Supplemental Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Supplemental Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Information

	Six months ended June 30,				Three months ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Income taxes paid	$	70,413	$	99,941	$	70,891	$	67,799
Interest paid		14,984		13,322		13,445		11,932
Proceeds from sales of available for sale fixed maturity
securities		286,843		171,801		167,832		13,666
Proceeds from sales of equity securities		170,182		44,308		26,107		26,500
Dividends declared but not paid at end of period		22,493		16,523