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Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 7,494,053	$ 7,091,340
Investments (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank Funding Agreements	$ 575,000	575,000
Investment Grade Rate	64.00%
Federal Home Loans Bank Of Chicago [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 620,124	621,077
Governmental Agencies as Required by Law in Various States [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	18,309	18,312
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	203,381	231,294
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	302,472	363,957
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (GNMA) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 122,311	$ 130,940

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Amount of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
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