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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Disclosures [Abstract] |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Table Text Block] | The following reflects the amounts of policy acquisition costs deferred and amortized (dollars in thousands):
Years ended December 31, |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 3,239,824 |  |  | $ | 3,338,605 |  |  | $ | 3,392,437 |
Capitalization |  | 607,743 |  |  | 348,470 |  |  | 350,233 |
Amortization (including interest) |  | (437,696 | ) |  | (432,474 | ) |  | (341,115 | )
Change in value of embedded derivatives |  | 14,658 |  |  | (70,392 | ) |  | (40,077 | )
Attributed to unrealized investment gains (losses) |  | 26,608 |  |  | (8,220 | ) |  | (3,541 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | (53,367 | ) |  | 63,835 |  |  | (19,332 | )
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 3,397,770 |  |  | $ | 3,239,824 |  |  | $ | 3,338,605 |

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