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Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 14 ― Income Taxes A. Income Tax Expense The Company indefinitely reinvests the undistributed earnings of certain foreign operations. As a result, income taxes are provided on the earnings of these operations using the respective foreign jurisdictions' tax rate, as compared to the higher U.S. statutory tax rate. The indefinite reinvestment of foreign operation earnings resulted in an increase to shareholders' net income of $20 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The Company has accumulated indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings of $1.2 billion and cumulative unrecognized deferred tax liabilities of $194 million through June 30, 2014. The Company continues to evaluate the indefinite reinvestment of earnings for additional foreign jurisdictions. The consolidated effective tax rate of 37.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 has increased from historical levels because the health insurance industry fee accrued beginning in 2014 is not tax deductible. B. Unrecognized Tax Benefits Changes in unrecognized tax benefits were immaterial for the six months ended June 30, 2014. C. Other Tax Matters In 2013, the IRS completed their examination of the Company's 2009 and 2010 tax years resulting in two issues that could not be resolved at the examination level. The Company subsequently filed a formal protest challenging the IRS positions on the two disputed matters. The IRS has since agreed to withdraw its challenge relating to one of these matters and the parties recently agreed on a resolution of the second matter. The resolution of these matters will not materially impact shareholders' net income. The IRS is expected to begin their examination of the Company's 2011 and 2012 tax years in the second half of 2014.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Note 14 ― Income Taxes

A. Income Tax Expense

The Company indefinitely reinvests the undistributed earnings of certain foreign operations. As a result, income taxes are provided on the earnings of these operations using the respective foreign jurisdictions' tax rate, as compared to the higher U.S. statutory tax rate. The indefinite reinvestment of foreign operation earnings resulted in an increase to shareholders' net income of $20 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The Company has accumulated indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings of $1.2 billion and cumulative unrecognized deferred tax liabilities of $194 million through June 30, 2014. The Company continues to evaluate the indefinite reinvestment of earnings for additional foreign jurisdictions.

The consolidated effective tax rate of 37.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 has increased from historical levels because the health insurance industry fee accrued beginning in 2014 is not tax deductible.

B. Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits were immaterial for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

C. Other Tax Matters

In 2013, the IRS completed their examination of the Company's 2009 and 2010 tax years resulting in two issues that could not be resolved at the examination level. The Company subsequently filed a formal protest challenging the IRS positions on the two disputed matters. The IRS has since agreed to withdraw its challenge relating to one of these matters and the parties recently agreed on a resolution of the second matter. The resolution of these matters will not materially impact shareholders' net income.

The IRS is expected to begin their examination of the Company's 2011 and 2012 tax years in the second half of 2014.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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