Chapter14InvestmentsOverview:WhyInvestInFinancialInstrumentTemporaryInvestmentofIdleCashLong-TermInvestmentstoincreaseEarningsValuationandinvestmentincomemeasurementInvestmentindifferentsecuritiesSecuritiesareeitherdebtsecuritiesorequitysecurities
Adebtsecurityisanysecurityrepresentingacreditorrelationshipwithanentity
Aequitysecurityisanysecurityrepresentinganownershipinterestinanentity
CostAndAmortizedCostMethodCostmethodInvestmentinequitysecuritiesFairvalueofthosesecuritiesarenotdeterminableDonotrequireequitymethodTheinvestmentiscarriedatitscostonthebalancesheetDividendsarerecordedasinvestmentincomeSeeExample1inp
248-249AmortizedCostmethodInvestmentindebtsecuritiesHoldthesecuritiestothematuritydateSeeExample2inp
250TradingSecurities-fairvaluemethodTradingsecuritiesare