Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

7. Equity

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Information regarding changes in the balances of each component of AOCI was as follows:

	Three Months   Ended   March 31, 2017
	Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Related Offsets (1)			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,340		$	3,067		$	4,407
OCI before reclassifications	5,460			(421		)	5,039
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(1,911		)	147			(1,764		)
AOCI before reclassifications, net of income tax	4,889			2,793			7,682
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	1,287			—			1,287
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(451		)	—			(451		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of income tax	836			—			836
Balance, end of period	$	5,725		$	2,793		$	8,518

	Three Months   Ended   March 31, 2016
	Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Related Offsets (1)			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	3,333		$	2,073		$	5,406
OCI before reclassifications	37,142			(146		)	36,996
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(12,999		)	51			(12,948		)
AOCI before reclassifications, net of income tax	27,476			1,978			29,454
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	1,671			—			1,671
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(585		)	—			(585		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of income tax	1,086			—			1,086
Balance, end of period	$	28,562		$	1,978		$	30,540

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(1) See Note 4 for information on offsets to investments related to DAC and DSI.

Information regarding amounts reclassified out of each component of AOCI was as follows:

AOCI Components	Amounts Reclassified from AOCI						Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) Locations
	Three Months   Ended   March 31,
	2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)	$	(1,304	)	$	(1,671	)	Net investment gains (losses)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)	17			—			Net investment income
Net unrealized investment gains (losses), before income tax	(1,287		)	(1,671		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	451			585
Net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of income tax	(836		)	(1,086		)
Total reclassifications, net of income tax	$	(836	)	$	(1,086	)