Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	ACQUISITIONS In April 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of Aurora National stock 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 is reflected in the U.S. and Latin America Traditional and Non-Traditional segments. This acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, and as a result no proforma disclosures have been presented. In October 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of the life insurance portfolio of PGGM Levensverzekeringen, N.V. (“PGGM”), a Netherlands-based cooperative. This transaction supports the Company's objective to capitalize on the realignment of the financial services industry and provide closed-block solutions in the European market. Total assets acquired were $404.4 million, primarily consisting of $395.6 million of investments, and total liabilities assumed were $394.1 million. There is no goodwill, including tax deductible goodwill, associated with the acquisition. The acquisition is reflected in the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa traditional and non-traditional segments. This acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, and as a result no proforma disclosures have been presented.

Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

ACQUISITIONS

In April 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of Aurora National stock 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 is reflected in the U.S. and Latin America Traditional and Non-Traditional segments. This acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, and as a result no proforma disclosures have been presented.

In October 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of the life insurance portfolio of PGGM Levensverzekeringen, N.V. (“PGGM”), a Netherlands-based cooperative. This transaction supports the Company's objective to capitalize on the realignment of the financial services industry and provide closed-block solutions in the European market. Total assets acquired were $404.4 million, primarily consisting of $395.6 million of investments, and total liabilities assumed were $394.1 million. There is no goodwill, including tax deductible goodwill, associated with the acquisition. The acquisition is reflected in the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa traditional and non-traditional segments. This acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, and as a result no proforma disclosures have been presented.