Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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Amount of dividends available for payment after computation of statutory restrictions on capital surplus.

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The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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Minimum capital required before the insurance commissioner of the Company's state of domicile is authorized to take control of the company to protect the interests of policyholders.

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Statutory Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Statutory Information
Dividend declared and paid	$ 97,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	$ 101,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	$ 115,800us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Kansas Department of Commerce
Statutory Information
Statutory net income	67,287	85,356	95,272
Statutory capital and surplus	415,720	436,457	459,009
Dividend declared and paid	97,000	101,000
Ordinary dividend declared and paid		29,860
Extraordinary dividends paid		71,140
Minimum dividend as percentage of insurers' surplus to be considered as extraordinary dividend	10.00%
TAC of the Company subject to RBC Requirements	449,569
Corresponding Authorized Control	78,870
Kansas Department of Commerce \| Forecast
Statutory Information
Maximum dividend to parent under state regulatory requirements without permission from Kansas regulators	$ 35,498
Kansas Department of Commerce \| Minimum
Statutory Information
RBC Ratio under Company Action Level (as a percent)	100.00%
Kansas Department of Commerce \| Maximum
Statutory Information
RBC Ratio under Authorized Control Level (as a percent)	100.00%
RBC Ratio under Company Action Level (as a percent)	200.00%