,328
    9,378       9,670  
Trademarks and tradename, net of accumulated amortization of $968
               
   and $791
    18,568       1,210  
Other, net of accumulated amortization of $2,696 and $2,650
    471       267  
Goodwill
    9,204       8,151  
    $ 62,665     $ 42,636  

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $1,858,000 and $2,253,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $3,748,000 and $4,645,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for the intangible assets for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands): 2011 (for the remaining six months) - $3,700; 2012 - $7,500; 2013 - $7,300; 2014 - $7,100; and 2015 - $4,300.

In June 2011, a subsidiary of the Company purchased the assets of Seghesio Family Vineyards (“Seghesio”), the owner and operator of premium estate vineyards and a winery located in Healdsburg, California.  The cash purchase price was $86,156,000, which was primarily allocated as follows: $48,503,000 to property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net, $22,250,000 to amortizable intangible assets (principally brand, which will be amortized over 17 years), $1,053,000 to goodwill and $13,100,000 to prepaids and other current assets (principally inventory).  Unaudited pro forma income statement data is not included as the amounts were not significant.

 
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In addition to the goodwill resulting from the Seghesio acquisition, goodwill in the above table includes $8,151,000 related to Conwed Plastics for both periods.

7.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Activity in accumulated other comprehensive income is reflected in the consolidated statements of equity but not in the consolidated statements of operations.  A summary of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Net unrealized gains on investments
  $ 1,375,056     $ 1,749,757  
Net unrealized foreign exchange losses
    (1,752 )     (3,838 )
Net minimum pension liability
    (59,861 )     (60,177 )
Net postretirement benefit
    1,300       1,621  
    $ 1,314,743     $ 1,687,363  

8.
Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits

Pension expense charged to operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 related to defined benefit pension plans included the following components (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Interest cost
  $ 2,800     $ 3,121     $ 5,631     $ 6,242  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,397 )     (2,158 )     (2,808 )     (4,316 )
Actuarial loss
    241       507       491       1,014  
Amortization of prior service cost
          1             2  
Net pension expense
  $ 1,644     $ 1,471     $ 3,314     $ 2,942  

The Company contributed $3,890,000 to its defined benefit pension plan during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

Several subsidiaries provide certain healthcare and other benefits to certain retired employees under plans which are currently unfunded.  The Company pays the cost of postretirement benefits as they are incurred.  Amounts charged to expense were not significant in each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

9.
Share-Based Compensation

Salaries and incentive compensation expense included $13,436,000 and $697,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $14,460,000 and $2,711,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for share-based compensation expense principally relating to the Company’s senior executive warrant plan and grants previously made under the Company’s fixed stock option plan.

In February 2011, each of the Company’s Chairman and President exercised warrants to purchase 2,000,000 common shares at an exercise price of $28.515 per share, on a cashless exercise basis, pursuant to which they each received 261,599 common shares (determined using a value per share of $32.806 as set forth in the warrant).  The warrants had been granted in March 2006, subject to shareholder approval, which was received in May 2006.  The warrants were scheduled by their terms to expire on March 5, 2011.  All of the common shares obtained upon exercise of the warrants were immediately sold in a private transaction.

On March 7, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted warrants to purchase 2,000,000 common shares to each of the Company’s Chairman and President at an exercise price of $33.84 per share (105% of the closing price per share of a common share on the grant date).  In May 2011, the required shareholder approval was received and the warrants were issued.  The warrants expire in 2016 and vest in five equal tranches with 20% vesting on the date shareholder approval was received and an additional 20% vesting in each subsequent year.  Compensation cost was determined as of the approval date and will be recognized in the financial statements over the vesting period of the warrants.  For the three and six month 2011 periods, the Company recorded share-based compensation expense of $12,303,000 related to this grant of warrants.

During the three and six month 2011 periods, 12,000 options were granted to non-employee directors at an exercise price of $35.78 per share, the market price on the grant date.
 
 
 
 
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10.
Income Taxes

The aggregate amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2011 was $9,500,000 (including $3,200,000 for interest); if recognized, such amounts would lower the Company’s effective tax rate.  Over the next twelve months, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that the aggregate amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions will decrease by approximately $500,000 upon the resolution of certain assessments.  The statute of limitations with respect to the Company’s federal income tax returns has expired for all years through 2006.  The Company’s New York State and New York City income tax returns for the 2006 to 2008 period are currently being audited.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the provision for income taxes includes a charge related to the excess of the tax benefit recognized for accounting purposes over the actual tax benefit realized upon the exercise of warrants in March 2011.  The provisions for income taxes also include $5,039,000 and $7,741,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011, respectively, for foreign taxes principally related to interest on the FMG Note, and for the six month period a dividend paid by Fortescue.  These charges are the principal reason why the Company’s effective tax rate is greater than the federal statutory rate in the 2011 periods.
 
 
11.
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share amounts were calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  The numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):



   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Numerator for earnings (loss) per share:
                       
   Net income (loss) attributable to Leucadia
                       
     National Corporation common shareholders for
                       
  basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ 186,309     $ (235,144 )   $ 196,816     $ (43,665 )
Interest on 3¾% Convertible Notes
    654       –        1,308       –   
   Net income (loss) attributable to Leucadia
                               
     National Corporation common shareholders for
                               
  diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ 186,963     $ (235,144 )   $ 198,124     $ (43,665 )
                                 
Denominator for earnings (loss) per share:
                               
   Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share –
                               
   weighted average shares
    244,521       243,312       244,290       243,302  
Stock options
    225             195        
   Warrants
                206        
   3¾% Convertible Notes
    4,280       –        4,280       –   
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share
    249,026       243,312       248,971       243,302  

Options to purchase 878,000 and 875,000 weighted average common shares were outstanding during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011, respectively, and 1,775,500 and 1,750,000 weighted average common shares were outstanding during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted per share amounts as the effect was antidilutive.

The denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share does not include weighted average common shares of 2,000,000 and 1,000,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011, respectively, related to outstanding warrants to purchase common shares at $33.84 per share, as the effect was antidilutive.  Warrants to purchase 4,000,000 weighted average common shares at $28.515 per share were outstanding during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 but were not included in the computation of diluted per share amounts as the effect was antidilutive.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, 4,248,800 shares related to the 3¾% Convertible Notes were not included in the computation of diluted per share amounts as the effect was antidilutive.

Outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights of a subsidiary are not included above since the subsidiary operates at a net loss and the effect is antidilutive.
 
 
 
 
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12.
Indebtedness

The Board of Directors has authorized the Company, from time to time, to purchase its outstanding debt securities through cash purchases in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.  Such repurchases, if any, depend upon prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements and other factors; such purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without notice.  During the first half of 2011, the Company repurchased $21,359,000 principal amount of its 8 1/8% Senior Notes due 2015, $54,860,000 principal amount of its 7 1/8% Senior Notes due 2017 and $1,350,000 principal amount of its 8.65% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2027, and recognized aggregate pre-tax losses of $3,455,000 and $6,352,000 for the three and six month 2011 periods, respectively, which are reflected in selling, general and other expenses.

As more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, in January 2011, a subsidiary of the Company paid $19,275,000 to the lenders of the Myrtle Beach project in full satisfaction of the project’s non-recourse indebtedness, which had a balance of $100,524,000, and for net working capital amounts.  As a result, the Company recognized a gain on forgiveness of debt (including accrued interest) in other income of $81,848,000 in the six month period ended June 30, 2011.  During 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company had recognized impairment charges related to this project aggregating $114,900,000.
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are accounted for as collateralized financing transactions.  At June 30, 2011, these fixed rate repurchase agreements have a weighted average interest rate of approximately 0.2%, mature at various dates through August 2011 and are collateralized by non-current investments.  The non-current investments are adjustable rate mortgage pass-through certificates issued by U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises (FHLMC or FNMA).  This portfolio has a weighted average life of approximately 5.8 years and a duration of 1.38 at June 30, 2011.

13.
Fair Value

Aggregate information concerning assets and liabilities at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis is presented below (in thousands):

 
 
June 30, 2011
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
   
Total
Fair Value
Measurements
   
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets or Liabilities
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
 Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Investments classified as current assets:
                 
  Investments available for sale:
             
 
 
Bonds and notes:
                 
   U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 603,537     $ 603,537     $  
   All other corporates
    10,039       9,791       248  
Non-current investments:
                       
  Investments available for sale:
                       
Bonds and notes:
                       
    U.S. Government and agencies
    7,334             7,334  
    U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises
    1,075,918             1,075,918  
    All other corporates
    234,610       144,802       89,808  
Equity securities:
                       
   Common stocks:
                       
       Banks, trusts and insurance companies
    55,305       55,305        
       Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
    1,973,361       1,973,361        
Investments in associated companies
    1,111,923       1,111,923        
Total
  $ 5,072,027     $ 3,898,719     $ 1,173,308  
                         
Other current liabilities
  $ (1,550 )   $ (1,550 )   $  


 
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December 31, 2010
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
   
Total
Fair Value
Measurements
   
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets or Liabilities
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
 Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Investments classified as current assets:
                 
  Investments available for sale:
                 
Bonds and notes:
                 
   U.S. Government and agencies
  $ 247,017     $ 247,017     $  
   All other corporates
    6,572       6,324       248  
Non-current investments:
                       
  Investments available for sale:
                       
Bonds and notes:
                       
    U.S. Government and agencies
    7,716             7,716  
    U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises
    823,383             823,383  
    All other corporates
    192,533       150,193       42,340  
Equity securities:
                       
   Common stocks:
                       
       Banks, trusts and insurance companies
    49,276       49,276        
       Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
    2,593,331       2,593,331        
Investments in associated companies
    1,314,227       1,314,227       –   
Total
  $ 5,234,055     $ 4,360,368     $ 873,687  
                         
Other current liabilities
  $ (2,413 )   $ (1,878 )   $ (535 )

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company did not have significant fair value measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

The estimated fair values for securities measured using Level 1 inputs are determined using publicly quoted market prices in active markets.  The Company has a segregated portfolio of mortgage pass-through certificates issued by U.S. Government agencies (GNMA) and by U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises (FHLMC or FNMA) which are carried on the balance sheet at their estimated fair value.  Although the markets that these types of securities trade in are generally active, market prices are not always available for the identical security.  The fair value of these investments are based on observable market data including benchmark yields, reported trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids and offers.  The estimates of fair value of the portfolios of mortgage pass-through certificates and corporate bonds are considered to be based on Level 2 inputs.

At June 30, 2011, the Company did not have significant assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.  Aggregate information concerning assets and liabilities at December 31, 2010 that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis is presented below (in thousands):

   
December 31, 2010
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
   
 
Total Fair Value Measurements
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                         
Long-lived assets held and used (a)
  $ 20,600     $     $ 20,600     $  
Long-lived assets held for sale (b)
    7,000             7,000        
Other non-current investments (c)
    2,200                   2,200  

(a)  
As more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, the Company evaluated for impairment the carrying value of the Myrtle Beach project’s real estate assets, recorded an impairment charge and reduced the carrying amount to its fair value.  As of December 31, 2010, the Company also wrote down to fair value one of its real estate projects based on an appraisal and prices for similar assets, and recognized an impairment charge, which is included in selling, general and other expenses.

 
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(b)  
Consists of a corporate aircraft for which the fair value was primarily based on prices for similar assets.

(c)  
Represents an investment in a non-public security accounted for under the cost method of accounting for which the Company primarily reviewed issuer financial statements to determine its fair value.

Included in net securities gains in the consolidated statement of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 are impairment charges of $1,440,000 and $1,505,000, respectively, primarily for a publicly traded security.  Included in net securities gains in the consolidated statement of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 are impairment charges of $539,000 and $1,520,000, respectively, all of which were for non-agency mortgage-backed bond securitizations.

The following table presents fair value information about certain financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the balance sheet.  Fair values are determined as described below.  These techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.  The fair value amounts presented do not purport to represent and should not be considered representative of the underlying “market” or franchise value of the Company.  The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values of each class of the financial instruments described below are as follows:

(a)
Investments:  The fair values of marketable equity securities and fixed maturity securities (which include securities sold not owned) are substantially based on quoted market prices.

Other non-current investments which do not trade publicly include private equity fund investments where the Company’s voting interest isn’t large enough to apply the equity method of accounting, a portfolio of non-agency mortgage-backed bond securitizations where the underlying assets are various individual mortgage loans, the zero-coupon component of the FMG Note and various other non-publicly traded investments.  For the investments in private equity funds and the FMG zero-coupon note, the Company has concluded that the carrying amount approximates the fair value of these investments based primarily on reviews of issuer financial statements or statements of net asset value.  For the bond securitization portfolio, future cash flows are re-estimated on a regular basis for each security to determine if impairment charges are required; accordingly the Company has concluded that the carrying amount of these securities approximates their fair values.  The fair values of the Company’s other non-publicly traded investments that are accounted for under the cost method were assumed to be at least equal to the carrying amount.  For these non-publicly traded investments, the Company reviews cash flows and/or other information obtained from investee companies on a regular basis to determine if impairment charges are required.

(b)
Cash and cash equivalents:  For cash equivalents, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

(c)
Notes receivable:  The fair values of variable rate notes receivable are estimated to be the carrying amount.

(d)
Long-term and other indebtedness:  The fair values of non-variable rate debt are estimated using quoted market prices and estimated rates that would be available to the Company for debt with similar terms.  The fair value of variable rate debt is estimated to be the carrying amount.  The fair value of the Myrtle Beach project’s debt at December 31, 2010 is the amount paid by the Company’s subsidiary for the collateralized property in the foreclosure sale.

(e)
Swap agreements:  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement at December 31, 2010 was based on rates then available for similar agreements.  At June 30, 2011, the Company did not have any swap agreements.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

 
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June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
   
Fair
   
Carrying
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Amount
   
Value
 
                         
Financial Assets:
                       
Investments:
                       
Current
  $ 620,868     $ 620,868     $ 264,572     $ 264,572  
Non-current
    3,517,048       3,517,048       3,832,659       3,832,659  
Cash and cash equivalents
    539,092       539,092       441,340       441,340  
Notes receivable:
                               
Current
    1,685       1,685       740       740  
Non-current
    13,531       13,531       2,633       2,633  
                                 
Financial Liabilities:
                               
Indebtedness:
                               
Current
    660,579       660,579       543,780       461,350  
Non-current
    1,471,239       1,625,507       1,548,469       1,677,656  
Securities sold not owned
    1,550       1,550       1,878       1,878  
                                 
Swap agreements:
                               
Interest rate swaps
                (535 )     (535 )

14.      Discontinued Operations

As more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, the Company sold ResortQuest International, LLC (“ResortQuest”) in September 2010, and STi Prepaid, LLC (“STi Prepaid”) in October 2010 and classified these operations as discontinued operations. In addition, in September 2010, the Company classified its power production business that burns waste biomass to produce electricity as a held for sale discontinued operation.

A summary of the results of discontinued operations for ResortQuest, STi Prepaid and the power production business is as follows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Revenues and other income:
                       
Telecommunications
  $     $ 92,860     $     $ 181,985  
Property management and service fees
          28,826             50,393  
Investment and other income
    2       1,591       757       6,046  
      2       123,277       757       238,424  
Expenses:
                               
Cost of sales - telecommunications
          80,876             158,617  
Direct operating expenses - property
                               
  management and services
          21,647             40,871  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    66       3,833       474       7,635  
Depreciation and amortization
          2,367             4,682  
Selling, general and other expenses
    630       14,048       3,562       30,940  
      696       122,771       4,036       242,745  
Income (loss) from discontinued
                               
  operations before income taxes
    (694 )     506       (3,279 )     (4,321 )
Income tax benefit
    271        –        1,134        –   
Income (loss) from discontinued
                               
  operations after income taxes
  $ (423 )   $ 506     $ (2,145 )   $ (4,321 )

 
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During the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, the Company received and recognized as income from discontinued operations distributions totaling $2,748,000 and $9,508,000, respectively, from its subsidiary, Empire Insurance Company (“Empire”), which has been undergoing a voluntary liquidation since 2001.  The Company had classified Empire as a discontinued operation in 2001 and fully wrote-off its remaining book value based on its expected future cash flows at that time.  Although Empire no longer writes any insurance business, its orderly liquidation over the years has resulted in reductions to its estimated claim reserves that enabled Empire to pay the distributions, with the approval of the New York Insurance Department.  For income tax purposes, the payments are treated as non-taxable distributions paid by a subsidiary.  Since future distributions from Empire, if any, are subject to New York insurance law or the approval of the New York Insurance Department, income will only be recognized when received.



 
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Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Interim Operations.

The following should be read in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2010 10-K.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s investment portfolio, equity and results of operations can be significantly impacted by the changes in market values of certain securities, particularly during times of increased volatility in security prices.  Changes in the market values of publicly traded available for sale securities are reflected in other comprehensive income and equity.  However, changes in the market prices of investments for which the Company has elected the fair value option, declines in the fair values of equity securities that the Company deems to be other than temporary and declines in the fair values of debt securities related to credit losses are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and equity.

The Company’s largest publicly traded available for sale equity securities with changes in market values reflected in other comprehensive income are Fortescue and Inmet.  During the six month period ended June 30, 2011, the market value of the Company’s investment in the common shares of Fortescue decreased from $1,659,617,000 at December 31, 2010 to $1,059,303,000 at June 30, 2011 (which decrease reflects shares sold in 2011 that had a market value of $618,376,000 at December 31, 2010), and the market value of the Company’s investment in Inmet decreased from $862,481,000 at December 31, 2010 to $795,457,000 at June 30, 2011.  The market value of the Company’s investment in Jefferies, for which the fair value option was elected, decreased during the six month period ended June 30, 2011; accordingly, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $327,304,000 as a component of losses related to associated companies.

In addition to cash and cash equivalents, the Company also considers investments classified as current assets and investments classified as non-current assets on the face of its consolidated balance sheet as being generally available to meet its liquidity needs.  Securities classified as current and non-current investments are not as liquid as cash and cash equivalents, but they are generally easily convertible into cash within a relatively short period of time.  As of June 30, 2011, the sum of these amounts aggregated $4,677,008,000.  However, since $960,592,000 of this amount is pledged as collateral pursuant to various agreements, is subject to trading restrictions, represents investments in non-public securities or is held by subsidiaries that are party to agreements that restrict the Company’s ability to use the funds for other purposes, the Company does not consider those amounts to be available to meet the Company’s liquidity needs.  The $3,716,416,000 that is available is comprised of cash and short-term bonds and notes of the U.S. Government and its agencies, U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises and other publicly traded debt and equity securities (including the Fortescue common shares of $1,059,303,000 and the Inmet common shares of $795,457,000).  The Company’s available liquidity, and the investment income realized from the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities is used to meet the Company’s short-term recurring cash requirements, which are principally the payment of interest on its debt and corporate overhead expenses. 

At June 30, 2011, the Company owns 11,042,413 common shares of Inmet, representing approximately 16% of Inmet’s outstanding shares.  The previously announced merger agreement between Inmet and Lundin was terminated in March 2011; accordingly, the voting and support agreement the Company entered into with Lundin, which restricted the Company’s ability to sell its Inmet shares, was also terminated.  The Toronto Stock Exchange selling restrictions pertaining to the Inmet shares acquired in 2010 expired in April 2011.

In January 2011, a subsidiary of the Company paid $19,275,000 in connection with the foreclosure sale of the Myrtle Beach project (including net working capital amounts), which fully satisfied the project’s non-recourse indebtedness, which had a balance of $100,524,000.

In January 2011, the Company received $72,900,000 from FMG (net of $8,100,000 in withholding taxes) in payment of interest due on the FMG Note for the second half of 2010.  In August 2011, the Company received $98,818,000 (net of $10,980,000 in withholding taxes) from FMG in payment of the accrued interest due on the FMG Note through June 30, 2011.  Future interest payments under the FMG Note will be dependent upon the physical volume of iron ore sold and the selling price, which can fluctuate widely, as well as the outcome of the litigation as described below.  As a result, it is not possible to predict whether interest earned in the most recent quarter will continue at the same level in future quarters.

 
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In August 2010, the Company was advised that Fortescue is asserting that FMG is entitled to issue additional notes identical to the FMG Note in an unlimited amount.  Fortescue further claims that any interest to be paid on additional notes can dilute, on a pro rata basis, the Company’s entitlement to the stated interest of 4% of net revenue.  The Company does not believe that FMG has the right to issue additional notes which affect the Company’s interest or that the interpretation by Fortescue of the terms of the FMG Note, as currently claimed by Fortescue, reflects the agreement between the parties.  In September 2010, the Company filed a Writ of Summons against Fortescue, FMG and Fortescue’s then Chief Executive Officer in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.  The Writ of Summons seeks, among other things, an injunction restraining the issuance of any additional notes identical to the FMG Note and damages.  If the litigation is ultimately determined adversely to the Company and additional notes are issued, the Company’s future cash flows from the FMG Note and future results of operations would be materially and adversely affected to the extent of the dilution resulting from the issuance of such additional notes.  
 
In March 2011, the Company invested an additional $50,000,000 in Sangart, which increased its ownership interest to approximately 96%.

In April 2011, in connection with Jefferies’ sale of approximately 20,600,000 common shares in a public offering, the Company purchased 5,154,639 Jefferies common shares for cash consideration of $125,000,000.  As a result, the Company’s percentage ownership interest of Jefferies common shares declined to 27.5%.

In June 2011, a subsidiary of the Company purchased the assets of Seghesio Family Vineyards, the owner and operator of premium estate vineyards and a winery located in Healdsburg, California.  The cash purchase price was $86,156,000, which was primarily allocated as follows: $48,503,000 to property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net, $22,250,000 to amortizable intangible assets, $1,053,000 to goodwill and $13,100,000 to prepaids and other current assets (principally inventory).

In June 2011, Berkadia fully repaid the amount outstanding under its secured credit facility including $250,000,000 that was loaned by the Company.

In June 2011, the Company sold 92,400,000 common shares of Fortescue for net cash proceeds of $609,220,000, which resulted in the recognition of a net securities gain of $527,351,000.

The Board of Directors has authorized the Company, from time to time, to purchase its outstanding debt securities through cash purchases in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.  Such repurchases, if any, depend upon prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements and other factors; such purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without notice.  During the first six months of 2011, the Company repurchased $21,359,000 principal amount of its 8 1/8% Senior Notes due 2015, $54,860,000 principal amount of its 7 1/8% Senior Notes due 2017 and $1,350,000 principal amount of its 8.65% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2027.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Net cash of $1,924,000 was provided by operating activities in the six month 2011 period as compared to $57,642,000 of cash used in the six month 2010 period.  The change in operating cash flows reflects interest payments received from FMG ($72,900,000, net of withholding taxes), greater income tax payments and lower interest payments.  STi Prepaid and ResortQuest generated funds from operating activities of $1,706,000 and $7,049,000, respectively, prior to being sold during 2010.  Keen generated funds of $12,135,000 during the 2011 period and used funds of $336,000 during the 2010 period; Premier generated funds of $12,279,000 and $8,814,000 during the 2011 and 2010 periods, respectively; and the Company’s manufacturing segments generated funds of $3,471,000 during the 2011 period and $11,100,000 during the 2010 period.  Funds used by Sangart, a development stage company, increased to $17,084,000 during the 2011 period from $10,761,000 during the 2010 period.  For the period ended June 30, 2011, distributions from associated companies principally include earnings distributed by Berkadia ($20,153,000) and Jefferies ($7,789,000).  For the period ended June 30, 2010, distributions from associated companies principally include earnings distributed by Berkadia ($6,000,000), Jefferies ($7,287,000) and Garcadia ($2,482,000).  Net gains related to real estate, property and equipment, and other assets in 2011 includes a gain of $81,848,000 on forgiveness of debt related to the Myrtle Beach project.

 
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Net cash of $22,484,000 was used for investing activities in the six month 2011 period as compared to $118,074,000 of cash provided by investing activities in the six month 2010 period.  For the period ended June 30, 2011, proceeds from disposals of real estate, property and equipment, and other assets include $12,040,000 from the sale of certain of Keen’s rigs.  Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, primarily relates to the Company’s acquisition of Seghesio Family Vineyards.  Investments in associated companies include Jefferies ($125,000,000) in the 2011 period and CLC ($2,687,000) and ACF ($7,236,000) in the 2010 period.  Capital distributions and loan repayment from associated companies include Berkadia ($250,154,000), JHYH ($8,710,000) and Garcadia ($4,984,000) in 2011. Capital distributions and loan repayment from associated companies include Berkadia ($2,126,000), JHYH ($17,077,000), Wintergreen Partners Fund, L.P. ($4,397,000) and Garcadia ($4,093,000) in 2010.

Net cash of $118,312,000 and $33,677,000 was provided by financing activities in the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Issuance of debt for 2011 and 2010 primarily reflects the increase in repurchase agreements of $258,418,000 and $38,355,000, respectively.  Reduction of debt for 2011 includes $19,275,000 in full satisfaction of the Myrtle Beach project’s non-recourse indebtedness, $32,881,000 on the maturity of debt of a subsidiary that was collateralized by certain of the Company’s corporate aircraft, $8,500,000 for the repayment of Keen’s line of credit and $82,531,000 for the buyback of $21,359,000 principal amount of the Company’s 8 1/8% Senior Notes due 2015, $54,860,000 principal amount of the Company’s 7 1/8% Senior Notes due 2017 and $1,350,000 principal amount of the Company’s 8.65% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2027.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon its consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.  The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.  On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates all of these estimates and assumptions.  The following areas have been identified as critical accounting estimates because they have the potential to have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements, and because they are based on assumptions which are used in the accounting records to reflect, at a specific point in time, events whose ultimate outcome won’t be known until a later date.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Income Taxes – The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its net deferred tax asset to the net amount that is more likely than not to be realized.  If in the future the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the Company will be able to realize its net deferred tax asset in excess of its net recorded amount, an adjustment to increase the net deferred tax asset would increase income in such period.  If in the future the Company were to determine that it would not be able to realize all or part of its recorded net deferred tax asset, an adjustment to decrease the net deferred tax asset would be charged to income in such period.  The Company is required to consider all available evidence, both positive and negative, and to weight the evidence when determining whether a valuation allowance is required and the amount of such valuation allowance.  Generally, greater weight is required to be placed on objectively verifiable evidence when making this assessment, in particular on recent historical operating results.

During 2010, the Company realized significant gains from the sale of certain investments, recorded significant unrealized gains in the fair values of other investments and began to experience modest improvement in the operating results in some business segments.  Additionally, the Company’s cumulative taxable income for recent years became a positive amount, reflecting the realized gains on the sales of certain investments during the fourth quarter of 2010.  With this recent positive evidence the Company gave greater weight to its revised projections of future taxable income, which consider significant unrealized gains in its investment portfolio, and to its long-term historical ability to generate significant amounts of taxable income when assessing the amount of its required valuation allowance.  As a result, the Company was able to conclude that it is more likely than not that it will have future taxable income sufficient to realize a significant portion of the Company’s net deferred tax asset; accordingly, $1,157,111,000 of the deferred tax valuation allowance was reversed as a credit to income tax expense on December 31, 2010.  In addition to its projections of future taxable income, the Company is relying upon the sale of investments that have unrealized gains before the NOLs expire and the corresponding reversal of related deferred tax liabilities to realize a portion of its net deferred tax asset.

 
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The Company’s estimate of future taxable income considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, about its operating businesses and investments, included an aggregation of individual projections for each significant operating business and investment, estimated apportionment factors for state and local taxing jurisdictions and included all future years that the Company estimated it would have available net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) (until 2029).  The Company believes that its estimate of future taxable income is reasonable but inherently uncertain, and if its current or future operations and investments generate taxable income different than the projected amounts, further adjustments to the valuation allowance are possible.  In addition to the reversal of deferred tax liabilities related to unrealized gains, the Company will need to generate approximately $4,000,000,000 of future U.S. pre-tax income to fully realize its net deferred tax asset.  The current balance of the deferred tax valuation allowance principally reserves for NOLs of certain subsidiaries that are not available to offset income generated by other members of the Company’s consolidated tax return group.

The Company also records reserves for contingent tax liabilities based on the Company’s assessment of the probability of successfully sustaining its tax filing positions.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate, in management’s judgment, that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable.  When testing for impairment, the Company groups its long-lived assets with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities (or asset group).  The determination of whether an asset group is recoverable is based on management’s estimate of undiscounted future cash flows directly attributable to the asset group as compared to its carrying value.  If the carrying amount of the asset group is greater than the undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss would be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its estimated fair value.

Current economic conditions have adversely affected most of the Company’s operations and investments.  A worsening of current economic conditions or a prolonged recession could cause a decline in estimated future cash flows expected to be generated by the Company’s operations and investments.  If future undiscounted cash flows are estimated to be less than the carrying amounts of the asset groups used to generate those cash flows in subsequent reporting periods, particularly for those with large investments in property and equipment (for example, manufacturing, gaming entertainment, land based contract oil and gas drilling operations, real estate and certain associated company investments), impairment charges would have to be recorded.

Impairment of Equity Method Investments – The Company evaluates equity method investments for impairment when operating losses or other factors may indicate a decrease in value which is other than temporary.  For investments in investment partnerships that are accounted for under the equity method, the Company obtains from the investment partnership financial statements, net asset values and other information on a quarterly basis and annual audited financial statements.  On a quarterly basis, the Company also makes inquiries and discusses with investment managers whether there were significant procedural, valuation, composition and other changes at the investee.  Since these investment partnerships record their underlying investments at fair value, after application of the equity method the carrying value of the Company’s investment is equal to its share of the investees’ underlying net assets at their fair values.  Absent any unusual circumstances or restrictions concerning these investments, which would be separately evaluated, it is unlikely that any additional impairment charge would be required.
 
For equity method investments in operating businesses, the Company considers a variety of factors including economic conditions nationally and in their geographic areas of operation, adverse changes in the industry in which they operate, declines in business prospects, deterioration in earnings, increasing costs of operations and other relevant factors specific to the investee.  Whenever the Company believes conditions or events indicate that one of these investments might be significantly impaired, the Company will obtain from such investee updated cash flow projections and impairment analyses of the investee assets.  The Company will use this information and, together with discussions with the investee’s management, evaluate if the book value of its investment exceeds its fair value, and if so and the situation is deemed other than temporary, record an impairment charge.
 
Impairment of Securities – Declines in the fair values of equity securities considered to be other than temporary and declines in the fair values of debt securities related to credit losses are reflected in net securities gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company evaluates its investments for impairment on a quarterly basis.

 
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The Company’s determination of whether a security is other than temporarily impaired incorporates both quantitative and qualitative information; GAAP requires the exercise of judgment in making this assessment, rather than the application of fixed mathematical criteria.  The various factors that the Company considers in making its determination are specific to each investment.  For publicly traded debt and equity securities, the Company considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, the reason for the decline in fair value, changes in fair value subsequent to the balance sheet date, the ability and intent to hold investments to maturity, and other factors specific to the individual investment.  For investments in private equity funds and non-public securities, the Company bases its determination upon financial statements, net asset values and/or other information obtained from fund managers or investee companies.

The Company recorded $1,440,000 and $1,505,000 of impairment charges for securities, primarily consisting of a publicly traded security, in the consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.  The Company recorded $539,000 and $1,520,000 of impairment charges for securities, consisting of non-agency mortgage-backed bond securitizations, in the consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses – The Company’s operating subsidiaries do not provide financing to their customers in the ordinary course of business.  However, the Company does have a 13 year unsecured zero-coupon note of FMG, which had a balance of $38,433,000 at June 30, 2011 that meets the accounting definition of a finance receivable.  In addition, from time to time, the Company provides loans under the secured credit facility to its joint venture, Berkadia; no amounts were outstanding at June 30, 2011.  The Company exercises judgment in evaluating the credit risk and collectability of these financing receivables.  These assessments were made prior to the inception of the credit exposure and continue to be made at regular intervals.  The various factors that the Company considers in making its assessment are specific to each financing receivable.  These factors include the current and projected financial condition of those companies and their industries, the type and amount of collateral, if any, the Company’s collection experience and the length of time until these financing receivables become due.  As a result of its assessment, the Company concluded that an allowance for credit losses was not required as of June 30, 2011.

Business Combinations – At acquisition, the Company allocates the cost of a business acquisition to the specific tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their fair values.  Significant judgments and estimates are often made to determine these values, and may include the use of appraisals, consider market quotes for similar transactions, employ discounted cash flow techniques or consider other information the Company believes relevant.  The finalization of the purchase price allocation will typically take a number of months to complete, and if final values are significantly different from initially recorded amounts adjustments are recorded.  Any excess of the cost of a business acquisition over the fair values of the net assets and liabilities acquired is recorded as goodwill, which is not amortized to expense.  If the fair values of the net assets and liabilities acquired are greater than the purchase price, the excess is treated as a bargain purchase and recognized in income.  Recorded goodwill of a reporting unit is required to be tested for impairment on an annual basis, and between annual testing dates if events or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its net book value.  At June 30, 2011, the book value of goodwill was $9,204,000.

Subsequent to the finalization of the purchase price allocation, any adjustments to the recorded values of acquired assets and liabilities would be reflected in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.  Once final, the Company is not permitted to revise the allocation of the original purchase price, even if subsequent events or circumstances prove the Company’s original judgments and estimates to be incorrect.  In addition, long-lived assets recorded in a business combination like property and equipment, amortizable intangibles and goodwill may be deemed to be impaired in the future resulting in the recognition of an impairment loss.  The assumptions and judgments made by the Company when recording business combinations will have an impact on reported results of operations for many years into the future.

Use of Fair Value Estimates – Under GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Further, a fair value hierarchy prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), the next priority to inputs that don’t qualify as Level 1 inputs but are nonetheless observable, either directly or indirectly, for the particular asset or liability (Level 2), and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 
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Over 95% of the Company’s investment portfolio is classified as available for sale securities, which are carried at estimated fair value in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  The estimated fair values are principally based on publicly quoted market prices (Level 1 inputs), which can rise or fall in reaction to a wide variety of factors or events, and as such are subject to market-related risks and uncertainties.  The Company has a segregated portfolio of mortgage pass-through certificates issued by U.S. Government agencies (GNMA) and by U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises (FHLMC or FNMA) which are carried on the balance sheet at their estimated fair value of $1,083,252,000 at June 30, 2011.  Although the markets that these types of securities trade in are generally active, market prices are not always available for the identical security.  The fair values of these investments are based on observable market data including benchmark yields, reported trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids and offers.  These estimates of fair value are considered to be Level 2 inputs, and the amounts realized from the disposition of these investments has not been significantly different from their estimated fair values.

The Company also has a segregated portfolio of non-agency mortgage-backed securities which are carried on the balance sheet at their estimated fair value of $89,808,000 at June 30, 2011.  Although these securities trade in brokered markets, the market for these securities is sometimes inactive.  The fair values of these investments are based on bid and ask prices, quotes obtained from independent market makers and pricing services.  These estimates of fair values are also considered to be Level 2 inputs.

Contingencies The Company accrues for contingent losses when the contingent loss is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.  Estimates of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred and of contingent loss amounts normally require significant judgment by management, can be highly subjective and are subject to significant change with the passage of time as more information becomes available.  Estimating the ultimate impact of litigation matters is inherently uncertain, in particular because the ultimate outcome will rest on events and decisions of others that may not be within the power of the Company to control.  The Company does not believe that any of its current litigation will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity; however, if amounts paid at the resolution of litigation are in excess of recorded reserve amounts, the excess could be significant in relation to results of operations for that period.  As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s accrual for contingent losses was not significant.

Results of Operations

The 2011 Periods Compared to the 2010 Periods

General

Substantially all of the Company’s operating businesses sell products or services that are impacted by general economic conditions in the U.S. and to a lesser extent internationally.  Poor general economic conditions have reduced the demand for products or services sold by the Company’s operating subsidiaries and/or resulted in reduced pricing for products or services.  Troubled industry sectors, like the residential real estate market, have had an adverse impact not only on the Company’s real estate segments, but have also had an adverse indirect impact on some of the Company’s other operating segments, including manufacturing and gaming entertainment.  The discussions below and in the 2010 10-K concerning revenue and profitability by segment consider current economic conditions and the impact such conditions have had and may continue to have on each segment; however, should general economic conditions worsen and/or if the country experiences a prolonged recession, the Company believes that all of its businesses would be adversely impacted.

 
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A summary of results of operations for the Company for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
                       
  before income taxes and losses
                       
  related to associated companies:
                       
Manufacturing:
                       
Idaho Timber
  $ (2,011 )   $ 1,455     $ (1,995 )   $ 1,841  
Conwed Plastics
    1,740       2,965       5,030       5,733  
Oil and Gas Drilling Services
    532       504       4,103       (10,773 )
Gaming Entertainment
    2,697       1,796       8,493       3,166  
Domestic Real Estate
    (44 )     (1,589 )     81,273       (3,644 )
   Medical Product Development
    (9,449 )     (7,847 )     (13,443 )     (13,160 )
Other Operations
    (7,422 )     5,065       (13,993 )     (1,608 )
Corporate
    533,149       77,946       529,254       146,580  
   Total consolidated income from
                               
continuing operations before income taxes
                               
and losses related to associated companies
    519,192       80,295       598,722       128,135  
                                 
Losses related to associated companies
                               
  before income taxes
    (225,940 )     (332,531 )     (270,112 )     (175,425 )
Total consolidated income (loss) from
                               
  continuing operations before income taxes
    293,252       (252,236 )     328,610       (47,290 )
                                 
Income taxes:
                               
Income from continuing operations before
                               
  losses related to associated companies
    190,108       4,665       229,161       7,367  
Associated companies
    (80,144 )     (10,609 )     (96,268 )     (4,697 )
Total income taxes
    109,964       (5,944 )     132,893       2,670  
                                 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 183,288     $ (246,292 )   $ 195,717     $ (49,960 )

Manufacturing – Idaho Timber

A summary of results of operations for Idaho Timber for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):


 
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For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 41,773     $ 53,534     $ 82,013     $ 96,832  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    40,800       48,986       78,036       88,604  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    1,279       1,457       2,577       3,009  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,033       1,035       2,067       2,071  
Selling, general and other expenses
    672       601       1,328       1,307  
      43,784       52,079       84,008       94,991  
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (2,011 )   $ 1,455     $ (1,995 )   $ 1,841  

Revenues for the three and six month 2011 periods decreased as compared to the same periods in 2010.  Shipment volume and average selling prices decreased approximately 15% and 9%, respectively, for the three month 2011 period and 13% and 3%, respectively, for the six month 2011 period as compared to the comparable 2010 periods.  Idaho Timber believes that the abundance of existing homes available for sale in the market and high unemployment will continue to negatively impact housing starts and Idaho Timber’s revenues during 2011.  Until housing starts substantially increase, annual dimension lumber shipping volume may remain flat or could further decline.

For the 2011 periods, raw material costs, the largest component of cost of sales (approximately 81% of cost of sales), reflect the lower shipment volume, and for the three month 2011 period lower costs,  as compared to the same periods in 2010.  Raw material cost per thousand board feet decreased approximately 4% and was largely unchanged for the three and six month periods, respectively.  The difference between Idaho Timber’s selling price and raw material cost per thousand board feet (spread) is closely monitored, and the rate of change in pricing and cost is not necessarily the same.  Idaho Timber’s spread decreased approximately 34% and 19%, respectively, for the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010.

Manufacturing Conwed Plastics
 
A summary of results of operations for Conwed Plastics for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 22,870     $ 23,630     $ 46,439     $ 45,231  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    17,152       17,130       34,169       32,347  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    1,739       1,674       3,386       3,358  
Depreciation and amortization
    82       89       164       175  
Selling, general and other expenses
    2,157       1,772       3,690       3,618  
      21,130       20,665       41,409       39,498  
 
                               
Income before income taxes
  $ 1,740     $ 2,965     $ 5,030     $ 5,733  

Conwed Plastic’s revenues decreased in the second quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010, primarily reflecting declines in largely all markets related to the housing industry and the filtration market, while revenues from certain consumer products increased in the 2011 period.  The decline in Conwed Plastic’s revenues in the second quarter is due to some of its products no longer being used in certain of its customers’ products, caused in part by economic concerns, certain customers having replenished their inventory during the first quarter from low levels at the beginning of the year, competitive pressures and current economic conditions, particularly with respect to the housing related markets.

 
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The primary raw material in Conwed Plastics’ products is a polypropylene resin, which is a byproduct of the oil refining process, whose price has historically fluctuated with the price of oil.  Global demand for raw materials has also resulted in higher prices for polypropylene.  Prices for polypropylene resin increased substantially in the 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010, which adversely affected gross margin.  The volatility of oil and natural gas prices along with current general economic conditions worldwide make it difficult to predict future raw material costs.  Conwed Plastics believes that the increased competition for raw materials by foreign nations will continue to adversely impact raw material costs.

Selling, general and other expenses for the 2011 periods includes severance costs and professional fees related to employment matters aggregating $634,000.

Oil and Gas Drilling Services

A summary of results of operations for Keen for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 32,119     $ 29,259     $ 64,203     $ 50,049  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Direct operating expenses
    23,364       19,514       44,635       42,285  
Interest
    27       320       89       671  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    1,416       657       2,209       1,303  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,290       6,376       10,583       12,760  
Selling, general and other expenses
    1,490       1,888       2,584       3,803  
      31,587       28,755       60,100       60,822  
 
                               
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 532     $  504     $ 4,103     $ (10,773 )

Keen’s revenue volume and profitability are significantly affected by the actual and anticipated price of natural gas and oil, levels of natural gas and oil in storage and the supply of drilling rigs available in the marketplace.  The exploration and production industry is cyclical and the level of exploration and production activity has historically been very volatile.  During periods of lower levels of drilling activity, price competition for drilling services tends to increase, which may result in reduced revenues and profitability; conversely, during periods of increased drilling activity, drilling rigs are in demand often resulting in higher prices and contractual commitments from customers to obtain exclusive use of a particular rig for a longer term.  Keen’s rig utilization and dayrates increased substantially during the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods of 2010, as the negative impact of low natural gas prices was partially offset by a greater proportion of Keen’s customers using its rigs to drill for oil rather than natural gas.  In January 2011, Keen sold its 12 older mechanical rigs and recognized a gain of $937,000.  During the three and six month 2010 periods, these 12 rigs generated revenues of $5,159,000 and $9,893,000, respectively; only three of these rigs were operating under contract at the end of 2010 and generated revenues of $638,000 during the first quarter of 2011.

Direct operating expenses reflected $1,049,000 and $1,656,000, respectively, for the three and six month 2011 periods and $3,824,000 for the six month 2010 period, of costs incurred for major maintenance and repair projects and to make certain of its rigs operational following periods when they were not in use.  Direct operating expenses also reflected $1,559,000 and $2,292,000 of greater salaries and bonuses for the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010, primarily due to wage increases.  Salaries and incentive compensation expense increased in the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to greater accrued incentive bonus expense.  Depreciation and amortization expense for the three and six month 2011 periods declined as compared to the same periods in 2010 principally due to the sale of certain rigs discussed above.

 
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Gaming Entertainment

A summary of results of operations for Premier for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 30,520     $ 28,087     $ 61,302     $ 55,166  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Direct operating expenses
    22,353       20,730       43,822       40,628  
Interest
    10       93       33       202  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    605       480       1,239       975  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,140       4,230       8,384       8,421  
Selling, general and other expenses
    715        758       (669 )      1,774  
      27,823       26,291       52,809       52,000  
 
                               
Income before income taxes
  $ 2,697     $ 1,796     $ 8,493     $ 3,166  

Premier’s gaming revenues for the three and six month 2011 periods increased approximately 10% and 12%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2010, while the local gaming market was largely unchanged.  Premier believes that its customer loyalty programs and enhancements, which it implemented beginning in the third quarter of 2010, are the primary reason for the growth in its gaming revenues and market share.

The increase in direct operating expenses in the 2011 periods as compared to the 2010 periods primarily reflects greater marketing and promotional costs, food and beverage costs and gaming taxes.

As more fully described in the 2010 10-K, during 2010 Premier recorded in selling, general and other expenses a loss for the award of $11,200,000, including interest, to the former holders of Premier’s bond debt as a result of a decision by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.  Premier filed a notice of appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s decision and no amounts were paid while the appeal was pending.  On April 8, 2011, Premier entered into an agreement to settle the litigation with its former noteholders for $9,000,000.  As a result, Premier reduced the liability for the award and credited selling, general and other expenses for $2,241,000 in the six month 2011 period.  All litigation with respect to Premier’s chapter 11 restructuring has been settled.

Domestic Real Estate

A summary of results of operations for the domestic real estate segment for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

 
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For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 3,368     $ 4,172     $ 88,751     $ 8,187  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Interest
          508       34       1,017  
Depreciation and amortization
    845       1,623       1,748       3,231  
Other operating expenses
    2,567       3,630       5,696       7,583  
      3,412       5,761       7,478       11,831  
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (44 )   $ (1,589 )   $ 81,273     $ (3,644 )

Revenues and other income for the six month 2011 period includes a gain on forgiveness of debt of $81,848,000 related to the Myrtle Beach project. As more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, in January 2011 a subsidiary of the Company paid $19,275,000 to the lenders of the Myrtle Beach project in full satisfaction of the project’s non-recourse indebtedness, which had a balance of $100,524,000 at December 31, 2010.  During 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company had recognized impairment charges related to this project aggregating $114,900,000.

Pre-tax results for the domestic real estate segment are largely dependent upon the performance of the segment’s operating properties, the current status of the Company’s real estate development projects and non-recurring gains or losses recognized when real estate assets are sold.  As a result, pre-tax results for this segment for any particular period are not predictable and do not follow any consistent pattern.

Residential property sales volume, prices and new building starts have declined significantly in many U.S. markets, including markets in which the Company has real estate operations in various stages of development.  The slowdown in residential sales has been exacerbated by the turmoil in the mortgage lending and credit markets during the past few years, which has resulted in stricter lending standards and reduced liquidity for prospective home buyers.  The Company has deferred its development plans for certain of its real estate development projects, and is not actively soliciting bids for its fully developed projects.  The Company intends to wait for market conditions to improve before marketing certain of its projects for sale.

Medical Product Development

A summary of results of operations for Sangart for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 82     $ 3     $ 173     $ 5  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Salaries and incentive compensation
    3,234       2,236       6,246       4,176  
Depreciation and amortization
    212       217       421       432  
Selling, general and other expenses
    6,085       5,397       6,949       8,557  
      9,531       7,850       13,616       13,165  
 
                               
Loss before income taxes
  $ (9,449 )   $ (7,847 )   $ (13,443 )   $ (13,160 )

 
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Sangart’s results for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 reflect a reduction in selling, general and other expenses of $4,459,000 related to share-based awards previously granted to a former officer.  The fair value of these share-based awards declined during the six month 2011 period; accordingly, Sangart reduced the liability and credited selling, general and other expenses.  Selling, general and other expenses for the three and six month periods also reflect $1,309,000 and $2,263,000, respectively, of greater research and development costs, as well as increased insurance, travel and other costs primarily related to preparation for and commencement of  a larger Phase II clinical study of MP4OX in trauma patients.  Salaries and incentive compensation expense increased in the three and six month periods of 2011 principally due to higher headcount.

Sangart is a development stage company that does not have any revenues from product sales.  During 2010, Sangart completed a Phase II proof of concept clinical trial of MP4OX in trauma patients.  The study results were considered to be successful and would support the conduct of a larger Phase II clinical study in trauma patients, which began in the second quarter of 2011.  If this larger Phase II study were to be successful, Sangart would have to conduct Phase III clinical studies in trauma patients.  The Phase II and Phase III studies would take several years to complete at substantial cost, and until they are successfully completed, if ever, Sangart will not be able to request marketing approval and generate revenues from sales in the trauma market.  Also as more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, Sangart is exploring the application of the MP4 technology in additional therapeutic areas.  The Company is unable to predict when, if ever, it will report operating profits for this segment.

Other Operations

A summary of results of operations for other operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income
  $ 14,639     $ 24,116     $ 30,746     $ 37,374  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Interest
    1       4       1       9  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    1,939       2,140       4,080       4,173  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,343       901       2,489       1,793  
Selling, general and other expenses
    18,778       16,006       38,169       33,007  
      22,061       19,051       44,739       38,982  
 
                               
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (7,422 )   $ 5,065     $ (13,993 )   $ (1,608 )

Revenues and other income includes $889,000 and $2,879,000 for the three and six month 2011 periods, respectively, and $9,151,000 for the three and six month 2010 periods, with respect to government grants to reimburse the Company for certain of its prior expenditures related to energy projects, which were fully expensed as incurred.  The change in revenues and other income for the three and six month 2011 periods also reflects $2,160,000 and $3,832,000, respectively, of increased revenues at the winery operations, $1,778,000 and $2,275,000, respectively, of less income from a property rental business and $784,000 and $960,000, respectively, of less income from purchased delinquent credit card receivables.  Selling, general and other expenses include $8,846,000 and $5,628,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $18,531,000 and $13,484,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the investigation and evaluation of energy projects (principally professional fees and other costs).  The change in selling, general and other expenses for the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010 also reflects $2,151,000 and $3,538,000, respectively, of greater costs at the winery operations and lower costs at the property rental business.  Selling, general and other expenses for the three and six month 2010 periods also reflect charges of $1,066,000 and $1,338,000, respectively, at the winery operations to reduce the carrying amount of wine inventory.

 
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Corporate

A summary of results of operations for corporate for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues and other income (including net
                       
securities gains)
  $ 608,070     $ 126,399     $ 663,848     $ 255,651  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Interest
    27,799       30,565       56,657       61,082  
Salaries and incentive compensation
    22,554       (662 )     28,967       11,195  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,633       5,370       10,484       10,446  
Selling, general and other expenses
    18,935       13,180       38,486       26,348  
      74,921       48,453       134,594       109,071  
 
                               
Income before income taxes
  $ 533,149     $ 77,946     $ 529,254     $ 146,580  

Net securities gains for Corporate aggregated $529,641,000 and $71,413,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $531,944,000 and $170,480,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Net securities gains include gains of $527,351,000 for the 2011 periods and $94,918,000 for the six month 2010 period resulting from the sale of a portion of the Company’s investment in the common shares of Fortescue, and for the three and six month 2010 periods a gain of $66,200,000 from the sale of the Company’s investment in LPH.  Net securities gains are net of impairment charges of $1,440,000 and $539,000 for the three month 2011 and 2010 periods, respectively, and $1,505,000 and $1,520,000 for the six month 2011 and 2010 periods, respectively.  The Company’s decision to sell securities and realize security gains or losses is generally based on its evaluation of an individual security’s value at the time, the prospect for changes in its value in the future and/or the Company’s liquidity needs.  The decision could also be influenced by the status of the Company’s tax attributes.  The timing of realized security gains or losses is not predictable and does not follow any pattern from year to year.

Investment income increased $4,820,000 and $14,600,000 in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010, principally due to greater investment income due to a larger amount of fixed income securities, and for the six month period due to a cash dividend of $7,695,000 paid on Fortescue’s common shares.  Other income, which increased $18,623,000 and $32,133,000, respectively, in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010, includes $67,103,000 and $46,590,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $104,516,000 and $68,258,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to Fortescue’s Pilbara iron ore and infrastructure project in Western Australia.  The Company is entitled to receive 4% of the revenue, net of government royalties, invoiced from certain areas of Fortescue’s project.  Amounts are payable semi-annually within thirty days of June 30th and December 31st of each year.  Depreciation and amortization expenses include prepaid mining interest amortization of $3,034,000 and $2,614,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $5,150,000 and $4,938,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which is being amortized over time in proportion to the amount of ore produced.  Other income for the 2010 periods also includes a gain for a legal settlement of $1,942,000.

The decrease in interest expense for the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily reflects decreased interest expense related to the repurchase of certain of the Company’s debt securities during 2010 and the first half of 2011.

 
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Salaries and incentive compensation expense increased in the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010 principally due to greater accrued incentive bonus expense related to the Company’s Senior Executive Annual Incentive Bonus Plan and greater share-based compensation expense.  Bonus accruals under this bonus plan, which are based on a percentage of pre-tax profits as defined in the plan, increased by $10,141,000 and $5,571,000, respectively, for the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010.  The Company recorded share-based compensation expense of $13,301,000 and $646,000, respectively, for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, and $14,296,000 and $2,608,000, respectively, for the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, relating to grants made under the Company’s fixed stock option plan, and the Company’s senior executive warrant plan.  Share-based compensation expense increased in the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010 due to the warrants granted under the Company’s senior executive warrant plan in the second quarter of 2011.

Selling, general and other expenses for the three and six month 2011 periods includes $3,455,000 and $6,352,000, respectively, of expenses related to the repurchase of certain of the Company’s debt securities.  The increase in selling, general and other expenses for the three and six month 2011 periods as compared to the same periods in 2010 also reflects greater legal and other professional fees of $1,094,000 and $3,362,000, respectively, higher corporate aircraft expense of $833,000 and $1,673,000, respectively, and increased insurance expense of $737,000 and $891,000, respectively.  Selling, general and other expenses for the three and six month 2010 periods includes $1,348,000 and $2,243,000, respectively, of costs for the investigation of investment opportunities.

Prior to December 31, 2010, the Company had a full valuation allowance against its net federal deferred tax asset, including its available federal NOLs.  As more fully discussed in the 2010 10-K, a substantial portion of the valuation allowance was reversed as a credit to income tax expense at December 31, 2010; accordingly, in subsequent periods the Company’s effective tax rate is expected to approximate the federal statutory rate, after allowing for the impact of state income taxes, foreign taxes and other adjustments, including adjustments to the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if any.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the provision for income taxes includes a charge related to the excess of the tax benefit recognized for accounting purposes over the actual tax benefit realized upon the exercise of warrants in March 2011.  The provisions for income taxes for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 also include $5,039,000 and $7,741,000, respectively, for foreign taxes principally related to interest on the FMG Note, and for the six month period a dividend paid by Fortescue.  These charges are the principal reason why the Company’s effective tax rate is greater than the federal statutory rate in 2011.

Since the Company had carried a full valuation allowance against its net federal deferred tax asset during interim periods in 2010, no regular federal income tax expense or benefit for interim periods was recorded.  However, the Company had been recording provisions or benefits for deferred federal minimum taxes payable, due to material unrealized security gains reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income and in income related to associated companies.  As more fully described in the 2010 10-K, if these gains were realized, the Company would have been able to use its NOLs to fully offset the federal income taxes that would have been due, but would have had to pay federal minimum taxes.  Although the payment of federal minimum taxes generates a minimum tax credit carryover, it would have been fully reserved for in the net deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  Accordingly, for the six month period ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded benefits for deferred federal minimum taxes payable of $6,752,000 and $3,161,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income and losses related to associated companies, respectively.  In the third quarter of 2010, the Company was able to make an election that permitted it to use a portion of its NOLs to fully offset federal minimum taxable income, and as a result the liabilities for deferred federal minimum taxes were reversed.

Associated Companies

Income (losses) related to associated companies for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 includes the following (in thousands):

 
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For the Three Month
   
For the Six Month
 
   
Period Ended June 30,
   
Period Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Jefferies
  $ (239,813 )   $ (122,192 )   $ (319,515 )   $ (121,463 )
ACF
          (187,809 )           (29,323 )
JHYH
    (1,003 )     469       13,925       2,516  
Berkadia
    7,037       5,762       21,696       10,293  
CLC
          (21,609 )           (36,868 )
Garcadia
    4,703       4,013       8,998       7,334  
HomeFed
    (404 )     (455 )     (422 )     (892 )
Pershing Square
          (3,122 )           923  
Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza
    2,071       (241 )     2,714       214  
Other
    1,469       (7,347 )     2,492       (8,159 )
  Losses related to associated companies
                               
    before income taxes
    (225,940 )     (332,531 )     (270,112 )     (175,425 )
Income tax benefit
    80,144       10,609       96,268        4,697  
  Losses related to associated companies,
                               
     net of taxes
  $ (145,796 )   $ (321,922 )   $ (173,844 )   $ (170,728 )

As discussed above, the Company accounts for its investments in ACF and Jefferies at fair value, resulting in the recognition of unrealized gains (losses) for the difference between the market value and the cost of the investments.  The Company’s investment in ACF was sold in October 2010.

The Company’s investment in CLC was sold in 2010.

During 2010, the Company fully redeemed its interest in Pershing Square by transferring its equity into a larger, more diversified investment partnership fund managed by the same manager.  The Company’s percentage ownership interest in this larger investment partnership is much smaller and does not qualify for the equity method of accounting.

Discontinued Operations

Property Management and Services

As discussed above, in September 2010, the Company sold ResortQuest and classified its historical operating results as a discontinued operation.  Pre-tax income of ResortQuest was $4,006,000 and $2,449,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

Telecommunications

As discussed above, in October 2010, the Company sold STi Prepaid and classified its historical operating results as a discontinued operation.  Pre-tax losses of STi Prepaid were $1,391,000 and $3,351,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

Other Operations

As discussed above, in September 2010, the Company classified its power production business that burns waste biomass to produce electricity as held for sale and classified its historical operating results as a discontinued operation.  Pre-tax losses of this business were $694,000 and $2,109,000 for the three month 2011 and 2010 periods, respectively, and $3,279,000 and $3,419,000 for the six month 2011 and 2010 periods, respectively.

 
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During the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, the Company received and recognized as income from discontinued operations distributions totaling $2,748,000 and $9,508,000, respectively, from its subsidiary, Empire, which has been undergoing a voluntary liquidation since 2001.  The Company had classified Empire as a discontinued operation in 2001 and fully wrote-off its remaining book value based on its expected future cash flows at that time.  Although Empire no longer writes any insurance business, its orderly liquidation over the years has resulted in reductions to its estimated claim reserves that enabled Empire to pay the distributions, with the approval of the New York Insurance Department.  For income tax purposes, the payments are treated as non-taxable distributions paid by a subsidiary.  Since future distributions from Empire, if any, are subject to New York insurance law or the approval of the New York Insurance Department, income will only be recognized when received.

Cautionary Statement for Forward-Looking Information

Statements included in this Report may contain forward-looking statements.  Such statements may relate, but are not limited, to projections of revenues, income or loss, development expenditures, plans for growth and future operations, competition and regulation, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing.  Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified.  When used in this Report, the words “will,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “intends” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any results projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted or may materially and adversely affect the Company’s actual results include but are not limited to the following: potential acquisitions and dispositions of our operations and investments could change our risk profile; dependence on certain key personnel; economic downturns and the current recession; changes in the market prices of publicly traded securities and entities that invest in publicly traded securities, particularly during times of increased volatility in securities prices; changes in the U.S. housing and commercial real estate markets; risks associated with the increased volatility in raw material prices and the availability of key raw materials; declines in the prices of base metals (primarily iron ore and copper); natural gas supplies and prices and the supply of drilling rigs in the marketplace; compliance with government laws and regulations; changes in mortgage interest rate levels or the lack of available consumer credit; lack of liquidity and turmoil in the capital markets; obtaining significant funding and regulatory approvals to develop large scale energy projects and for medical product development and clinical trial activities; substantial investments in companies whose operating results are greatly affected by the economy and financial markets; changes in existing government and government-sponsored mortgage programs and the loss of or changes in Berkadia’s relationships with the related bodies; a decrease in consumer spending or general increases in the cost of living; intensified competition in the operation of our businesses; our ability to generate sufficient taxable income to fully realize our net deferred tax asset; weather related conditions and significant natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, earthquakes and hailstorms; our ability to insure certain risks economically; dividend payments on our common shares; changes in government tax policies in foreign and domestic jurisdictions; new financial legislation that could affect the market value of certain of the Company’s investments.  For additional information see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2010 10-K.

Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which are applicable only as of the date hereof.  The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information required under this Item is contained in Item 7A in the 2010 10-K, and is incorporated by reference herein.

 
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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

The Company's management evaluated, with the participation of the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of June 30, 2011.  Based on their evaluation, the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2011.
 
There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company's fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 

Item 2.      Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The Company’s purchases of its common shares during the second quarter of 2011 were as follows:

 
               
Total Number
       
               
of Shares
   
Approximate
 
               
Purchased as
   
Dollar Value of
 
               
Part of Publicly
   
Shares that May
 
   
Total Number
   
Average
   
Announced
   
Yet be Purchased
 
   
of Shares
   
Price Paid
   
Plans or
   
under the Plans
 
   
Purchased (1)
   
Per Share
   
Programs
   
or Programs
 
                         
 May 1 to May 31
    4,202     $ 36.84           $  
                                 
Total
    4,202                        

 
(1)
Consists of common shares received from a director to exercise stock options.  Shares were valued at the market price at the date of the option exercise.

 
Item 6.
Exhibits.

 
10.1
Credit Agreement dated as of December 10, 2009 among Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC and BH Finance LLC.
 
 
10.2
Leucadia National Corporation 2011 Senior Executive Warrant Plan (filed as Annex A to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 13, 2011).*
 
 
10.3
Form of Common Share Purchase Warrant.
 
 
31.1
Certification of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Certification of President pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.3
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
Certification of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
32.2
Certification of President pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
32.3
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
101
Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Leucadia National Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

* Incorporated by reference.


 
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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
 
  LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION  
                   (Registrant)  
       
       
       
       
Date:  August 3, 2011
By:
/s/        Barbara L. Lowenthal  
    Name:  Barbara L. Lowenthal  
    Title:    Vice President and Comptroller  
                 (Chief Accounting Officer)  







 
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Exhibit Index


 
10.1
Credit Agreement dated as of December 10, 2009 among Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC and BH Finance LLC.
 
 
10.2
Leucadia National Corporation 2011 Senior Executive Warrant Plan (filed as Annex A to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 13, 2011).*
 
 
10.3
Form of Common Share Purchase Warrant.
 
 
31.1
Certification of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Certification of President pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.3
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
Certification of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
32.2
Certification of President pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                            32.3  
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
101
Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Leucadia National Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

 

* Incorporated by reference.




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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