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Federal Income Taxes (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
 
 
Unaudited,
 
Unaudited,
 
 
Quarter ended September 30,
 
Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands)
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Tax at statutory rate of 35%
 
$
7,110

 
(13,119
)
 
14,985

 
(3,998
)
Tax-advantaged interest
 
(3,311
)
 
(3,477
)
 
(9,970
)
 
(10,964
)
Dividends received deduction
 
(313
)
 
(361
)
 
(826
)
 
(587
)
Interim period tax rate adjustment1
 
(1,476
)
 
(3,250
)
 
1,304

 
—

Other
 
30

 
42

 
665

 
(524
)
Federal income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations
 
$
2,040

 
(20,165
)
 
6,158

 
(16,073
)

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.