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Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract] |
Supplemental Schedule Of Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies [Table Text Block] | REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED SCHEDULE IV—REINSURANCE (in millions)
|  | As of or for the Year ended December 31,
|  | Gross Amount |  | Ceded to Other Companies |  | Assumed from Other Companies |  | Net Amounts |  | Percentage of Amount Assumed to Net
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 36,830 |  |  | $ | 2,889,804 |  |  | $ | 2,853,051 |  |  | 101.3 | %
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. and Latin America operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | 146.2 |  |  | $ | 4,704.4 |  |  | $ | 4,563.4 |  |  | 103.1 | %
Non-Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 44.7 |  |  | 67.2 |  |  | 22.5 |  |  | 298.7 |
Canada operations |  | — |  |  | 54.2 |  |  | 1,016.5 |  |  | 962.3 |  |  | 105.6 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa operations |  | — |  |  | 25.8 |  |  | 1,246.6 |  |  | 1,220.8 |  |  | 102.1 |
Asia Pacific operations |  | — |  |  | 48.5 |  |  | 1,533.7 |  |  | 1,485.2 |  |  | 103.3 |
Corporate and Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 100.0 |
Total |  | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | 319.4 |  |  | $ | 8,568.2 |  |  | $ | 8,254.0 |  |  | 103.8 | %
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 38,048 |  |  | $ | 2,927,573 |  |  | $ | 2,889,601 |  |  | 101.3 | %
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. and Latin America operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 152.1 |  |  | $ | 4,491.2 |  |  | $ | 4,342.9 |  |  | 103.4 | %
Non-Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 50.5 |  |  | 64.6 |  |  | 14.1 |  |  | 458.2 |
Canada operations |  | — |  |  | 52.9 |  |  | 968.6 |  |  | 915.7 |  |  | 105.8 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa operations |  | — |  |  | 26.2 |  |  | 1,241.4 |  |  | 1,215.2 |  |  | 102.2 |
Asia Pacific operations |  | — |  |  | 44.3 |  |  | 1,453.8 |  |  | 1,409.5 |  |  | 103.1 |
Corporate and Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 100.0 |
Total |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 326.0 |  |  | $ | 8,228.8 |  |  | $ | 7,906.6 |  |  | 104.1 | %
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 39,987 |  |  | $ | 2,664,353 |  |  | $ | 2,624,442 |  |  | 101.5 | %
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. and Latin America operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 144.9 |  |  | $ | 4,151.2 |  |  | $ | 4,008.9 |  |  | 103.5 | %
Non-Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 52.3 |  |  | 65.5 |  |  | 13.2 |  |  | 496.2 |
Canada operations |  | — |  |  | 104.8 |  |  | 940.1 |  |  | 835.3 |  |  | 112.6 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa operations |  | — |  |  | 29.7 |  |  | 1,139.6 |  |  | 1,109.9 |  |  | 102.7 |
Asia Pacific operations |  | — |  |  | 36.8 |  |  | 1,396.5 |  |  | 1,359.7 |  |  | 102.7 |
Corporate and Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 100.0 |
Total |  | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 368.5 |  |  | $ | 7,701.6 |  |  | $ | 7,335.7 |  |  | 105.0 | %

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