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Equity
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Equity
Common stock
The changes in number of common stock shares, issued, held in treasury and outstanding are as follows for the periods indicated:
 
 
Issued
 
Held In Treasury
 
Outstanding
Balance, December 31, 2015
 
79,137,758

 
13,933,232

 
65,204,526

Common stock acquired
 
—

 
1,232,684

 
(1,232,684
)
Stock-based compensation (1)
 
—

 
(93,568
)
 
93,568

Balance, March 31, 2016
 
79,137,758

 
15,072,348

 
64,065,410

 
 
Issued
 
Held In Treasury
 
Outstanding
Balance, December 31, 2014
 
79,137,758

 
10,364,797

 
68,772,961

Common stock acquired
 
—

 
2,538,718

 
(2,538,718
)
Stock-based compensation (1)
 
—

 
(204,316
)
 
204,316

Balance, March 31, 2015
 
79,137,758

 
12,699,199

 
66,438,559

(1)
Represents net shares issued from treasury pursuant to the Company's equity-based compensation programs.
Common stock held in treasury
Common stock held in treasury is accounted for at average cost. Gains resulting from the reissuance of "Common stock held in treasury" are credited to "Additional paid-in capital." Losses resulting from the reissuance of "Common stock held in treasury" are charged first to "Additional paid-in capital" to the extent the Company has previously recorded gains on treasury share transactions, then to "Retained earnings."
On January 21, 2016, RGA's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $400.0 million of RGA's outstanding common stock. The authorization was effective immediately and does not have an expiration date. In connection with this new authorization, the board of directors terminated the stock repurchase authority granted in 2015. During the first quarter of 2016, RGA repurchased 1.2 million shares of common stock under this program for $105.1 million.
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
The balance of and changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Tax
 
 
Accumulated
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
of Investments(1)
 
Pension and
Postretirement
Benefits
 
Total
Balance, December 31, 2015
 
$
(181,151
)
 
$
935,697

 
$
(46,262
)
 
$
708,284

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 
72,695

 
781,293

 
(5,932
)
 
848,056

Amounts reclassified to (from) AOCI
 
—

 
10,237

 
1,551

 
11,788

Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
 
5,038

 
(244,305
)
 
1,522

 
(237,745
)
Balance, March 31, 2016
 
$
(103,418
)
 
$
1,482,922

 
$
(49,121
)
 
$
1,330,383

 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Tax
 
 
Accumulated
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
of Investments(1)
 
Pension and
Postretirement
Benefits
 
Total
Balance, December 31, 2014
 
$
81,847

 
$
1,624,773

 
$
(49,491
)
 
$
1,657,129

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 
(103,285
)
 
494,294

 
617

 
391,626

Amounts reclassified to (from) AOCI
 
—

 
(8,252
)
 
787

 
(7,465
)
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
 
(14,486
)
 
(142,118
)
 
(450
)
 
(157,054
)
Balance, March 31, 2015
 
$
(35,924
)
 
$
1,968,697

 
$
(48,537
)
 
$
1,884,236

(1)
Includes cash flow hedges of $(21,794) and $(29,397) as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and $(30,598) and $(31,591) as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. See Note 5 - “Derivative Instruments” for additional information on cash flow hedges.



The following table presents the amounts of AOCI reclassifications for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Amount Reclassified from AOCI
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
Details about AOCI Components
 
2016
 
2015
 
Affected Line Item in 
Statement of Income
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
 
$
(18,291
)
 
$
3,079

 
Investment related gains (losses), net
Cash flow hedges - Interest rate swaps
 
160

 
840

 
(1)
Cash flow hedges - Forward bond purchase commitments
 
788

 
—

 
(1)
Deferred policy acquisition costs attributed to unrealized gains and losses
 
7,106

 
4,333

 
(2)
Total
 
(10,237
)
 
8,252

 
 
Provision for income taxes
 
4,649

 
(860
)
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of tax
 
$
(5,588
)
 
$
7,392

 
 
Amortization of defined benefit plan items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost
 
$
(78
)
 
$
(83
)
 
(3)
Actuarial gains/(losses)
 
(1,473
)
 
(704
)
 
(3)
Total
 
(1,551
)
 
(787
)
 
 
Provision for income taxes
 
543

 
275

 
 
Amortization of defined benefit plans, net of tax
 
$
(1,008
)
 
$
(512
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(6,596
)
 
$
6,880

 
 
(1)
See Note 5 - "Derivative Instruments" for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(2)
This AOCI component is included in the computation of the deferred policy acquisition cost. See Note 8 – “Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs” of the 2015 Annual Report for additional details.
(3)
This AOCI component is included in the computation of the net periodic pension cost. See Note 10 – “Employee Benefit Plans” for additional deta