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Schedule V Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Abstract] |
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REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
SCHEDULE V—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in millions)
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charges to Costs and Expenses |  | Charged to Other Accounts |  | Deductions |  | Balance at End of Period |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance on income taxes |  | $ | 8.6 |  | $ | -- |  | $ | 1.6 |  | $ | 0.1 |  | $ | 10.1 |  |
Valuation allowance for mortgage loans |  |  | 11.8 |  |  | 6.3 |  |  | -- |  |  | 6.5 |  |  | 11.6 |  |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance on income taxes |  | $ | 3.9 |  | $ | -- |  | $ | 5.4 |  | $ | 0.7 |  | $ | 8.6 |  |
Valuation allowance for mortgage loans |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | -- |  |  | 3.9 |  |  | 11.8 |  |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance on income taxes |  | $ | 3.5 |  | $ | -- |  | $ | 3.2 |  | $ | 2.8 |  | $ | 3.9 |  |
Valuation allowance for mortgage loans |  |  | 5.8 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | -- |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 6.2 |  |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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