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Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of the Fair Values and Carrying Amounts of Financial Instruments | The following sets forth a comparison of the carrying amounts and fair values of our financial instruments:
| September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
| (Dollars in thousands)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available for sale | $ | 26,262,878 |  |  | $ | 26,262,878 |  |  | $ | 24,172,136 |  |  | $ | 24,172,136 |
Held for investment | 76,212 |  |  | 60,843 |  |  | 76,088 |  |  | 61,521 |
Equity securities, available for sale | 9,708 |  |  | 9,708 |  |  | 53,422 |  |  | 53,422 |
Mortgage loans on real estate | 2,593,851 |  |  | 2,711,170 |  |  | 2,623,940 |  |  | 2,848,235 |
Derivative instruments | 625,236 |  |  | 625,236 |  |  | 415,258 |  |  | 415,258 |
Other investments | 187,437 |  |  | 187,655 |  |  | 163,193 |  |  | 163,517 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 934,931 |  |  | 934,931 |  |  | 1,268,545 |  |  | 1,268,545 |
Coinsurance deposits | 2,970,601 |  |  | 2,642,309 |  |  | 2,910,701 |  |  | 2,678,232 |
Interest rate caps | 5,356 |  |  | 5,356 |  |  | 3,247 |  |  | 3,247 |
2015 notes hedges | 144,904 |  |  | 144,904 |  |  | 43,105 |  |  | 43,105 |
Counterparty collateral | 240,713 |  |  | 240,713 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policy benefit reserves | 34,319,660 |  |  | 28,802,302 |  |  | 31,452,496 |  |  | 26,264,831 |
Single premium immediate annuity (SPIA) benefit reserves | 430,908 |  |  | 444,512 |  |  | 455,167 |  |  | 469,768 |
Notes payable | 691,452 |  |  | 1,023,962 |  |  | 309,869 |  |  | 422,175 |
Subordinated debentures | 246,003 |  |  | 233,125 |  |  | 245,869 |  |  | 218,283 |
2015 notes embedded derivatives | 147,150 |  |  | 147,150 |  |  | 43,105 |  |  | 43,105 |
2015 warrants | 51,077 |  |  | 51,077 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest rate swap | 222 |  |  | 222 |  |  | 4,261 |  |  | 4,261 |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis, By Fair Value Hierarchy Level | Our assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are presented below based on the fair value hierarchy levels:
| Total Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
| (Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government full faith and credit | $ | 4,907 |  |  | $ | 4,907 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
United States Government sponsored agencies | 1,239,603 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,239,603 |  |  | — |
United States municipalities, states and territories | 3,461,131 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,461,131 |  |  | — |
Foreign government obligations | 92,682 |  |  | — |  |  | 92,682 |  |  | — |
Corporate securities | 16,741,581 |  |  | 8,794 |  |  | 16,732,787 |  |  | — |
Residential mortgage backed securities | 2,118,827 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,117,513 |  |  | 1,314 |
Commercial mortgage backed securities | 1,590,310 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,590,310 |  |  | — |
Other asset backed securities | 1,013,837 |  |  | 362 |  |  | 1,013,475 |  |  | — |
Equity securities, available for sale: finance, insurance and real estate | 9,708 |  |  | 1,908 |  |  | 7,800 |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments | 625,236 |  |  | — |  |  | 625,236 |  |  | — |
Cash and cash equivalents | 934,931 |  |  | 934,931 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest rate caps | 5,356 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,356 |  |  | — |
2015 notes hedges | 144,904 |  |  | — |  |  | 144,904 |  |  | — |
Counterparty collateral | 240,713 |  |  | — |  |  | 240,713 |  |  | — |
| $ | 28,223,726 |  |  | $ | 950,902 |  |  | $ | 27,271,510 |  |  | $ | 1,314 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 notes embedded derivatives | $ | 147,150 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 147,150 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap | 222 |  |  | — |  |  | 222 |  |  | — |
2015 warrants | 51,077 |  |  | — |  |  | 51,077 |  |  | — |
Fixed index annuities - embedded derivatives | 3,975,862 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,975,862 |
| $ | 4,174,311 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 198,449 |  |  | $ | 3,975,862 |
December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States Government full faith and credit | $ | 5,154 |  |  | $ | 5,154 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
United States Government sponsored agencies | 1,772,025 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,772,025 |  |  | — |
United States municipalities, states and territories | 3,578,323 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,578,323 |  |  | — |
Foreign government obligations | 105,259 |  |  | — |  |  | 105,259 |  |  | — |
Corporate securities | 14,466,772 |  |  | 33,131 |  |  | 14,433,641 |  |  | — |
Residential mortgage backed securities | 2,888,113 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,886,301 |  |  | 1,812 |
Commercial mortgage backed securities | 357,982 |  |  | — |  |  | 357,982 |  |  | — |
Other asset backed securities | 998,508 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 998,130 |  |  | — |
Equity securities, available for sale: finance, insurance and real estate | 53,422 |  |  | 36,928 |  |  | 16,494 |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments | 415,258 |  |  | — |  |  | 415,258 |  |  | — |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,268,545 |  |  | 1,268,545 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest rate caps | 3,247 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,247 |  |  | — |
2015 notes hedges | 43,105 |  |  | — |  |  | 43,105 |  |  | — |
| $ | 25,955,713 |  |  | $ | 1,344,136 |  |  | $ | 24,609,765 |  |  | $ | 1,812 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 notes embedded derivatives | $ | 43,105 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43,105 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap | 4,261 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,261 |  |  | — |
Fixed index annuities - embedded derivatives | 3,337,556 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,337,556 |
| $ | 3,384,922 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 47,366 |  |  | $ | 3,337,556 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Available for sale securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 1,541 |  |  | $ | 2,005 |  |  | $ | 1,812 |  |  | $ | 2,098 |
Principal returned | (148 | ) |  | (101 | ) |  | (709 | ) |  | (194 | )
Accretion of discount | (18 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 60 |
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) | (61 | ) |  | 28 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 211 |
Included in operations | — |  |  | (73 | ) |  | — |  |  | (303 | )
Ending balance | $ | 1,314 |  |  | $ | 1,872 |  |  | $ | 1,314 |  |  | $ | 1,872 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Level 3 Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed index annuities - embedded derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 3,747,052 |  |  | $ | 2,914,948 |  |  | $ | 3,337,556 |  |  | $ | 2,530,496 |
Premiums less benefits | 372,363 |  |  | 229,340 |  |  | 1,044,756 |  |  | 418,845 |
Change in unrealized gains, net | (143,553 | ) |  | 122,494 |  |  | (406,450 | ) |  | 317,441 |
Ending balance | $ | 3,975,862 |  |  | $ | 3,266,782 |  |  | $ | 3,975,862 |  |  | $ | 3,266,782 |

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