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Quarterly Financial Information Comparability of Net Income, Impact of Applicaiton of Fair Value Accounting to Fixed Index Annuity Business (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Index Annuity Derivatives, Fair Value Accounting Impact on Comparability of Net Income	$ (8,270)	$ 18,106	$ 5,058	$ 16,279	$ (21,313)	$ 45,868	$ 9,747	$ (2,945)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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