CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Benefits and settlement expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 217,641	$ 204,065	$ 851,208	$ 882,123
Other operating expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 49,196	$ 47,506	$ 139,507	$ 138,901

Amount of reduction of provision for policy benefits and costs incurred for policies ceded.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6480758&loc=d3e6811-158387

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