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Basis of Presentation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
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, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Investment contract reserves |  |  | $ | 4,408,288 |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,360,456 |  |
Life policy reserves |  |  |  | 1,094,704 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,087,513 |  |
Total |  |  | $ | 5,502,992 |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,447,969 |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following tables reconcile these components.
| Net Unrealized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gains and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Losses on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fixed Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Securities (1)(2) |  | Benefit Plans (1) |  | Total (1)
Beginning balance, January 1, 2017 |  | $ | 175,738 |  |  |  | $ | (11,817 | ) |  |  | $ | 163,921 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 22,330 |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 22,330 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 203 |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 203 |
Net current period other comprehensive income |  |  | 22,533 |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 22,533 |
Ending balance, March 31, 2017 |  | $ | 198,271 |  |  |  | $ | (11,817 | ) |  |  | $ | 186,454 |
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 |  |  | 69,490 |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 69,490 |
Ending balance, March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 244,657 |  |  |  | $ | (11,794 | ) |  |  | $ | 232,863 |
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
(2) | The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), $(313) and $740, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related income tax expenses, $(110) and $259, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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