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Investments (Details 1) (Insurance and Financial Services [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Jul. 01, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011
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Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | $ 14,616,687 | $ 15,236,307 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 788,364 | 653,005 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (92,835) | (234,795) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 15,312,216 | 15,654,517 |
Derivative investments, Amortized Cost | 145,871 | 171,612 |
Derivative investments, Gross Unrealized Gains | 39,027 | 405 |
Derivative investments, Gross Unrealized Losses | (24,333) | (119,682) |
Derivative investments, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 160,565 | 52,335 | [1]
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets, Amortized Cost | 92,424 | 44,279 |
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets | 92,424 | 44,279 | [1]
Total investments, Amortized Cost | 14,854,982 | 15,452,198 |
Total investment, Gross Unrealized Gains | 827,391 | 653,410 |
Total investment, Gross Unrealized Losses | (117,168) | (354,477) |
Total investments | 15,565,205 | 15,751,131 | [1]
U.S. Government [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 127,943 | 175,054 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 11,213 | 8,270 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 139,156 | 183,324 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 821,203 | 501,469 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 6,112 | 1,785 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (4,629) | (2,770) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 822,686 | 500,484 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 520,806 | 580,313 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 24,185 | 3,427 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (6,468) | (18,163) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 538,523 | 565,577 |
Corporates [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 10,442,653 | 11,479,862 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 576,410 | 506,264 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (40,285) | (130,352) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 10,978,778 | 11,855,774 |
Equities [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 237,440 | 292,112 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 7,362 | 3,964 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (2,538) | (9,033) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 242,264 | 287,043 |
Hybrids [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 632,001 | 699,915 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 17,189 | 10,429 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (22,334) | (51,055) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 626,856 | 659,289 |
Municipals [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 1,110,090 | 824,562 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 137,054 | 111,929 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,044) | (7) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 1,246,100 | 936,484 |
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 163,855 | 217,354 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 4,662 | 4,966 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (491) | (295) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 168,026 | 222,025 |
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 560,696 | 465,666 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 4,177 | 1,971 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (15,046) | (23,120) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | $ 549,827 | $ 444,517 |
[1] | (a) Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2011 and retrospectively adjusted for the finalization of provisional acquisition accounting balances (see Note 14).

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