Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Premiums
Other policy revenues	$ 79,605	$ 74,248
Net investment income	115,284	292,346
Net realized investment gains	4,148	2,947
Change in investment credit loss	(44,678)	0
Net gains (losses) on equity securities	(332,575)	206,377
Other income	11,133	11,538
Total premiums and other revenues	369,685	1,123,693
Policyholder benefits
Life	110,466	109,465
Annuity	34,802	58,761
Claims incurred
Health	34,885	25,767
Property and casualty	229,709	238,144
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	(4,323)	141,234
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies	130,435	138,645
Other operating expenses	133,926	133,610
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs	(1,672)	(6,631)
Total benefits, losses and expenses	668,228	838,995
Income (loss) before federal income tax and other items	(298,543)	284,698
Less: Provision (benefit) for federal income taxes
Current	24,503	13,780
Deferred	(86,171)	53,597
Total provision (benefit) for federal income taxes	(61,668)	67,377
Income (loss) after federal income tax	(236,875)	217,321
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	15,707	40,460
Other components of net periodic pension benefit (costs), net of tax	571	(914)
Net income (loss)	(220,597)	256,867
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(153)	(1,350)
Net income (loss) attributable to American National	$ (220,444)	$ 258,217
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic (in usd per share)	$ (8.20)	$ 9.60
Diluted (in usd per share)	(8.20)	9.60
Cash dividends to common stockholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.82	$ 0.82
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	26,881,700	26,885,719
Weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares (in shares)	26,891,675	26,891,904
Life
Premiums
Revenue	$ 89,516	$ 86,468
Annuity
Premiums
Revenue	15,509	39,907
Health
Premiums
Revenue	43,086	38,681
Property and casualty
Premiums
Revenue	$ 388,657	$ 371,181