Reserves (Summary Of Reserve Information Of Major Product Lines) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	$ 9,466,694	$ 9,483,672
Unearned Premiums	6,423,720	6,529,675
Case Reserves	2,735,855	2,527,956
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	1,160,864	1,170,650
Long Duration Contracts | Preneed funeral life insurance policies and investment-type annuity contracts
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	4,670,977	4,618,505
Unearned Premiums	134,534	4,872
Case Reserves	13,644	14,696
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	6,324	6,456
Long Duration Contracts | Life insurance no longer offered
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	407,360	418,672
Unearned Premiums	427	570
Case Reserves	2,360	2,272
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	1,070	1,301
Long Duration Contracts | Universal life and other products no longer offered
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	153,801	168,808
Unearned Premiums	118	136
Case Reserves	773	704
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	1,674	1,959
Long Duration Contracts | FFG, LTC and other disposed businesses
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	4,129,233	4,153,741
Unearned Premiums	47,132	46,585
Case Reserves	973,614	881,514
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	103,652	97,524
Long Duration Contracts | Medical
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	68,353	87,563
Unearned Premiums	742	7,254
Case Reserves	1,465	1,959
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	2,321	7,886
Long Duration Contracts | All other
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	36,970	36,383
Unearned Premiums	404	382
Case Reserves	12,855	13,863
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	10,836	9,803
Short Duration Contracts | Medical
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	25,401	130,185
Case Reserves	235,516	137,370
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	253,295	240,830
Short Duration Contracts | Group term life
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	2,431	2,905
Case Reserves	166,920	169,006
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	30,857	28,786
Short Duration Contracts | Group disability
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	1,984	1,564
Case Reserves	1,092,841	1,127,068
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	100,155	107,961
Short Duration Contracts | Dental
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	4,244	4,013
Case Reserves	1,587	2,251
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	16,454	17,037
Short Duration Contracts | Property and warranty
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	2,223,589	2,386,719
Case Reserves	182,095	130,517
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	507,310	546,979
Short Duration Contracts | Credit life and disability
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	181,466	241,092
Case Reserves	25,966	34,581
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	35,718	43,298
Short Duration Contracts | Extended service contracts
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	3,669,859	3,568,352
Case Reserves	7,258	6,780
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	33,928	42,054
Short Duration Contracts | All other
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Future Policy Benefits and Expenses	0	0
Unearned Premiums	131,389	135,046
Case Reserves	18,961	5,375
Incurred But Not Reported Reserves	$ 57,270	$ 18,776