Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated other comprehensive income	Retained earnings
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 2,137,513		$ 7,032	$ 777,664	$ 603,018	$ 749,799
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholder's Equity
Net income	98,612					98,612
Other comprehensive income/loss, net of income taxes	88,119	[1]			88,119
Dividends	(77,309)					(77,309)
Capital contribution - stock-based compensation	525			525
Income tax benefit on stock-based compensation	275			275
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2015	2,247,735		7,032	778,464	691,137	771,102
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015	1,882,266		7,233	840,874	233,438	800,721
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholder's Equity
Net income	98,626					98,626
Other comprehensive income/loss, net of income taxes	226,553	[1]			226,553
Dividends	(73,401)					(73,401)
Capital contribution - stock-based compensation	534			534
Income tax benefit on stock-based compensation	141			141
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 2,134,719		$ 7,233	$ 841,549	$ 459,991	$ 825,946

[1] Other comprehensive income includes the non-credit component of impaired gains (losses), net, on fixed maturities available-for-sale in the amounts of $(1,895) and $(2,543) for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively.