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Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	528,295	659,289
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Municipals [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	1,223,995	936,484
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	154,890	222,025
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	660,659	444,517
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,061,822	816,007
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Equity securities - available-for-sale		287,043
Derivative investments	200,667	52,335
Other invested assets		44,279
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets	198,868
Derivatives, liabilities:
Investment contracts, included in contractholder funds	13,739,670	13,153,630
Note payable		95,000
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| U.S. Government Securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	930,367	183,324
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Available-for-sale embedded derivatives [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Equity securities - available-for-sale	248,087
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments		400
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Fixed Indexed Annuities Embedded Derivatives [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments	1,550,805	1,396,340
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Future Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments	928
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments		3,828
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Asset-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	1,027,882	500,484
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	553,814	565,577
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Corporates [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	11,009,011	11,855,774
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Hybrids [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	528,295	659,289
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Municipals [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	1,223,995	936,484
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	154,890	222,025
Recurring [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member] \| Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	660,659	444,517
Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Total financial assets	2,545,670	1,555,977
Derivatives, liabilities:
Total financial liabilities	524,000	500,000
Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	408,889	321,352
Liabilities
Total debt	524,000	500,000
Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member] \| Equity [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Equity securities - trading	146,842	238,062
Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,059,572	813,239
Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| U.S. Government Securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	930,367	183,324
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Total financial assets	15,482,740	15,095,868
Derivatives, liabilities:
Total financial liabilities	1,815,724	1,763,221
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member]
Liabilities
Total debt	1,804,831	1,635,528
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member] \| Foreign exchange forward agreements [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Derivative investments	1,235	3,189
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments	9,956	25,679
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member] \| Commodity swap and option agreements [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Derivative investments	2,002	274
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments	9	1,232
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member] \| Interest rate swap agreements [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments		1,954
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member] \| Equity [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Equity securities - trading		24,023
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member] \| Fixed maturities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities - held to maturity	35,000	75,899
Equity securities - trading		12,665
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,250	2,768
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Equity securities - available-for-sale		287,043
Derivative investments	200,667	52,335
Derivatives, liabilities:
Note payable		95,000
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Available-for-sale embedded derivatives [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Equity securities - available-for-sale	248,087
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Future Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments	928
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments		3,828
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Asset-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	1,012,027	125,966
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	548,791	565,577
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Corporates [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	10,873,715	11,696,090
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Hybrids [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	519,422	654,084
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Municipals [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	1,223,995	936,484
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	154,890	218,713
Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	660,659	440,758
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Total financial assets	404,915	590,757
Derivatives, liabilities:
Total financial liabilities	14,423,517	13,801,163
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Consumer Products and Other [Member]
Assets
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable	41,000
Derivatives, liabilities:
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock	231,950	75,350
Redeemable preferred stock, excluding equity conversion feature	368,880	337,060
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Other invested assets		44,279
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets	198,868
Derivatives, liabilities:
Investment contracts, included in contractholder funds	12,271,882	11,992,013
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Available-for-sale embedded derivatives [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments		400
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Fixed Indexed Annuities Embedded Derivatives [Member]
Derivatives, liabilities:
Derivative investments	1,550,805	1,396,340
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Asset-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	15,855	374,518
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	5,023
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Corporates [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	135,296	159,684
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Hybrids [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	8,873	5,205
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale		3,312
Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Insurance and Financial Services [Member] \| Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Short-term investments (including related interest receivable of $5)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale		$ 3,759