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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements Deferred Sales Inducements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements [Abstract] |
Deferred Sales Inducements [Table Text Block] | Sales inducements deferred and amortized are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 1,242,787 |  |  | $ | 1,227,328 |  |  | $ | 1,011,449 |
Costs deferred during the year | 306,659 |  |  | 385,123 |  |  | 370,714 |
Amortization | (87,157 | ) |  | (71,781 | ) |  | (59,873 | )
Effect of net unrealized gains/losses | (169,948 | ) |  | (297,883 | ) |  | (94,962 | )
Balance at end of year | $ | 1,292,341 |  |  | $ | 1,242,787 |  |  | $ | 1,227,328 |

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