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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks [Table Text Block] | The Company's commitments to fund investments as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are presented in the following table (dollars in millions):
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Limited partnerships | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 239 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 27 |  |  | 5 |
Private placements | 8 |  |  | 22 |
Bank loans and revolving credit agreements | 59 |  |  | 37 |
Credit Facilities | The following table provides additional information on the Company’s credit facilities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in millions):
|  |  |  | Amount Utilized(1) |  |
Facility Capacity |  | Maturity Date |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | Basis of Fees
$ | 850 |  |  | September 2019 |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 68(3) |  |  | Senior unsecured long-term debt rating
200 |  |  | September 2019 |  | 200 |  |  |  | 200 |  |  | Fixed
120 |  |  | May 2016 |  | 80 |  |  |  | 85 |  |  | Fixed
270 |  |  | November 2017 |  | 270 |  |  |  | 270 |  |  | Fixed
100 |  |  | June 2017 |  | 85 |  |  |  | 89 |  |  | Fixed
79(2) |  |  | November 2014 |  | 79 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  | Fixed
97(2) |  |  | March 2019 |  | 97 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  | Fixed
150 |  |  | June 2016 |  | 150 |  |  |  | — |  |  | Fixed
44(2) |  |  | May 2016 |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | Fixed
(1) | Represents issued but undrawn letters of credit. There was no cash borrowed for the periods presented.
(2) | Foreign currency facility, U.S. dollar amount may vary.
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block] | RGA’s guarantees issued as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table (dollars in millions):
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Treaty guarantees | $ | 852 |  |  | $ | 827 |
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust | 678 |  |  | 648 |
Borrowed securities | 204 |  |  | 93 |
Financing arrangements | 100 |  |  | — |
Lease obligations | 7 |  |  | 8 |
Other Commitments [Table Text Block] | The following table presents information about these commitments (dollars in millions):
|  | Maximum Potential Obligation
Commitment Period |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
2026 |  | $ | 500 |  |  | $ | 500 |
2033 |  | 1,850 |  |  | 1,350 |
2034 |  | 2,000 |  |  | — |
2036 |  | 1,250 |  |  | 1,250 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248 + Details
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