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Stock Transactions Stock Transactions (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Class of Treasury Stock [Table Text Block]
The following table provides quarterly information relating to share repurchases made by RGA during 2015, by quarter (dollars in thousands, except share data):
Period of Repurchase
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Cost per Share
First quarter
 
2,538,718

 
$
230,124

 
$
90.65

Second quarter
 
252,642

 
23,480

 
92.94

Third quarter
 
782,437

 
70,702

 
90.36

Total
 
3,573,797

 
$
324,306

 
$
90.75