CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 203,130	$ 248,394
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Realized investment losses (gains)	48,596	9,039
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	117,115	129,026
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(245,751)	(216,281)
Depreciation expense	6,570	6,370
Deferred income tax	115,117	(47,723)
Accrued income tax	48,699	14,104
Interest credited to universal life and investment products	532,396	731,934
Policy fees assessed on universal life and investment products	(659,058)	(579,812)
Change in reinsurance receivables	99,719	(93,959)
Change in accrued investment income and other receivables	(30,645)	(4,430)
Change in policy liabilities and other policyholders' funds of traditional life and health products	258,684	218,218
Trading securities:
Maturities and principal reductions of investments	152,948	212,048
Sale of investments	220,711	365,809
Cost of investments acquired	(297,558)	(528,753)
Other net change in trading securities	(9,069)	13,758
Change in other liabilities	(41,161)	(115,689)
Other income - gains on repurchase of non-recourse funding obligations	(1,250)	(29,344)
Other, net	(37,109)	69,916
Net cash provided by operating activities	482,084	402,625
Cash flows from investing activities
Maturities and principal reductions of investments, available-for-sale	752,754	904,876
Sale of investments, available-for-sale	1,730,095	1,959,184
Cost of investments acquired, available-for-sale	(3,073,905)	(3,113,371)
Change in investments, held-to-maturity	(50,000)
Mortgage loans:
New lendings	(392,758)	(252,727)
Repayments	541,597	499,524
Change in investment real estate, net	(3,805)	2,447
Change in policy loans, net	9,058	10,212
Change in other long-term investments, net	(203,622)	(97,855)
Change in short-term investments, net	(11,574)	(38,561)
Net unsettled security transactions	31,686	69,845
Purchase of property and equipment	(16,611)	(5,405)
Net cash used in investing activities	(687,085)	(61,831)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance (repayment) of non-recourse funding obligations	45,000	(91,700)
Repurchase program borrowings	(50,000)	280,000
Dividends paid to the parent company	(44,963)	(257,000)
Investment product deposits and change in universal life deposits	2,413,676	2,641,899
Investment product withdrawals	(2,198,547)	(3,002,824)
Other financing activities, net		(1,378)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	165,166	(431,003)
Change in cash	(39,835)	(90,209)
Cash at beginning of period	269,582	169,775
Cash at end of period	$ 229,747	$ 79,566