Related Party Transactions (Reinsurance With Affiliates) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Reinsurance recoverable	$ 24,780,544	$ 22,546,361
Policy loans	(77,784)	(75,697)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(2,098,908)	(2,122,349)
Other assets	35,117	35,616
Policyholders’ account balances	4,905,603	5,020,230
Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities	2,715,376	2,380,215
Other liabilities (reinsurance payables)	$ 446,846	$ 494,660

Amount after valuation allowance recoverable including premium paid under reinsurance contracts. Examples include, but are not limited to, settled and unsettled claims, incurred but not reported losses, loss adjustment expense, premium paid, policy benefits and policy reserves.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6480758&loc=d3e6824-158387

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.(a),6)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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