Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Components Of Comprehensive Income (Loss) In The Consolidated Statements Of Operations

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Before Tax			Tax Effect			Net of Tax			Before Tax			Tax Effect			Net of Tax
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ("URA(D)") on securities - temporary	$	(40,339	)	$	14,118		$	(26,221	)	$	21,234		$	(7,556	)	$	13,678
URA(D) on securities - OTTI		-			-			-			-			-			-
Reclassification of net realized losses (gains) included in net income (loss)		(1,070	)		374			(696	)		2,054			(595	)		1,459
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(11,496	)		4,024			(7,472	)		(13,211	)		4,624			(8,587	)
Benefit plan actuarial net gain (loss)		-			-			-			-			-			-
Reclassification of amortization of net gain (loss) included in net income (loss)		1,269			(444	)		825			3,640			(1,274	)		2,366
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(51,636	)	$	18,072		$	(33,564	)	$	13,717		$	(4,801	)	$	8,916
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)	Before Tax			Tax Effect			Net of Tax			Before Tax			Tax Effect			Net of Tax
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ("URA(D)") on securities - temporary	$	(10,927	)	$	3,824		$	(7,102	)	$	(140,046	)	$	49,016		$	(91,030	)
URA(D) on securities - OTTI		-			-			-			(399	)		140			(259	)
Reclassification of net realized losses (gains) included in net income (loss)		(1,729	)		606			(1,124	)		(4,062	)		1,422			(2,640	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(8,982	)		3,143			(5,839	)		(20,098	)		7,034			(13,064	)
Benefit plan actuarial net gain (loss)		-			-			-			-			-			-
Reclassification of amortization of net gain (loss) included in net income (loss)		2,262			(792	)		1,470			6,402			(2,241	)		4,161
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(19,376	)	$	6,781		$	(12,595	)	$	(158,203	)	$	55,371		$	(102,832	)
(Some amounts may not reconcile due to rounding)

Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,						Affected line item within the statements of
AOCI component	2014			2013			2014			2013			operations and comprehensive income (loss)
(Dollars in thousands)
URA(D) on securities	$	(1,070	)	$	(1,729	)	$	2,054		$	(4,062	)	Other net realized capital gains (losses)
		374			606			(595	)		1,422		Income tax expense (benefit)
	$	(696	)		(1,124	)	$	1,459		$	(2,640	)	Net income (loss)
Benefit plan net gain (loss)	$	1,269		$	2,262		$	3,640		$	6,402		Other underwriting expenses
		(444	)		(792	)		(1,274	)		(2,241	)	Income tax expense (benefit)
	$	825		$	1,470		$	2,366		$	4,161		Net income (loss)

Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax, In The Consolidated Balance Sheets

	At September 30,			At December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2014			2013
Beginning balance of URA (D) on securities	$	55,457		$	157,163
Current period change in URA (D) of investments - temporary		15,137			(101,447	)
Current period change in URA (D) of investments - non-credit OTTI		-			(259	)
Ending balance of URA (D) on securities		70,594			55,457
Beginning balance of foreign currency translation adjustments		71,087			90,215
Current period change in foreign currency translation adjustments		(8,587	)		(19,128	)
Ending balance of foreign currency translation adjustments		62,500			71,087
Beginning balance of benefit plan net gain (loss)		(38,896	)		(62,511	)
Current period change in benefit plan net gain (loss)		2,366			23,615
Ending balance of benefit plan net gain (loss)		(36,530	)		(38,896	)
Ending balance of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	96,564		$	87,648