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Statutory Accounting and Dividend Restrictions - Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure (Details) - Primerica Life [Member] - TENNESSEE - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |
Statutory accounting practices, statutory capital and surplus, balance | $ 674,165 | $ 598,001
Statutory accounting practices, statutory unassigned surplus | $ 176,463 | $ 50,299

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- Definition The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(23)(c)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 505 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529 + Details
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