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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Statutory federal income tax rate | 35.00% |
Securities with other than temporary impairment losses recognized held and not deemed worthless resulting in a deferred tax asset | $ 2,600,000 | $ 23,400,000
Other Information Pertaining to Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | 0 | 0
Non-Life Subsidiaries [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] |  |
Other Information Pertaining to Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |
Non-life net operating loss carryforwards | 36,800,000 |
Deferred Tax Asset, Valuation Allowance, Unrealized Losses on Available For Sale Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] |  |
Other Information Pertaining to Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | $ 0 |

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- Definition Item represents securities with other than temporary impairment losses recognized that have not been sold and are not deemed to be worthless. These securities result in a tax effect as of the balance sheet date of an amount of the estimated future tax deductions arising from estimated impairment losses, which can only be deducted for tax purposes when impaired assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, and which can only be realized if sufficient tax-basis income is generated in future periods to enable the deduction to be taken. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 6.I) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34349781&loc=d3e330036-122817 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32698-109319 + Details
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