FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets:
Mortgage loans on real estate	$ 5,349,851	$ 4,892,829
Policy loans	881,757	793,448
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	2,565,235	3,076,233
Annuity account balances	10,899,995	10,591,605
Debt:
Non-recourse funding obligations	438,300	532,400
Carrying Amounts
Assets:
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,349,851	4,892,829
Policy loans	881,757	793,448
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	2,565,235	3,076,233
Annuity account balances	10,899,995	10,591,605
Mortgage loan backed certificates	42,862	61,678
Debt:
Bank borrowings	135,000	142,000
Senior and Medium-Term Notes	1,359,852	1,359,852
Subordinated debt securities	524,743	524,743
Non-recourse funding obligations	438,300	532,400
Fair Values
Assets:
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,873,698	5,336,732
Policy loans	881,757	793,448
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	2,637,115	3,163,902
Annuity account balances	10,761,826	10,451,526
Mortgage loan backed certificates	43,602	63,127
Debt:
Bank borrowings	135,000	142,000
Senior and Medium-Term Notes	1,496,477	1,455,641
Subordinated debt securities	523,135	517,383
Non-recourse funding obligations	$ 329,263	$ 389,534

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Gross amount of loans made to policy and contract holders using their life insurance contracts' cash value or separate accounts as collateral.

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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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