CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost $42,457,618 and $38,882,168)	$ 46,189,305	$ 39,992,346
Equity Securities, FV-NI	146,755	82,197
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowances of $11,692 and $11,286)	5,405,422	4,966,298
Policy loans	1,319,722	1,344,980
Funds withheld at interest	5,696,217	5,761,471
Short-term investments	158,788	142,598
Other invested assets	2,121,406	1,915,297
Total investments	61,037,615	54,205,187
Cash and cash equivalents	2,287,526	1,889,733
Accrued investment income	470,074	427,893
Premiums receivable and other reinsurance balances	2,944,820	3,017,868
Reinsurance ceded receivables	851,380	757,572
Deferred policy acquisition costs	3,440,339	3,397,770
Other assets	1,012,062	839,222
Total assets	72,043,816	64,535,245
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Future policy benefits	26,995,770	25,285,400
Interest-sensitive contract liabilities	19,748,683	18,004,526
Other policy claims and benefits	6,136,374	5,642,755
Other reinsurance balances	512,924	487,177
Deferred income taxes	2,443,429	1,798,800
Other liabilities	1,480,914	1,396,200
Long-term debt	3,381,411	2,787,873
Collateral finance and securitization notes	635,300	681,961
Total liabilities	61,334,805	56,084,692
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 8)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock - par value $.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock - par value $.01 per share, 140,000,000 shares authorized, 79,137,758 shares issued at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	791	791
Additional paid-in capital	1,920,144	1,898,652
Retained earnings	7,549,737	7,284,949
Treasury stock, at cost - 16,379,267 and 16,323,390 shares	(1,403,774)	(1,370,602)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,642,113	636,763
Total stockholders’ equity	10,709,011	8,450,553
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 72,043,816	$ 64,535,245