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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Abstract] |
Type Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Table Text Block] |
As of December 31, | 2012 |  | 2011
Deferred policy acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |
| Assumed | $ | 3,677,804 |  | $ | 3,605,611
| Retroceded |  | (58,530) |  |  | (61,686)
|  | Net | $ | 3,619,274 |  | $ | 3,543,925
Movement Analysis Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Rollforward [Table Text Block] |
Years ended December 31, | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 3,543,925 |  | $ | 3,314,715 |  | $ | 3,355,275
Capitalized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Assumed |  | 1,081,599 |  |  | 947,014 |  |  | 885,450
| Retroceded |  | (11,814) |  |  | (13,411) |  |  | (13,838)
Amortized (including interest): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Assumed |  | (975,844) |  |  | (820,084) |  |  | (831,979)
| Allocated to change in value of embedded derivatives |  | (42,183) |  |  | 114,877 |  |  | (108,515)
| Retroceded |  | 14,970 |  |  | 14,084 |  |  | 12,390
Attributed to unrealized investment gains (losses) |  | (14,938) |  |  | (7,448) |  |  | (15,671)
Foreign currency changes |  | 23,559 |  |  | (5,822) |  |  | 31,603
Balance, end of year | $ | 3,619,274 |  | $ | 3,543,925 |  | $ | 3,314,715

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