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Indebtedness (Covenants in the Line of Credit) (Details) - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Consolidated net worth, required		$ 1,100,000,000
Statutory surplus, required		$ 750,000,000
Debt-to-capitalization ratio, required	[1]	35.00%
Consolidated net worth, actual		$ 1,531,370,000	$ 1,398,041,000	$ 1,275,586,000
Statutory surplus, actual		$ 1,583,800,000	$ 1,426,300,000
Debt-to-capitalization ratio, actual	[1]	22.50%
[1] Calculated in accordance with Line of Credit agreement.

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This element represents the debt-to-capitalization ratio which is calculated by taking the entity's debt and dividing by the sum of the entity's debt and stockholders' equity as of the balance sheet date.

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The covenant amount required for the line of credit for consolidated net worth as of the balance sheet date.

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The maximum covenant percentage required for the line of credit for the debt-to-capitalization ratio as of the balance sheet date.

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The minimum covenant amount required for the line of credit for statutory surplus as of the balance sheet date.

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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.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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