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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (TABLES) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
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TAX EFFECTS ALLOCATED TO EACH COMPONENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | Before Tax Amount |  | Tax (Expense) Benefit |  | Net of Tax Amount |  | Before Tax Amount |  | Tax (Expense) Benefit |  | Net of Tax Amount |
| Three months ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available for sale investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unrealized losses arising during the period | $ | (289,028 | ) |  | $ | 26,127 |  |  | $ | (262,901 | ) |  | $ | (14,949 | ) |  | $ | (2,825 | ) |  | $ | (17,774 | ) |
| Adjustment for reclassification of net realized investment gains and OTTI losses recognized in net income | (5,697 | ) |  | 1,631 |  |  | (4,066 | ) |  | (18,145 | ) |  | 1,551 |  |  | (16,594 | ) |
| Unrealized losses arising during the period, net of reclassification adjustment | (294,725 | ) |  | 27,758 |  |  | (266,967 | ) |  | (33,094 | ) |  | (1,274 | ) |  | (34,368 | ) |
| Non-credit portion of OTTI losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (18,386 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,386 | ) |  | (2,867 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,867 | ) |
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ | (313,111 | ) |  | $ | 27,758 |  |  | $ | (285,353 | ) |  | $ | (35,961 | ) |  | $ | (1,274 | ) |  | $ | (37,235 | ) |
| Six months ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available for sale investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | $ | (307,629 | ) |  | $ | 26,203 |  |  | $ | (281,426 | ) |  | $ | 160,793 |  |  | $ | (14,154 | ) |  | $ | 146,639 |  |
| Adjustment for reclassification of net realized investment gains and OTTI losses recognized in net income | (42,951 | ) |  | 5,037 |  |  | (37,914 | ) |  | (36,562 | ) |  | 4,774 |  |  | (31,788 | ) |
| Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, net of reclassification adjustment | (350,580 | ) |  | 31,240 |  |  | (319,340 | ) |  | 124,231 |  |  | (9,380 | ) |  | 114,851 |  |
| Non-credit portion of OTTI losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (18,527 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,527 | ) |  | (2,074 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,074 | ) |
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | $ | (369,107 | ) |  | $ | 31,240 |  |  | $ | (337,867 | ) |  | $ | 122,157 |  |  | $ | (9,380 | ) |  | $ | 112,777 |  |
RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF AOCI INTO NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI(1) |
| Details About AOCI Components | Consolidated Statement of Operations Line Item That Includes Reclassification | Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30, |
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
| Unrealized appreciation on available for sale investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Other realized investment gains | $ | 10,824 |  |  | $ | 31,884 |  |  | $ | 48,976 |  |  | $ | 54,210 |  |
|  | OTTI losses | (5,127 | ) |  | (13,739 | ) |  | (6,025 | ) |  | (17,648 | ) |
|  | Total before tax | 5,697 |  |  | 18,145 |  |  | 42,951 |  |  | 36,562 |  |
|  | Tax expense | (1,631 | ) |  | (1,551 | ) |  | (5,037 | ) |  | (4,774 | ) |
|  | Net of tax | $ | 4,066 |  |  | $ | 16,594 |  |  | $ | 37,914 |  |  | $ | 31,788 |  |
(1) | Amounts in parentheses are debits to net income available to common shareholders

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