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Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2012
Reinsurance [Abstract] |
The effect of reinsurance on premiums earned, benefits incurred and reserve changes |
|  | Three Month Period Ended |  |  | Nine Month Period Ended |
|  | July 1, 2012 |  |  | July 3, 2011 |  |  | July 1, 2012 |  |  | July 3, 2011 |
|  | Net Premiums Earned |  |  | Net Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes |  |  | Net Premiums Earned |  |  | Net Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes |  |  | Net Premiums Earned |  |  | Net Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes |  |  | Net Premiums Earned |  |  | Net Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes |
Direct |  | $ | 74,522 |  |  | $ | 224,913 |  |  | $ | 79,242 |  |  | $ | 215,152 |  |  | $ | 225,757 |  |  | $ | 749,743 |  |  | $ | 79,242 |  |  | $ | 215,152 |
Assumed |  |  | 11,363 |  |  |  | 8,994 |  |  |  | 11,365 |  |  |  | 9,708 |  |  |  | 35,673 |  |  |  | 26,975 |  |  |  | 11,365 |  |  |  | 9,708 |
Ceded |  |  | (73,841 | ) |  |  | (92,917 | ) |  |  | (65,489 | ) |  |  | (94,901 | ) |  |  | (219,260 | ) |  |  | (217,016 | ) |  |  | (65,489 | ) |  |  | (94,901 | )
Net |  | $ | 12,044 |  |  | $ | 140,990 |  |  | $ | 25,118 |  |  | $ | 129,959 |  |  | $ | 42,170 |  |  | $ | 559,702 |  |  | $ | 25,118 |  |  | $ | 129,959 |

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