CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 83,639	$ 78,291
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Realized investment losses	34,827	1,344
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	55,582	52,239
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(58,461)	(63,154)
Depreciation expense	1,865	2,205
Deferred income tax	(19,101)	38,963
Accrued income tax	48,333	35,609
Interest credited to universal life and investment products	210,800	223,468
Policy fees assessed on universal life and investment products	(253,394)	(222,969)
Change in reinsurance receivables	(19,016)	(36,723)
Change in accrued investment income and other receivables	(13,635)	(6,367)
Change in policy liabilities and other policyholders' funds of traditional life and health products	17,791	34,278
Trading securities:
Maturities and principal reductions of investments	25,257	54,121
Sale of investments	47,457	40,031
Cost of investments acquired	(37,070)	(65,419)
Other net change in trading securities	(20,589)	(11,225)
Change in other liabilities	2,744	(55,658)
Other income - gains on repurchase of non-recourse funding obligations		(1,250)
Other, net	(38,293)	(708)
Net cash provided by operating activities	68,736	97,076
Cash flows from investing activities
Maturities and principal reductions of investments, available-for-sale	221,379	229,316
Sale of investments, available-for-sale	351,930	652,347
Cost of investments acquired, available-for-sale	(900,641)	(1,436,523)
Change in investments, held-to-maturity	(20,000)	(15,000)
Mortgage loans:
New lendings	(126,896)	(42,919)
Repayments	222,646	156,924
Change in investment real estate, net	62	924
Change in policy loans, net	22,634	3,189
Change in other long-term investments, net	(73,019)	(43,089)
Change in short-term investments, net	(41,199)	60,888
Net unsettled security transactions	45,145	48,166
Purchase of property and equipment	(3,073)	(6,140)
Sales of property and equipment		57
Net cash used in investing activities	(301,032)	(391,860)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under line of credit arrangements and debt	25,000	40,000
Principal payments on line of credit arrangement and debt	(100,000)	(50,000)
Issuance (repayment) of non-recourse funding obligations	19,989	10,000
Repurchase program borrowings	125,000	150,000
Dividends to shareowners	(15,722)	(14,070)
Investment product deposits and change in universal life deposits	696,229	798,912
Investment product withdrawals	(577,210)	(733,756)
Net cash provided by financing activities	173,286	201,086
Change in cash	(59,010)	(93,698)
Cash at beginning of period	466,542	368,801
Cash at end of period	$ 407,532	$ 275,103