DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Debt and Subordinated Debt Securities

Debt and subordinated debt are summarized as follows:

	As of
	June 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Outstanding Principal		Carrying Amounts		Outstanding Principal		Carrying Amounts
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Debt (year of issue):
Credit Facility	$	385,000	$	385,000	$	—	$	—
Capital lease obligation	1,501		1,501		1,682		1,682
6.40% Senior Notes (2007), due 2018	—		—		150,000		150,518
7.375% Senior Notes (2009), due 2019	400,000		426,195		400,000		435,806
8.45% Senior Notes (2009), due 2039	194,244		296,353		232,928		357,046
	$	980,745	$	1,109,049	$	784,610	$	945,052
Subordinated debt (year of issue):
5.35% Subordinated Debentures (2017), due 2052	$	500,000	$	495,358	$	500,000	$	495,289
3.55% Subordinated Funding Obligations (2018), due 2038	55,000		55,000		—		—
3.55% Subordinated Funding Obligations (2018), due 2038	55,000		55,000		—		—
	$	610,000	$	605,358	$	500,000	$	495,289

Non-recourse Funding Obligations Outstanding

Non-recourse funding obligations outstanding as of June 30, 2018, on a consolidated basis, are shown in the following table:

Issuer	Outstanding Principal		Carrying Value(1)		Maturity Year	Year-to-Date Weighted-Avg Interest Rate
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Golden Gate Captive Insurance Company(2)(3)	$	1,950,000	$	1,950,000	2039	4.75	%
Golden Gate II Captive Insurance Company	20,600		17,678		2052	4.74	%
Golden Gate V Vermont Captive Insurance Company(2)(3)	645,000		705,381		2037	5.12	%
MONY Life Insurance Company(3)	1,091		2,373		2024	6.19	%
Total	$	2,616,691	$	2,675,432
(1)  Carrying values include premiums and discounts and do not represent unpaid principal balances.
(2) Obligations are issued to non-consolidated subsidiaries of the Company. These obligations collateralize certain held-to-maturity securities issued by wholly owned subsidiaries of PLICO.
(3)  Fixed rate obligations

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company and its affiliates repurchased $38.0 million of its outstanding non-recourse funding obligations, at a discount. These repurchases did not result in a material gain or loss for the Company.

Non-recourse funding obligations outstanding as of December 31, 2017, on a consolidated basis, are shown in the following table:

Issuer	Outstanding Principal		Carrying Value(1)		Maturity Year	Year-to-Date Weighted-Avg Interest Rate
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Golden Gate Captive Insurance Company(2)(3)	$	2,014,000	$	2,014,000	2039	4.75	%
Golden Gate II Captive Insurance Company	58,600		49,787		2052	3.88	%
Golden Gate V Vermont Captive Insurance Company(2)(3)	620,000		681,285		2037	5.12	%
MONY Life Insurance Company(3)	1,091		2,405		2024	6.19	%
Total	$	2,693,691	$	2,747,477
(1)  Carrying values include premiums and discounts and do not represent unpaid principal balances.
(2) Obligations are issued to non-consolidated subsidiaries of the Company. These obligations collateralize certain held-to-maturity securities issued by wholly owned subsidiaries of PLICO.
(3)  Fixed rate obligations

Schedule of Collateral Pledged for Repurchase Agreements

The following table provides the amount by asset class of securities of collateral pledged for repurchase agreements and securities that have been loaned as part of securities lending transactions as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

Repurchase Agreements, Securities Lending Transactions, and Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions

Accounted for as Secured Borrowings

	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
	As of June 30, 2018
	(Dollars In Thousands)
	Overnight and Continuous		Up to 30 days		30-90 days		Greater Than 90 days		Total
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	—	$	41,498	$	—	$	—	$	41,498
Other asset-backed securities	—		—		—		—		—
Mortgage loans	—		—		—		—		—
Total repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	—		41,498		—		—		41,498
Securities lending transactions
Corporate securities	54,068		—		—		—		54,068
Equity securities	5,210		—		—		—		5,210
Redeemable preferred stock	90		—		—		—		90
Other government related securities	14		—		—		—		14
Total securities lending transactions	59,382		—		—		—		59,382
Total securities	$	59,382	$	41,498	$	—	$	—	$	100,880

Repurchase Agreements, Securities Lending Transactions, and Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions

Accounted for as Secured Borrowings

	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
	As of December 31, 2017
	(Dollars In Thousands)
	Overnight and Continuous		Up to 30 days		30-90 days		Greater Than 90 days		Total
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	307,633	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	307,633
Corporate securities	—		—		—		—		—
Mortgage loans	698,974		—		—		—		698,974
Total securities	$	1,006,607	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,006,607
Securities lending transactions
Corporate securities	$	118,817	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	118,817
Equity securities	5,699		—		—		—		5,699
Redeemable preferred stock	755		—		—		—		755
Total securities lending transactions	125,271		—		—		—		125,271
Total securities	$	1,131,878	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,131,878