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Business Combinations - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 24, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 98,086 | $ 61,178 |  | $ 30,540
Insurance Companies |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans |  |  | $ 1,252 |
Policy loans |  |  | 18,354 |
Other investments |  |  | 183 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 48,525 |
Recoverable from reinsurers |  |  | 522,790 |
Accrued investment income |  |  | 14,417 |
Goodwill |  |  | 47,290 |
Intangibles |  |  | 4,850 |
Other assets |  |  | 12,566 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 1,935,962 |
Life, accident and health reserves |  |  | (1,592,722) |
Annuity reserves |  |  | (259,675) |
Value of business acquired |  |  | (51,584) |
Deferred tax liability |  |  | (1,704) |
Other liabilities |  |  | (11,540) |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | (1,917,225) |
Total net assets acquired |  |  | 18,737 |
Insurance Companies | Fixed maturity securities |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Securities available for sale at fair value |  |  | 1,230,038 |
Insurance Companies | Equity Securities |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Securities available for sale at fair value |  |  | $ 35,697 |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,963 |  |  |
Restricted cash | 3 |  |  |
Goodwill | 5,541 |  |  |
Intangibles | 7,082 |  |  |
Other assets | 2,051 |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 6,400 |  |  |
Property and equipment, net | 29,896 |  |  |
Inventories | 528 |  |  |
Total assets acquired | 54,464 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability | (2,819) |  |  |
Other liabilities | (3) |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | (11,180) |  |  |
Long-term debt | (20,813) |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest | (815) |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | (35,630) |  |  |
Enterprise value | 18,834 |  |  |
Less fair value of noncontrolling interest | 3,889 |  |  |
Total net assets acquired | 14,945 |  |  |
Construction | PDC Operations (Australia) Pty Ltd (PDC) and BDS VirCon (BDS) |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 621 |  |  |
Goodwill | 11,827 |  |  |
Intangibles | 3,955 |  |  |
Other assets | 1,209 |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 5,558 |  |  |
Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts | 1,686 |  |  |
Property and equipment, net | 8,043 |  |  |
Total assets acquired | 32,899 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability | (169) |  |  |
Other liabilities | (685) |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | (5,924) |  |  |
Billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts | (617) |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | (7,395) |  |  |
Total net assets acquired | 25,504 |  |  |
Energy |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,257 |  |  |
Intangibles | 4,984 |  |  |
Other assets | 79 |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 1,303 |  |  |
Property and equipment, net | 42,690 |  |  |
Total assets acquired | 50,313 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability | (7,060) |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | (856) |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | (7,916) |  |  |
Bargain purchase gain | (340) |  |  |
Enterprise value | $ 42,057 |  |  |

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