Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Reconciliation of Company operating revenues to total revenues:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Annuities	$	27,694		$	29,743
Life	9,928			12,638
Total segment	37,622			42,381
Corporate & Other	2,703			4,148
Net investment gains (losses)	(737		)	(1,689		)
Net derivative gains (losses)	(131,536		)	50,040
Other adjustments	3,437			3,499
Total	$	(88,511	)	$	98,379

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017	Annuities			Life			Corporate & Other			Total
	(In thousands)
Pre-tax operating earnings	$	12,054		$	(2,212	)	$	2,670		$	12,512
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	3,036			(774		)	810			3,072
Operating earnings	$	9,018		$	(1,438	)	$	1,860		9,440
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)										(737		)
Net derivative gains (losses)										(131,536		)
Other adjustments to net income										30,713
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit										35,546
Net income (loss)										$	(56,574	)
Inter-segment revenues	$	(10,045	)	$	(9,900	)	$	(397	)
Interest revenue	$	15,457		$	3,749		$	2,285

	Operating Results
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016	Annuities			Life			Corporate & Other			Total
	(In thousands)
Pre-tax operating earnings	$	2,433		$	3,575		$	2,119		$	8,127
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	(545		)	1,290			558			1,303
Operating earnings	$	2,978		$	2,285		$	1,561		6,824
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)										(1,689		)
Net derivative gains (losses)										50,040
Other adjustments to net income										(9,800		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit										(13,492		)
Net income (loss)										$	31,883
Inter-segment revenues	$	(952	)	$	(9,732	)	$	(391	)
Interest revenue	$	5,543		$	4,467		$	3,652

The following table presents total assets with respect to the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other, at:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Annuities	$	6,845,321	$	6,708,803
Life	634,267		342,592
Corporate & Other	445,420		581,651
Total	$	7,925,008	$	7,633,046