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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Mortgage Loans by Credit Quality Indicator (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 2,600,000,000
Financing Receivable, by Credit Quality Indicator [Domain]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Performing	2,578,031,000	2,597,440,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate In Workout	28,326,000	26,723,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Collateral Dependent	19,380,000	34,720,000
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross	2,625,737,000	2,658,883,000
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	19,400,000	34,700,000
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 2,625,737,000	$ 2,658,883,000

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Mortgage loans on real estate at the reporting date that are not performing and will probably be satisfied by taking ownership of the real estate serving as collateral.

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Mortgage loans that are in a workout period at the end of the reporting period. Workouts are payment periods that are not in compliance with original loan agreement, such as interest only periods, no debt service payment periods, or escrowing principal portion of payments to be used for capital improvements.

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Mortgage loans that are in compliance with contractual terms at end of period.

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- Definition

Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount before allowance of commercial loans issued to businesses to acquire, develop, construct, improve, or refinance land or building. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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