Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Disclosures [Abstract]

Type Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Table Text Block]

As of December 31,	2013			2012
Deferred policy acquisition costs:
Assumed	$	3,573,054		$	3,677,804
Retroceded	(55,258		)	(58,530		)
Net	$	3,517,796		$	3,619,274

Movement Analysis Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Rollforward [Table Text Block]

Years ended December 31,	2013			2012			2011
Balance, beginning of year	$	3,619,274		$	3,543,925		$	3,314,715
Capitalized
Assumed	862,767			1,081,599			947,014
Retroceded	(8,604		)	(11,814		)	(13,411		)
Amortized (including interest):
Assumed	(826,539		)	(975,844		)	(820,084		)
Allocated to change in value of embedded derivatives	(98,141		)	(42,183		)	114,877
Retroceded	11,877			14,970			14,084
Attributed to unrealized investment gains (losses)	16,181			(14,938		)	(7,448		)
Foreign currency changes	(59,019		)	23,559			(5,822		)
Balance, end of year	$	3,517,796		$	3,619,274		$	3,543,925