Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Premium income	$ 145,703us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 131,854us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Fee income	225,277us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	166,513us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees
Other revenue	1,820us-gaap_OtherIncome	0us-gaap_OtherIncome
Net investment income	358,856us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	300,023us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Total other-than-temporary gains (losses)	(558)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments	(688)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
Other-than-temporary (gains) losses transferred to other comprehensive income (loss)	108	0
Other realized investment gains (losses), net	18,650gac_RealizedInvestmentsGainsLossesOther	27,597gac_RealizedInvestmentsGainsLossesOther
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	18,200us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	26,909us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses
Total revenues	749,856us-gaap_Revenues	625,299us-gaap_Revenues
Benefits and expenses:
Life and other policy benefits	149,539	149,889
Increase in future policy benefits	17,351	4,580
Interest credited or paid to contractholders	142,891	132,133
Provision for policyholders’ share of losses on participating business	(451)	(352)
Dividends to policyholders	18,341us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends	20,129us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends
Total benefits	327,671gac_BenefitsExpenses	306,379gac_BenefitsExpenses
General insurance expenses	244,484	164,086
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	17,556	403
Interest expense	9,637us-gaap_InterestExpense	9,326us-gaap_InterestExpense
Total benefits and expenses	599,348us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	480,194us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
Income before income taxes	150,508	145,105
Income tax expense	51,896us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	50,354us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income	$ 98,612	$ 94,751

The total amount of expense recognized during the period for future policy benefits, claims and claims adjustment costs, which also includes interest to contract holders, dividends to policyholders and provision (benefit) for policyholders' share of earnings in the participating business during the period.

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