Acquisition	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]	Acquisition On April 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of Aurora National Life Assurance Company’s stock (“Aurora”) from Swiss Re Life & Health America, Inc. ("Swiss Re") pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated October 20, 2014, between the Company and Swiss Re. The transaction represented an opportunity to deploy capital into a seasoned closed block of business in the U.S. market. The total cash purchase price was $191.5 million , net of cash acquired. Total assets acquired were $3.7 billion, primarily consisting of $3.6 billion of investments, and total liabilities assumed were $3.5 billion . There is no goodwill, including tax deductible goodwill, associated with the acquisition. The business acquired will be recorded in the U.S. and Latin America Traditional and Non-Traditional segments. This acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements, and as a result no proforma disclosures have been presented.

Acquisition

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

Acquisition

On April 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of Aurora National Life Assurance Company’s stock (“Aurora”) from Swiss Re Life & Health America, Inc. ("Swiss Re") pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated October 20, 2014, between the Company and Swiss Re. The transaction represented an opportunity to deploy capital into a seasoned closed block of business in the U.S. market. The total cash purchase price was $191.5 million , net of cash acquired. Total assets acquired were $3.7 billion, primarily consisting of $3.6 billion of investments, and total liabilities assumed were $3.5 billion . There is no goodwill, including tax deductible goodwill, associated with the acquisition. The business acquired will be recorded in the U.S. and Latin America Traditional and Non-Traditional segments. This acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements, and as a result no proforma disclosures have been presented.