Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
REVENUES
Premiums	$ 77,634	$ 66,206	$ 56,851
Policy charges and fee income	2,159,428	2,074,852	1,880,925
Net investment income	416,587	404,018	419,011
Asset administration fees	362,321	377,127	332,288
Other income	55,515	57,827	20,149
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities	(1,514)	(483)	(12,268)
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income	51	356	7,827
Other realized investment gains (losses), net	(207,075)	114,194	(9,009)
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	(208,538)	114,067	(13,450)
TOTAL REVENUES	2,862,947	3,094,097	2,695,774
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits	291,185	343,714	178,924
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	374,211	368,315	45,737
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	662,644	436,169	(524,311)
General, administrative and other expenses	1,030,014	1,019,723	890,794
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES	2,358,054	2,167,921	591,144
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	504,893	926,176	2,104,630
Total income tax expense (benefit)	(8,005)	140,373	566,420
NET INCOME	512,898	785,803	1,538,210
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(507)	(723)	224
Unrealized investment gains (losses) for the period	(164,799)	207,134	(290,636)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	(9,902)	(18,649)	(33,920)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)	(174,701)	188,485	(324,556)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(175,208)	187,762	(324,332)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(177)	(253)	78
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)	(61,145)	65,970	(113,595)
Total	(61,322)	65,717	(113,517)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(113,886)	122,045	(210,815)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 399,012	$ 907,848	$ 1,327,395