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Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract] |
Supplemental Schedule Of Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies [Table Text Block] | REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED SCHEDULE IV—REINSURANCE (in millions)
|  | As of or for the Year ended December 31,
|  | Gross Amount |  | Ceded to Other Companies |  | Assumed from Other Companies |  | Net Amounts |  | Percentage of Amount Assumed to Net
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force |  | $ | 1,576 |  |  | $ | 214,727 |  |  | $ | 3,062,525 |  |  | $ | 2,849,374 |  |  | 107.5 | %
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. and Latin America operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | $ | 31.6 |  |  | $ | 616.0 |  |  | $ | 5,834.0 |  |  | $ | 5,249.6 |  |  | 111.1 | %
Financial Solutions operations |  | 1.6 |  |  | 40.2 |  |  | 63.0 |  |  | 24.4 |  |  | 258.2 |
Canada operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 36.5 |  |  | 965.1 |  |  | 928.6 |  |  | 103.9 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38.7 |  |  | 38.7 |  |  | 100.0 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | 24.1 |  |  | 30.9 |  |  | 1,146.9 |  |  | 1,140.1 |  |  | 100.6 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | 0.3 |  |  | 84.4 |  |  | 264.4 |  |  | 180.3 |  |  | 146.6 |
Asia Pacific operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 50.3 |  |  | 1,731.8 |  |  | 1,681.5 |  |  | 103.0 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 100.0 |
Corporate and Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 100.0 |
Total |  | $ | 57.6 |  |  | $ | 858.3 |  |  | $ | 10,049.6 |  |  | $ | 9,248.9 |  |  | 108.7 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force |  | $ | 1,686 |  |  | $ | 222,388 |  |  | $ | 2,995,079 |  |  | $ | 2,774,377 |  |  | 108.0 | %
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. and Latin America operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | $ | 29.4 |  |  | $ | 607.0 |  |  | $ | 5,384.3 |  |  | $ | 4,806.7 |  |  | 112.0 | %
Financial Solutions operations |  | 2.9 |  |  | 38.8 |  |  | 58.1 |  |  | 22.2 |  |  | 261.7 |
Canada operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 42.3 |  |  | 881.2 |  |  | 838.9 |  |  | 105.0 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38.0 |  |  | 38.0 |  |  | 100.0 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | 10.7 |  |  | 25.5 |  |  | 1,136.3 |  |  | 1,121.5 |  |  | 101.3 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | 0.1 |  |  | 89.1 |  |  | 260.8 |  |  | 171.8 |  |  | 151.8 |
Asia Pacific operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 41.0 |  |  | 1,592.6 |  |  | 1,551.6 |  |  | 102.6 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19.5 |  |  | 19.5 |  |  | 100.0 |
Corporate and Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 100.0 |
Total |  | $ | 43.1 |  |  | $ | 843.7 |  |  | $ | 9,371.3 |  |  | $ | 8,570.7 |  |  | 109.3 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 230,544 |  |  | $ | 2,943,517 |  |  | $ | 2,713,051 |  |  | 108.5 | %
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. and Latin America operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | 287.8 |  |  | $ | 5,003.7 |  |  | $ | 4,725.5 |  |  | 105.9 | %
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | 39.4 |  |  | 59.5 |  |  | 20.1 |  |  | 296.0 |
Canada operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 49.6 |  |  | 1,002.9 |  |  | 953.3 |  |  | 105.2 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.3 |  |  | 21.3 |  |  | 100.0 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | 9.8 |  |  | 30.4 |  |  | 1,178.0 |  |  | 1,157.4 |  |  | 101.8 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 216.6 |  |  | 216.6 |  |  | 100.0 |
Asia Pacific operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional operations |  | — |  |  | 40.7 |  |  | 1,581.6 |  |  | 1,540.9 |  |  | 102.6 |
Financial Solutions operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34.0 |  |  | 34.0 |  |  | 100.0 |
Corporate and Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 100.0 |
Total |  | $ | 19.4 |  |  | $ | 447.9 |  |  | $ | 9,098.4 |  |  | $ | 8,669.9 |  |  | 104.9 |

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