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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues      
Net premiums $ 8,669,854us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet $ 8,254,027us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet $ 7,906,596us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Investment income, net of related expenses 1,713,691us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 1,699,865us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 1,436,206us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome
Investment related gains (losses), net:      
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities (7,766)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount (12,654)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount (15,908)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to (from) accumulated other comprehensive income 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities (247)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities (7,618)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities
Other investment related gains (losses), net 193,959us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments 76,891us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments 277,662us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments
Total investment related gains (losses), net 186,193us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments 63,990us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments 254,136us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments
Other revenues 334,456us-gaap_OtherIncome 300,471us-gaap_OtherIncome 243,973us-gaap_OtherIncome
Total revenues 10,904,194us-gaap_Revenues 10,318,353us-gaap_Revenues 9,840,911us-gaap_Revenues
Benefits and expenses      
Claims and other policy benefits 7,406,641us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 7,304,332us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 6,665,999us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
Interest credited 451,031us-gaap_InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalances 476,514us-gaap_InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalances 379,915us-gaap_InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalances
Policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses 1,391,433rga_PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses 1,300,780rga_PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses 1,306,470rga_PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses
Other operating expenses 538,415us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 466,717us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 451,759us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Interest expense 96,700us-gaap_InterestExpense 124,307us-gaap_InterestExpense 105,348us-gaap_InterestExpense
Collateral finance and securitization expense 11,441rga_CollateralFinancingExpense 10,449rga_CollateralFinancingExpense 12,197rga_CollateralFinancingExpense
Total benefits and expenses 9,895,661us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 9,683,099us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 8,921,688us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
Income before income taxes 1,008,533us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 635,254us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 919,223us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Provision for income taxes 324,486us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 216,417us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 287,330us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income $ 684,047us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 418,837us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 631,893us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Earnings per share      
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) $ 9.88us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 5.82us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 8.57us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) $ 9.78us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 5.78us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 8.52us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare
Dividends declared per share $ 1.26us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 1.08us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.84us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared