CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fixed Maturity Securities Abstract
Available-for-sale at fair value (amortized cost of $14,041,347 and $13,345,022 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	$ 15,153,807	$ 14,304,597
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowances of $7,692 and $6,239 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	908,048	885,811
Policy loans	1,229,663	1,228,418
Funds withheld at interest	5,671,844	5,421,952
Short-term investments	125,618	118,387
Other invested assets	799,341	707,403
Total investments	23,888,321	22,666,568
Cash and cash equivalents	710,973	463,661
Accrued Investment Income	160,436	127,874
Premiums receivable and other reinsurance balances	1,045,131	1,037,679
Reinsurance ceded receivables	781,006	769,699
Deferred policy acquisition costs	3,733,686	3,726,443
Other assets	339,724	289,984
Total assets	30,659,277	29,081,908
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Future policy benefits	9,642,814	9,274,789
Interest-sensitive contract liabilities	8,100,608	7,774,481
Other policy claims and benefits	2,774,031	2,597,941
Other reinsurance balances	159,340	133,590
Deferred income taxes	1,421,480	1,396,747
Other liabilities	784,291	637,923
Short Term Debt	199,993	199,985
Long-term debt	1,414,406	1,016,425
Collateral finance facility	837,789	850,039
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust holding solely junior subordinated debentures of the Company	0	159,421
Total liabilities	25,334,752	24,041,341
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; shares issued: 79,137,758 and 73,363,523 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	791	734
Warrants	0	66,912
Additional paid-in-capital	1,713,893	1,478,398
Retained earnings	2,856,009	2,587,403
Treasury stock, at cost; 5,062,014 and 328 shares at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	(310,856)	(295)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,064,688	907,415
Total stockholders equity	5,324,525	5,040,567
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$ 30,659,277	$ 29,081,908