INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Investment operations
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded	$ 423,000	$ 1,340,000
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded in earnings	1,591,000	4,584,000
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded in other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,168,000)	(3,244,000)
Fixed income securities
Investment operations
Other-than-temporary impairments related to fixed maturities or equity securities that the Company intended to sell or expected to be required to sell	0	0
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded	400,000	300,000
Credit losses on fixed maturities
Beginning balance	41,692,000	122,121,000
Additions for newly impaired securities		997,000
Additions for previously impaired securities	474,000	1,486,000
Reductions for previously impaired securities due to a change in expected cash flows	(21,327,000)
Ending balance	20,839,000	124,604,000
Equity securities
Investment operations
Other-than-temporary impairments related to fixed maturities or equity securities that the Company intended to sell or expected to be required to sell	0	0
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded		$ 1,000,000