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Federal Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Federal Income Tax on Pre-tax Earnings) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax at statutory rate of 35% | $ 7,110,000 |  | $ (13,119,000) |  | $ 14,985,000 |  | $ (3,998,000) |  |
Tax-advantaged interest | (3,311,000) |  | (3,477,000) |  | (9,970,000) |  | (10,964,000) |  |
Dividends received deduction | (313,000) |  | (361,000) |  | (826,000) |  | (587,000) |  |
Interim period tax rate adjustment | (1,476,000) | [1] | (3,250,000) | [1] | 1,304,000 | [1] | 0 | [1] |
Other | 30,000 |  | 42,000 |  | 665,000 |  | (524,000) |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | 2,040,000 |  | (20,165,000) |  | 6,158,000 |  | (16,073,000) |  |
Investments, Owned, Federal Income Tax Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000
Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Purchase Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800,000
Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Revised Purchase Price | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | 1During Third Quarter 2011, we recorded year-to-date taxes using the actual effective tax rate as opposed to the estimated full-year effective tax rate that was used in previous quarters.

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