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Financial Condition and Net Income on a Statutory Basis - Significant Subsidiaries (Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | $ 35,000 |  |
RGA Reinsurance [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 1,550,070 | 1,644,589 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | 115,814 | 3,497 | 129,717
RCM [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 1,633,356 | 1,692,200 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | 109,084 | 58,549 | 37,142
RGA Canada [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 767,108 | 725,738 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | 89,428 | 95,861 | 102,229
RGA Barbados [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 716,116 | 596,388 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | 70,941 | 81,942 | 149,015
RGA Australia [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 406,437 | 437,055 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | (36,548) | 37,180 | 47,211
RGA Atlantic [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 379,889 | 449,769 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | (27,159) | 91,898 | 70,160
RGA Americas [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 261,404 | 330,064 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | 50,833 | 59,531 | 65,283
Other Reinsurance Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 1,004,479 | 818,759 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount | $ 255,418 | $ (428,049) | $ (439,625)

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- Definition The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.23(c)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 505 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 24 -Subparagraph c -Article 7 + Details
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