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Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Investment Contract And Life Policy Reserves | This table summarizes the Company’s investment contract and life policy reserves.
|  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Investment contract reserves |  | $ | 4,128,205 |  | $ | 4,072,102 |
Life policy reserves |  |  | 1,061,323 |  |  | 1,054,740 |
Total |  | $ | 5,189,528 |  | $ | 5,126,842 |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following tables reconcile these components.
|  | Unrealized Gains |  |  |  |  |
|  | and Losses on |  |  |  |  |
|  | Fixed Maturities |  |  |  |  |
|  | and Equity |  | Defined |  |  |
|  | Securities (1)(2) |  | Benefit Plans (1) |  | Total (1) |
Beginning balance, January 1, 2016 |  | $ | 175,167 |  | $ | (11,794) |  | $ | 163,373 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 69,971 |  |  | - |  |  | 69,971 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (481) |  |  | - |  |  | (481) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 69,490 |  |  | - |  |  | 69,490 |
Ending balance, March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 244,657 |  | $ | (11,794) |  | $ | 232,863 |
Beginning balance, January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 297,554 |  | $ | (12,953) |  | $ | 284,601 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 41,370 |  |  | - |  |  | 41,370 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (3,792) |  |  | - |  |  | (3,792) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 37,578 |  |  | - |  |  | 37,578 |
Ending balance, March 31, 2015 |  | $ | 335,132 |  | $ | (12,953) |  | $ | 322,179 |
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
(2) | The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), $740 and $5,834, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses, $259 and $2,042, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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