INVESTMENTS (DETAILS 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Mortgage Loans held-for-investment, net [Abstract]
Commercial	$ 349,969	$ 206,277
Commercial, Percent	100.00%	100.00%
Valuation allowances	$ 0	$ 0
Valuation allowance, Percent	0.00%	0.00%
Total Mortgage Loans held-for-investment	$ 349,969	$ 206,277
Total Mortgage Loans held-for-investment, Percent	100.00%	100.00%
Debt service coverage ratio, in excess of	1.1
Loan-to-value ratio, percent (less than)	70.00%
Credit losses on commercial mortgage loans	$ 0

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Real Estate, Percent

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio

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Loans Held For Investment, Commercial, Percent

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Loan-to-Value Ratio, Percent

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Total Mortgage Loans held-for-investment, Percent

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The reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified fixed maturity real estate loans as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of that loan portfolio.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 310
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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount before allowance of commercial loans issued to businesses to acquire, develop, construct, improve, or refinance land or building. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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The balance represents the amount of loans that are secured by real estate mortgages, offset by the reserve to cover probable credit losses on the loan portfolio.

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