CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 249,444	$ 181,321
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Realized investment losses (gains)	(31,145)	46,886
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	237,833	146,761
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(361,644)	(365,499)
Depreciation expense	6,777	7,184
Deferred income tax	30,148	(5,813)
Accrued income tax	34,440	112,281
Interest credited to universal life and investment products	740,328	658,488
Policy fees assessed on universal life and investment products	(528,739)	(471,383)
Change in reinsurance receivables	(27,540)	(230,423)
Change in accrued investment income and other receivables	(31,583)	(38,996)
Change in policy liabilities and other policyholders' funds of traditional life and health products	7,227	328,042
Trading securities:
Maturities and principal reductions of investments	228,405	262,153
Sale of investments	655,607	555,904
Cost of investments acquired	(736,587)	(769,120)
Other net change in trading securities	31,307	20,078
Change in other liabilities	47,114	23,478
Other income - surplus note repurchase	(36,962)	(13,337)
Other, net	(5,004)	126,490
Net cash provided by operating activities	509,426	574,495
Cash flows from investing activities
Maturities and principal reductions of investments, available-for-sale	1,144,228	1,372,385
Sale of investments, available-for-sale	2,251,034	2,807,438
Cost of investments acquired, available-for sale	(4,184,350)	(5,274,565)
Mortgage loans:
New borrowings	(408,602)	(231,931)
Repayments	344,921	249,363
Change in investment real estate, net	521	(1,127)
Change in policy loans, net	13,806	27,062
Change in other long-term investments, net	36,367	(138,419)
Change in short-term investments, net	129,129	517,278
Net unsettled security transactions	127,621	80,412
Purchase of property and equipment	(12,896)	(7,050)
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $35,959	(209,609)
Net cash used in investing activities	(767,830)	(599,154)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under line of credit arrangements and debt	20,000	116,000
Principal payments on line of credit arrangement and debt	(26,852)	(275,000)
Issuance (repayment) of non-recourse funding obligations	(117,600)	(27,000)
Reverse repurchase borrowings	157,103
Dividends to shareowners	(39,264)	(34,257)
Repurchase of common stock	(58,480)
Investments product deposits and change in universal life deposits	3,413,567	2,652,811
Investment product withdrawals	(2,998,684)	(2,459,566)
Other financing activities, net	(23,324)	(2,314)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	326,466	(29,326)
Change in cash	68,062	(53,985)
Cash at beginning of period	264,425	205,325
Cash at end of period	$ 332,487	$ 151,340