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Federal Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Federal Income Tax on Income at the Corporate Rate to the Effective Tax Rate |
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Tax at statutory rate of 35% |  | $ | 50,331 |  |  | 13,172 |  |  | 3,990 |
Tax-advantaged interest |  | (12,718 | ) |  | (13,285 | ) |  | (14,381 | )
Dividends received deduction |  | (1,174 | ) |  | (1,260 | ) |  | (870 | )
Nonqualified deferred compensation |  | (425 | ) |  | (262 | ) |  | 7 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | (101 | ) |  | 687 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 474 |  |  | 620 |  |  | (29 | )
Federal income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations |  | $ | 36,387 |  |  | (328 | ) |  | (11,283 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss reserve discounting |  | $ | 87,967 |  |  | 97,561 |
Net unearned premiums |  | 64,167 |  |  | 58,981 |
Employee benefits |  | 19,912 |  |  | 39,752 |
Long-term incentive compensation plans |  | 12,904 |  |  | 10,078 |
Temporary investment write-downs |  | 7,586 |  |  | 8,236 |
Net operating loss |  | 2,818 |  |  | 12,120 |
Tax credits |  | 17,042 |  |  | 14,150 |
Other |  | 10,088 |  |  | 9,056 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 222,484 |  |  | 249,934 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  | 59,164 |  |  | 53,187 |
Unrealized gains on investment securities |  | 31,345 |  |  | 67,501 |
Other investment-related items, net |  | 618 |  |  | 2,488 |
Accelerated depreciation and amortization |  | 8,744 |  |  | 7,622 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | 99,871 |  |  | 130,798 |
Net deferred federal income tax asset |  | $ | 122,613 |  |  | 119,136 |

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