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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block] | Our mortgage loan portfolio, summarized in the following table, totaled $2.6 billion at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, with commitments outstanding of $93.8 million at June 30, 2013.
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Principal outstanding | $ | 2,616,179 |  |  | $ | 2,658,883 |
Loan loss allowance | (31,676 | ) |  | (34,234 | )
Deferred prepayment fees | (800 | ) |  | (709 | )
Carrying value | $ | 2,583,703 |  |  | $ | 2,623,940 |
Schedule of Commercial Mortgage Loans by Geographic Region and Specific Collateral Property Type [Table Text Block] | The portfolio consists of commercial mortgage loans collateralized by the related properties and diversified as to property type, location and loan size. Our mortgage lending policies establish limits on the amount that can be loaned to one borrower and other criteria to attempt to reduce the risk of default. The mortgage loan portfolio is summarized by geographic region and property type as follows:
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Principal Outstanding |  | Percent |  | Principal Outstanding |  | Percent
| (Dollars in thousands)
Geographic distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East | $ | 760,025 |  |  | 29.1 | % |  | $ | 732,762 |  |  | 27.5 | %
Middle Atlantic | 147,167 |  |  | 5.6 | % |  | 155,094 |  |  | 5.8 | %
Mountain | 359,436 |  |  | 13.7 | % |  | 387,599 |  |  | 14.6 | %
New England | 23,131 |  |  | 0.9 | % |  | 26,385 |  |  | 1.0 | %
Pacific | 322,519 |  |  | 12.3 | % |  | 320,982 |  |  | 12.1 | %
South Atlantic | 459,052 |  |  | 17.6 | % |  | 458,802 |  |  | 17.3 | %
West North Central | 369,363 |  |  | 14.1 | % |  | 370,168 |  |  | 13.9 | %
West South Central | 175,486 |  |  | 6.7 | % |  | 207,091 |  |  | 7.8 | %
| $ | 2,616,179 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 2,658,883 |  |  | 100.0 | %
Property type distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office | $ | 643,747 |  |  | 24.6 | % |  | $ | 666,467 |  |  | 25.1 | %
Medical Office | 137,746 |  |  | 5.3 | % |  | 136,764 |  |  | 5.1 | %
Retail | 680,618 |  |  | 26.0 | % |  | 677,951 |  |  | 25.5 | %
Industrial/Warehouse | 666,935 |  |  | 25.5 | % |  | 692,637 |  |  | 26.1 | %
Hotel | 83,363 |  |  | 3.2 | % |  | 94,045 |  |  | 3.5 | %
Apartment | 233,609 |  |  | 8.9 | % |  | 219,335 |  |  | 8.2 | %
Mixed use/other | 170,161 |  |  | 6.5 | % |  | 171,684 |  |  | 6.5 | %
| $ | 2,616,179 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 2,658,883 |  |  | 100.0 | %
Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] | The following tables present a rollforward of our specific and general valuation allowances for mortgage loans on real estate:
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 |  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
| Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance |  | Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (22,631 | ) |  | $ | (10,400 | ) |  | $ | (29,595 | ) |  | $ | (10,300 | )
Charge-offs | 2,612 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,613 |  |  | — |
Recoveries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Provision for credit losses | (1,157 | ) |  | (100 | ) |  | (3,463 | ) |  | (900 | )
Ending allowance balance | $ | (21,176 | ) |  | $ | (10,500 | ) |  | $ | (25,445 | ) |  | $ | (11,200 | )
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
| Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance |  | Specific Allowance |  | General Allowance
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (23,134 | ) |  | $ | (11,100 | ) |  | $ | (23,664 | ) |  | $ | (9,300 | )
Charge-offs | 4,181 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,513 |  |  | — |
Recoveries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Provision for credit losses | (2,223 | ) |  | 600 |  |  | (10,294 | ) |  | (1,900 | )
Ending allowance balance | $ | (21,176 | ) |  | $ | (10,500 | ) |  | $ | (25,445 | ) |  | $ | (11,200 | )
Real Estate Acquired Via Foreclosure or Deed In Lieu [Table Text Block] | uring the six months ended June 30, 2013, one mortgage loan was satisfied by taking ownership of the real estate serving as collateral compared to four and six mortgage loans for the same periods in 2012. The following table summarizes the activity in the real estate owned which was obtained in satisfaction of mortgage loans on real estate:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Real estate owned at beginning of period | $ | 28,764 |  |  | $ | 35,824 |  |  | $ | 33,172 |  |  | $ | 36,821 |
Real estate acquired in satisfaction of mortgage loans | — |  |  | 8,683 |  |  | 844 |  |  | 11,985 |
Additions | 480 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 117 |
Sales | (2,333 | ) |  | (4,283 | ) |  | (7,413 | ) |  | (7,366 | )
Impairments | (145 | ) |  | (1,669 | ) |  | (145 | ) |  | (2,643 | )
Depreciation | (157 | ) |  | (282 | ) |  | (329 | ) |  | (524 | )
Real estate owned at end of period | $ | 26,609 |  |  | $ | 38,390 |  |  | $ | 26,609 |  |  | $ | 38,390 |
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block] | We analyze credit risk of our mortgage loans by analyzing all available evidence on loans that are delinquent and loans that are in a workout period.
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Credit Exposure--By Payment Activity |  |  |
Performing | $ | 2,572,527 |  |  | $ | 2,597,440 |
In workout | 28,326 |  |  | 26,723 |
Collateral dependent | 15,326 |  |  | 34,720 |
| $ | 2,616,179 |  |  | $ | 2,658,883 |
Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] | Aging of financing receivables is summarized in the following table, with loans in a "workout" period as of the reporting date considered current if payments are current in accordance with agreed upon terms:
| 30 - 59 Days |  | 60 - 89 Days |  | 90 Days and Over |  | Total Past Due |  | Current |  | Collateral Dependent Receivables |  | Total Financing Receivables
| (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
June 30, 2013 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,600,853 |  |  | $ | 15,326 |  |  | $ | 2,616,179 |
December 31, 2012 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,624,163 |  |  | $ | 34,720 |  |  | $ | 2,658,883 |
Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] | Financing receivables summarized in the following table represent all loans that we are either not currently collecting or those we feel it is probable we will not collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements (all loans that we have worked with the borrower to alleviate short-term cash flow issues, loans delinquent for more than 60 days at the reporting date, loans we have determined to be collateral dependent and loans that we have recorded specific impairments on that we feel may continue to have performance issues).
| Recorded Investment |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Related Allowance |  | Average Recorded Investment |  | Interest Income Recognized
| (Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 25,531 |  |  | $ | 46,707 |  |  | $ | (21,176 | ) |  | $ | 27,923 |  |  | $ | 885 |
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 18,699 |  |  | 18,699 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,760 |  |  | 531 |
| $ | 44,230 |  |  | $ | 65,406 |  |  | $ | (21,176 | ) |  | $ | 46,683 |  |  | $ | 1,416 |
December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans with an allowance | $ | 29,976 |  |  | $ | 53,110 |  |  | $ | (23,134 | ) |  | $ | 37,480 |  |  | $ | 1,946 |
Mortgage loans with no related allowance | 27,765 |  |  | 27,765 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,696 |  |  | 1,664 |
| $ | 57,741 |  |  | $ | 80,875 |  |  | $ | (23,134 | ) |  | $ | 65,176 |  |  | $ | 3,610 |
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables Workout Loans [Table Text Block] | Mortgage loan workouts, refinances or restructures that are classified as TDRs are individually evaluated and measured for impairment. A summary of mortgage loans on commercial real estate with outstanding principal at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 that we determined to be TDRs are as follows:
Geographic Region |  | Number of TDRs |  | Principal Balance Outstanding |  | Specific Loan Loss Allowance |  | Net Carrying Amount
|  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East |  | 1 |  | $ | 3,712 |  |  | $ | (949 | ) |  | $ | 2,763 |
Mountain |  | 8 |  | 23,019 |  |  | (1,172 | ) |  | 21,847 |
South Atlantic |  | 7 |  | 17,249 |  |  | (5,898 | ) |  | 11,351 |
East North Central |  | 2 |  | 3,697 |  |  | (1,029 | ) |  | 2,668 |
West North Central |  | 1 |  | 1,938 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,938 |
West South Central |  | 1 |  | 1,458 |  |  | (255 | ) |  | 1,203 |
|  | 20 |  | $ | 51,073 |  |  | $ | (9,303 | ) |  | $ | 41,770 |
December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East |  | 1 |  | $ | 4,208 |  |  | $ | (1,425 | ) |  | $ | 2,783 |
Mountain |  | 10 |  | 28,786 |  |  | (1,702 | ) |  | 27,084 |
South Atlantic |  | 9 |  | 23,358 |  |  | (5,047 | ) |  | 18,311 |
East North Central |  | 1 |  | 2,232 |  |  | (467 | ) |  | 1,765 |
West North Central |  | 3 |  | 9,466 |  |  | (2,328 | ) |  | 7,138 |
|  | 24 |  | $ | 68,050 |  |  | $ | (10,969 | ) |  | $ | 57,081 |
Impaired Mortgage Loans on Real Estate by Basis of Impairment [Table Text Block] | The specific allowance is a total of credit loss allowances on loans which are individually evaluated for impairment. The general allowance is the group of loans discussed above which are collectively evaluated for impairment. The following table presents the total outstanding principal of loans evaluated for impairment by basis of impairment method:
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ | 46,707 |  |  | $ | 53,110 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 2,569,472 |  |  | 2,605,773 |
Total loans evaluated for impairment | $ | 2,616,179 |  |  | $ | 2,658,883 |

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