CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost 2015, $6,676,545; 2014, $6,375,237)		$ 7,078,742	$ 6,893,090
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost 2015, $95,071; 2014, $99,904)		96,065	110,655
Short-term and other investments		366,385	399,722
Total investments		7,541,192	7,403,467
Cash		49,915	11,675
Deferred policy acquisition costs		237,414	215,082
Goodwill		47,396	47,396
Other assets		285,605	277,350
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	[1]	1,741,977	1,813,557
Total assets		9,903,499	9,768,527
Policy liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		4,016,360	3,774,457
Interest-sensitive life contract liabilities		801,180	792,039
Unpaid claims and claim expenses		324,422	325,784
Future policy benefits		247,248	235,775
Unearned premiums		234,474	223,413
Total policy liabilities		5,623,684	5,351,468
Other policyholder funds		612,650	606,738
Other liabilities		380,031	422,362
Short-term debt		113,000	38,000
Long-term debt, current and noncurrent		124,979	199,939
Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities		1,741,977	1,813,557
Total liabilities		8,596,321	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, 64,525,999; 2014, 64,245,048		65	64
Additional paid-in capital		439,190	422,232
Retained earnings		1,105,785	1,065,318
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Net unrealized gains on fixed maturities and equity securities	[2],[3]	226,618	297,554
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	[2]	(12,953)	(12,953)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2015, 23,784,928 shares; 2014, 23,308,430 shares		(451,527)	(435,752)
Total shareholders' equity		1,307,178	1,336,463
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 9,903,499	$ 9,768,527

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

[2] All amounts are net of tax.

[3] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), $1,545 and $9,165, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses, $541 and $3,208, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.