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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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,
	2014				2013				2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated statements of operations:
Current income taxes	$	116,545			$	133,036			$	80,527
Deferred income taxes (benefits)	(46,504		)		3,013				(52,336		)
Total income tax expense included in consolidated statements of operations	70,041				136,049				28,191
Stockholders' equity:
Expense (benefit) relating to:
Change in net unrealized investment losses	363,572				(344,944		)		123,620
Share-based compensation	(5,716		)		(4,043		)		(392		)
Extinguishment of convertible debt	(9,284		)		(4,546		)		—
Total income tax expense (benefit) included in consolidated financial statements	$	418,613			$	(217,484	)		$	151,419

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,
	2014				2013				2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Income before income taxes	$	196,064			$	389,332			$	85,989
Income tax expense on income before income taxes	$	68,622			$	136,266			$	30,096
Tax effect of:
Tax exempt net investment income	(3,669		)		(2,657		)		(1,876		)
Extinguishment of convertible debt	4,202				2,695				—
Other	886				(255		)		(29		)
Income tax expense	$	70,041			$	136,049			$	28,191
Effective tax rate	35.7		%		34.9		%		32.8		%

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:

	December 31,
	2014				2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
Policy benefit reserves	$	2,052,968			$	1,875,516
Other than temporary impairments	753				901
Investment income items	—				2,121
Amounts due reinsurer	680				7,366
Other policyholder funds	7,765				9,200
Litigation settlement accrual	7,100				7,420
Deferred compensation	10,565				13,430
Convertible senior notes	12,281				34,818
Net operating loss carryforwards	17,694				24,179
Other	11,685				8,835
Gross deferred tax assets	2,121,491				1,983,786
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Deferred policy acquisition costs and deferred sales inducements	(1,637,607		)		(1,475,403		)
Net unrealized gains on available for sale fixed maturity and equity securities	(376,314		)		(12,742		)
Derivative instruments	(94,038		)		(193,067		)
Investment income items	(14,842		)		—
Other	(2,585		)		(718		)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(2,125,386		)		(1,681,930		)
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset	$	(3,895	)		$	301,856

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.

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