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Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]  
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]
Note 19 QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)         
             
Years Ended December 31,           
(in thousands, except per share data)           
             
2012First Second Third Fourth
Total Revenues$ 2,292,975 $ 2,375,753 $ 2,449,081 $ 2,723,102
Total benefits and expenses  2,112,212   2,159,861   2,247,602   2,402,013
Income before income taxes  180,763   215,892   201,479   321,089
Net Income  123,318   141,111   144,475   222,989
             
Earnings Per Share:           
 Basic earnings per share$1.68 $1.91 $1.96 $3.02
 Diluted earnings per share 1.67  1.91  1.95  3.00
             
Dividends declared per share$0.18 $0.18 $0.24 $0.24
             
Market price of common stock           
 Quarter end$59.47 $53.21 $57.87 $53.52
 Common stock price, high 59.97  59.87  60.69  60.20
 Common stock price, low 51.19  48.80  52.75  48.36
             
Total outstanding common shares - end of period  73,712   73,722   73,852   73,927
             
             
2011First Second Third Fourth
Total Revenues$ 2,282,435 $ 2,203,977 $ 1,994,907 $ 2,348,219
Total benefits and expenses  2,055,680   2,016,808   1,838,511   2,154,968
Income before income taxes  226,755   187,169   156,396   193,251
Net Income  148,920   123,944   134,602   138,579
             
Earnings Per Share:           
 Basic earnings per share$2.03 $1.68 $1.82 $1.89
 Diluted earnings per share 2.02  1.66  1.81  1.88
             
Dividends declared per share$0.12 $0.12 $0.18 $0.18
             
Market price of common stock           
 Quarter end$62.78 $60.86 $45.95 $52.25
 Common stock price, high 63.14  63.73  64.32  55.51
 Common stock price, low 53.92  58.40  44.51  44.67
             
Total outstanding common shares - end of period  73,797   74,076   73,267   73,368
             
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "RGA". There were 76,603 stockholders of record of RGA's common stock on January 31, 2013.