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Equity | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] | Equity Common Stock The changes in the number of common stock issued, held in treasury and outstanding are as follows for the periods indicated:
|  | Issued |  | Held In Treasury |  | Outstanding
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | 79,137,758 |  |  | 16,323,390 |  |  | 62,814,368 |
Common stock acquired |  | — |  |  | 546,614 |  |  | (546,614 | )
Stock-based compensation (1) |  | — |  |  | (341,447 | ) |  | 341,447 |
Balance, September 30, 2019 |  | 79,137,758 |  |  | 16,528,557 |  |  | 62,609,201 |
|  | Issued |  | Held In Treasury |  | Outstanding
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | 79,137,758 |  |  | 14,685,663 |  |  | 64,452,095 |
Common stock acquired |  | — |  |  | 1,750,295 |  |  | (1,750,295 | )
Stock-based compensation (1) |  | — |  |  | (249,068 | ) |  | 249,068 |
Balance, September 30, 2018 |  | 79,137,758 |  |  | 16,186,890 |  |  | 62,950,868 |
(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. In January 2019, RGA’s board of directors authorized a 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. Repurchases would be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and would be made through market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions or other means or a combination of these methods, with the timing and number of shares repurchased dependent on a variety of factors, including share price, corporate and regulatory requirements and market and business conditions. Repurchases may be commenced or suspended from time to time without prior notice. In connection with this new authorization, the board of directors terminated the stock repurchase authority granted in 2017. During the first nine months of 2019, RGA repurchased 0.5 million shares of common stock under this program for $79.8 million. During the first nine months of 2018, RGA repurchased 1.8 million shares of common stock under the 2017 repurchase program for $258.5 million. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The balance of and changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | Accumulated Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments(1) |  | Pension and Postretirement Benefits |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | (168,698 | ) |  | $ | 856,159 |  |  | $ | (50,698 | ) |  | $ | 636,763 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 16,155 |  |  | 3,526,151 |  |  | (11,735 | ) |  | 3,530,571 |
Amounts reclassified to (from) AOCI |  | — |  |  | (170,531 | ) |  | 3,728 |  |  | (166,803 | )
Deferred income tax benefit (expense) |  | (4,631 | ) |  | (739,230 | ) |  | 1,676 |  |  | (742,185 | )
Balance, September 30, 2019 |  | $ | (157,174 | ) |  | $ | 3,472,549 |  |  | $ | (57,029 | ) |  | $ | 3,258,346 |
|  | Accumulated Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments(1) |  | Pension and Postretirement Benefits |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | (86,350 | ) |  | $ | 2,200,661 |  |  | $ | (50,680 | ) |  | $ | 2,063,631 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (24,977 | ) |  | (1,638,146 | ) |  | (3,391 | ) |  | (1,666,514 | )
Amounts reclassified to (from) AOCI |  | — |  |  | 79,505 |  |  | 3,986 |  |  | 83,491 |
Deferred income tax benefit (expense) |  | (5,398 | ) |  | 340,332 |  |  | (164 | ) |  | 334,770 |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  | (2,573 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,573 | )
Balance, September 30, 2018 |  | $ | (119,298 | ) |  | $ | 982,352 |  |  | $ | (50,249 | ) |  | $ | 812,805 |
(1) | Includes cash flow hedges of $(47,202) and $8,788 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and $29,043 and $2,619 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
|  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  |
|  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30, |  |
Details about AOCI Components |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | Affected Line Item in Statements of Income
Net unrealized investment gains (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 50,537 |  |  | $ | (21,249 | ) |  | $ | 70,513 |  |  | $ | (60,347 | ) |  | Investment related gains (losses), net
Cash flow hedges - Interest rate |  | 255 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 1,107 |  |  | (108 | ) |  | (1)
Cash flow hedges - Currency/Interest rate |  | (38 | ) |  | 50 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 270 |  |  | (1)
Deferred policy acquisition costs attributed to unrealized gains and losses |  | 21,275 |  |  | (4,893 | ) |  | 98,930 |  |  | (19,320 | ) |  | (2)
Total |  | 72,029 |  |  | (25,858 | ) |  | 170,531 |  |  | (79,505 | ) |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | (14,808 | ) |  | 5,355 |  |  | (35,087 | ) |  | 16,978 |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of tax |  | $ | 57,221 |  |  | $ | (20,503 | ) |  | $ | 135,444 |  |  | $ | (62,527 | ) |  |
Amortization of defined benefit plan items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost (credit) |  | $ | 267 |  |  | $ | 246 |  |  | $ | 804 |  |  | $ | 739 |  |  | (3)
Actuarial gains/(losses) |  | (1,102 | ) |  | (1,866 | ) |  | (4,532 | ) |  | (4,725 | ) |  | (3)
Total |  | (835 | ) |  | (1,620 | ) |  | (3,728 | ) |  | (3,986 | ) |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 175 |  |  | 340 |  |  | 783 |  |  | 837 |  |  |
Amortization of defined benefit plans, net of tax |  | $ | (660 | ) |  | $ | (1,280 | ) |  | $ | (2,945 | ) |  | $ | (3,149 | ) |  |
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | 56,561 |  |  | $ | (21,783 | ) |  | $ | 132,499 |  |  | $ | (65,676 | ) |  |
(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 2018 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 details.

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