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Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks [Table Text Block] | The Company’s commitments to fund investments as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Limited partnerships and real estate joint ventures | $ | 332,169 |  |  | $ | 263,163 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 126,248 |  |  | 86,325 |
Bank loans | 58,318 |  |  | 48,686 |
Equity release mortgages | 130,324 |  |  | 8,504 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] | Future minimum office space annual rentals under non-cancelable operating leases along with associated sublease income at December 31, 2016 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Operating Leases |  | Sublease Income
2017 | $ | 11,297 |  |  | $ | 119 |
2018 | 10,250 |  |  | — |
2019 | 6,389 |  |  | — |
2020 | 4,317 |  |  | — |
2021 | 2,473 |  |  | — |
Thereafter | 11,008 |  |  | — |
Other Commitments [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the maximum potential obligation for these commitments as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in millions):
Commitment Period |  | Maximum Potential Obligation
2023 |  | $ | 500.0 |
2033 |  | 950.0 |
2034 |  | 3,000.0 |
2035 |  | 1,314.2 |
2036 |  | 1,432.0 |
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block] | RGA’s guarantees issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Treaty guarantees | $ | 902,216 |  |  | $ | 765,505 |
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust | 780,786 |  |  | 634,909 |
Borrowed securities | 263,820 |  |  | 259,540 |
Financing arrangements | 119,073 |  |  | 100,000 |
Lease obligations | 2,428 |  |  | 5,217 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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