CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - Entity [Domain] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost 2015, $6,505,016; 2014, $6,375,237)	[1]	$ 6,897,058	$ 6,893,090
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost 2015, $94,089; 2014, $99,904)		99,318	110,655
Short-term and other investments		388,729	399,722
Total investments		7,385,105	7,403,467
Cash		46,013	11,675
Deferred policy acquisition costs		236,176	215,082
Goodwill		47,396	47,396
Other assets		349,552	277,350
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	[2]	1,905,298	1,813,557
Total assets		9,969,540	9,768,527
Policy liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,928,353	3,774,457
Interest-sensitive life contract liabilities		798,390	792,039
Unpaid claims and claim expenses		338,744	325,784
Future policy benefits		243,801	235,775
Unearned premiums		221,846	223,413
Total policy liabilities		5,531,134	5,351,468
Other policyholder funds		609,289	606,738
Other liabilities		379,178	422,362
Short-term debt		113,000	38,000
Long-term debt, current and noncurrent		124,969	199,939
Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities		1,905,298	1,813,557
Total liabilities		8,662,868	8,432,064
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued		0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued, 2015, 64,510,462; 2014, 64,245,048		65	64
Additional paid-in capital		437,837	422,232
Retained earnings		1,094,405	1,065,318
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Net unrealized gains on fixed maturities and equity securities	[3],[4]	223,786	297,554
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	[3]	(12,953)	(12,953)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2015, 23,331,930 shares; 2014, 23,308,430 shares		(436,468)	(435,752)
Total shareholders' equity		1,306,672	1,336,463
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 9,969,540	$ 9,768,527

[1] Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $252,549 and $302,222; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $435,304 and $432,432; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $136,356 and $137,867 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

[2] Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities are set equal to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets.

[3] All amounts are net of tax.

[4] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), $1,786 and $7,620, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses, $625 and $2,667, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.