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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Comparability of Net Income, Impact of Fair Value Accounting to Fixed Index Annuity Business) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]                
Fixed index annuity derivatives, fair value accounting impact on comparability of net income (loss) $ 11,091 $ (53,716) $ (28,596) $ 42,849 $ 15,862 $ (5,017) $ (2,232) $ 42,297