Significant Accounting Policies - Non-Traded Investments (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Non Traded Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Carrying amount of the investments, included in other assets	$ 223,701	$ 232,366	$ 198,023
Liability for estimated future capital contributions to the investments	$ 218,688	$ 235,355	$ 194,807

Carrying amount of the liabilities in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph a

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7880789&loc=d3e5728-111685

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