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Quarterly Results of Operations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information | QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Years Ended December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(in thousands, except per share data) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 |  | First |  | Second |  | Third |  | Fourth
Total Revenues |  | $ | 2,601,102 |  |  | $ | 2,590,642 |  |  | $ | 2,389,815 |  |  | $ | 2,736,794 |
Total benefits and expenses |  | 2,322,275 |  |  | 2,665,400 |  |  | 2,188,120 |  |  | 2,507,304 |
Income before income taxes |  | 278,827 |  |  | (74,758 | ) |  | 201,695 |  |  | 229,490 |
Net Income |  | 185,535 |  |  | (49,612 | ) |  | 137,955 |  |  | 144,959 |
Earnings Per Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 2.51 |  |  | $ | (0.69 | ) |  | $ | 1.95 |  |  | $ | 2.05 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | 2.49 |  |  | (0.69 | ) |  | 1.93 |  |  | 2.03 |
Dividends declared per share |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.30 |  |  | $ | 0.30 |
Market price of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarter end |  | $ | 59.67 |  |  | $ | 69.11 |  |  | $ | 66.99 |  |  | $ | 77.41 |
Common stock price, high |  | 61.86 |  |  | 69.28 |  |  | 73.32 |  |  | 77.55 |
Common stock price, low |  | 54.33 |  |  | 57.14 |  |  | 63.95 |  |  | 66.99 |
Total outstanding common shares - end of period |  | 73,301 |  |  | 70,968 |  |  | 70,543 |  |  | 70,768 |
2012 |  | First |  | 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 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “RGA”. There were 70,615 stockholders of record of RGA’s common stock on January 31, 2014.

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