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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense
Our income tax expense as presented in the consolidated financial statements is summarized as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated statements of operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Current income taxes
$
133,036

 
$
80,527

 
$
127,535

Deferred income taxes (benefits)
3,013

 
(52,336
)
 
(80,869
)
Total income tax expense included in consolidated statements of operations
136,049

 
28,191

 
46,666

Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Expense (benefit) relating to:
 
 
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized investment losses
(344,944
)
 
123,620

 
202,143

Share-based compensation
(4,043
)
 
(392
)
 
(1,061
)
Extinguishment of convertible debt
(4,546
)
 

 

Total income tax expense included in consolidated financial statements
$
(217,484
)
 
$
151,419

 
$
247,748

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations differed from the amount computed at the applicable statutory federal income tax rate of 35% as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Income before income taxes
$
389,332

 
$
85,989

 
$
132,914

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense on income before income taxes
$
136,266

 
$
30,096

 
$
46,520

Tax effect of:
 
 
 
 
 
Tax exempt net investment income
(2,657
)
 
(1,876
)
 

Extinguishment of convertible debt
2,695

 

 

Other
(255
)
 
(29
)
 
146

Income tax expense
$
136,049

 
$
28,191

 
$
46,666

Effective tax rate
34.9
%
 
32.8
%
 
35.1
%
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012, are as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Policy benefit reserves
$
1,875,516

 
$
1,698,831

Other than temporary impairments
901

 
8,177

Investment income items
2,121

 

Amounts due reinsurer
7,366

 

Other policyholder funds
9,200

 
10,860

Litigation settlement accrual
7,420

 
7,351

Deferred compensation
13,430

 
14,659

Convertible senior notes
34,818

 

Net operating loss carryforwards
24,179

 
16,783

Other
8,835

 
7,192

Gross deferred tax assets
1,983,786

 
1,763,853

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs and deferred sales inducements
(1,475,403
)
 
(1,425,266
)
Net unrealized gains on available for sale fixed maturity and equity securities
(12,742
)
 
(357,686
)
Convertible senior notes

 
(6,665
)
Derivative instruments
(193,067
)
 
(18,280
)
Investment income items

 
(2,588
)
Other
(718
)
 
(2,671
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(1,681,930
)
 
(1,813,156
)
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset
$
301,856

 
$
(49,303
)