Note 4. Investment Securities: Schedule of Available for Sale Securities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	$ 691,277	$ 837,301
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	30,812	20,101
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,487)	(5,425)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	719,602	851,977
Available For Sale Equity Securities Amortized Cost Basis	15,355	28,304
Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	253	733
Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(10)	(600)
Equity securities, available-for-sale	15,598	28,437
Corporate Debt Securities
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	343,529	319,343
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	11,247	5,873
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(953)	(2,076)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	353,823	323,140
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Member
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	12,993	33,119
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	7,166	5,200
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(65)	(1,544)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	20,094	36,775
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	975	1,448
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(405)	(910)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	570	538
US Treasury Securities
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	18,376	164,807
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	492	1,775
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(2)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	18,866	166,582
US Government Agencies Debt Securities
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	397	539
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	31	46
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	428	585
US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	48,598	59,633
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	1,075	379
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(67)	(161)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	49,606	59,851
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	260,086	250,361
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	9,134	5,692
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(995)	(651)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	268,225	255,402
Redeemable Preferred Stock
Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis	6,323	8,051
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	1,667	1,136
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses		(83)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	7,990	9,104
Nonredeemable Preferred Stock
Available For Sale Equity Securities Amortized Cost Basis	15,355	21,767
Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	253	422
Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Gross Unrealized Losses	(10)	(451)
Equity securities, available-for-sale	15,598	21,738
COMMON STOCK
Available For Sale Equity Securities Amortized Cost Basis		6,537
Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Gross Unrealized Gain		311
Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Gross Unrealized Losses		(149)
Equity securities, available-for-sale		$ 6,699

Amount of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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