A long-term investment classified as equity securities with controlling influence implies that the investor can exert a controlling influence over the investee. An investor who owns more than 50% of a company’s voting stock has control over the investee. This investor can dominate all other shareholders in electing the corporation’s board of directors and has control over the investee’s management. In some cases, controlling influence can extend to situations of less than 50% ownership. Exhibit 15.7 summarizes the accounting for investments in equity securities based on an investor’s ownership in the stock.