Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
A summary of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments from continuing operations at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | Assets | | | | | | | | Investments | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | Held-to-maturity securities | $ | 150 |
| | $ | 150 |
| | $ | 150 |
| | $ | 150 |
| Available-for-sale securities | 1,535,070 |
| | 1,535,070 |
| | 1,453,286 |
| | 1,453,286 |
| Trading securities | 16,842 |
| | 16,842 |
| | 14,390 |
| | 14,390 |
| Equity securities: | | | | | | | | Available-for-sale securities | 280,913 |
| | 280,913 |
| | 246,370 |
| | 246,370 |
| Trading securities | 6,431 |
| | 6,431 |
| | 5,644 |
| | 5,644 |
| Other long-term investments | 49,352 |
| | 49,352 |
| | 51,769 |
| | 51,769 |
| Short-term investments | 175 |
| | 175 |
| | 175 |
| | 175 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 95,562 |
| | 95,562 |
| | 89,194 |
| | 89,194 |
| Corporate-owned life insurance | 4,029 |
| | 4,029 |
| | 2,592 |
| | 2,592 |
|
A summary of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments from discontinued operations at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | Assets | | | | | | | | Investments | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | Held-to-maturity securities | $ | 34 |
| | $ | 34 |
| | $ | 49 |
| | $ | 48 |
| Available-for-sale securities | 1,430,025 |
| | 1,430,025 |
| | 1,444,840 |
| | 1,444,840 |
| Equity securities: | | | | | | | | Available-for-sale securities | 23,653 |
| | 23,653 |
| | 24,046 |
| | 24,046 |
| Mortgage loans | 3,594 |
| | 3,435 |
| | 3,895 |
| | 3,706 |
| Policy loans | 5,815 |
| | 5,815 |
| | 5,366 |
| | 5,366 |
| Other long-term investments | 16,437 |
| | 16,437 |
| | 15,870 |
| | 15,870 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15,851 |
| | 15,851 |
| | 21,659 |
| | 21,659 |
| Liabilities | | | | | | | | Policy reserves | | | | | | | | Annuity (accumulations) (1) | $ | 591,702 |
| | $ | 611,866 |
| | $ | 646,764 |
| | $ | 666,711 |
| Annuity (benefit payments) | 147,038 |
| | 93,560 |
| | 144,283 |
| | 95,129 |
|
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Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis |
The following tables present the categorization for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The table include financial instruments from both continuing and discontinued operations at December 31, 2017 and 2016: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value Measurements | Description | December 31, 2017 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury | $ | 16,891 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 16,891 |
| | $ | — |
| U.S. government agency | 122,168 |
| | — |
| | 122,168 |
| | — |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | | | | | | General obligations | | | | | | | | Midwest | 109,696 |
| | — |
| | 109,696 |
| | — |
| Northeast | 48,641 |
| | — |
| | 48,641 |
| | — |
| South | 141,519 |
| | — |
| | 141,519 |
| | — |
| West | 113,011 |
| | — |
| | 113,011 |
| | — |
| Special revenue | | | | | | | | Midwest | 158,744 |
| | — |
| | 158,744 |
| | — |
| Northeast | 79,760 |
| | — |
| | 79,760 |
| | — |
| South | 263,512 |
| | — |
| | 263,512 |
| | — |
| West | 158,307 |
| | — |
| | 158,307 |
| | — |
| Foreign bonds | 52,753 |
| | — |
| | 52,753 |
| | — |
| Public utilities | 209,144 |
| | — |
| | 209,144 |
| | — |
| Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | Energy | 95,053 |
| | — |
| | 95,053 |
| | — |
| Industrials | 221,707 |
| | — |
| | 221,707 |
| | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 186,257 |
| | — |
| | 185,589 |
| | 668 |
| Health care | 75,408 |
| | — |
| | 75,408 |
| | — |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 148,979 |
| | — |
| | 148,979 |
| | — |
| Financial services | 283,151 |
| | — |
| | 275,474 |
| | 7,677 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 13,691 |
| | — |
| | 13,691 |
| | — |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | Government national mortgage association | 157,483 |
| | — |
| | 157,483 |
| | — |
| Federal home loan mortgage corporation | 199,152 |
| | — |
| | 199,152 |
| | — |
| Federal national mortgage association | 105,432 |
| | — |
| | 105,432 |
| | — |
| Asset-backed securities | 4,636 |
| | — |
| | 3,989 |
| | 647 |
| Total Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities | $ | 2,965,095 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,956,103 |
| | $ | 8,992 |
| Equity securities | | | | | | | | Common stocks | | | | | | | | Public utilities | $ | 22,439 |
| | $ | 22,439 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Energy | 14,565 |
| | 14,565 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Industrials | 66,519 |
| | 66,517 |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 25,688 |
| | 25,688 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Health care | 40,103 |
| | 40,103 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 17,508 |
| | 17,508 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Financial services | 116,447 |
| | 116,447 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Nonredeemable preferred stocks | 1,297 |
| | 415 |
| | — |
| | 882 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities | $ | 304,566 |
| | $ | 303,682 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | 882 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Securities | $ | 3,269,661 |
| | $ | 303,682 |
| | $ | 2,956,105 |
| | $ | 9,874 |
| TRADING | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | Industrials | $ | 2,220 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,220 |
| | $ | — |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer goods and services | 1,535 |
| | — |
| | 1,535 |
| | — |
| Health care | 3,741 |
| | — |
| | 3,741 |
| | — |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 1,221 |
| | — |
| | 1,221 |
| | — |
| Financial services | 5,566 |
| | — |
| | 5,566 |
| | — |
| Redeemable preferred stocks | 2,559 |
| | 2,559 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Equity securities | | | | | | | | Public utilities | 874 |
| | 874 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Energy | 190 |
| | 190 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Industrials | 989 |
| | 989 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 1,314 |
| | 1,314 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Health care | 325 |
| | 325 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Financial Services | 198 |
| | 198 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Nonredeemable preferred stocks | 2,541 |
| | 2,541 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total Trading Securities | $ | 23,273 |
| | $ | 8,990 |
| | $ | 14,283 |
| | $ | — |
| Short-Term Investments | $ | 175 |
| | $ | 175 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Money Market Accounts | $ | 16,824 |
| | $ | 16,824 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Corporate-Owned Life Insurance | $ | 4,029 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 4,029 |
| | $ | — |
| Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 3,313,962 |
| | $ | 329,671 |
| | $ | 2,974,417 |
| | $ | 9,874 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value Measurements | Description | December 31, 2016 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury | $ | 23,195 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 23,195 |
| | $ | — |
| U.S. government agency | 77,597 |
| | — |
| | 77,597 |
| | — |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | | | | | | General obligations | | | | | | | | Midwest | 144,143 |
| | — |
| | 144,143 |
| | — |
| Northeast | 58,409 |
| | — |
| | 58,409 |
| | — |
| South | 128,369 |
| | — |
| | 128,369 |
| | — |
| West | 113,731 |
| | — |
| | 113,731 |
| | — |
| Special revenue | | | | | | | | Midwest | 168,310 |
| | — |
| | 168,142 |
| | 168 |
| Northeast | 68,065 |
| | — |
| | 68,065 |
| | — |
| South | 239,187 |
| | — |
| | 239,187 |
| | — |
| West | 131,744 |
| | — |
| | 131,744 |
| | — |
| Foreign bonds | 65,234 |
| | — |
| | 65,234 |
| | — |
| Public utilities | 215,674 |
| | — |
| | 215,674 |
| | — |
| Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | Energy | 108,860 |
| | — |
| | 108,860 |
| | — |
| Industrials | 229,903 |
| | — |
| | 229,903 |
| | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 181,687 |
| | — |
| | 180,590 |
| | 1,097 |
| Health care | 83,123 |
| | — |
| | 83,123 |
| | — |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 144,612 |
| | — |
| | 144,612 |
| | — |
| Financial services | 273,951 |
| | — |
| | 265,154 |
| | 8,797 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 17,248 |
| | — |
| | 17,248 |
| | — |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | Government national mortgage association | 144,460 |
| | — |
| | 144,460 |
| | — |
| Federal home loan mortgage corporation | 174,458 |
| | — |
| | 174,458 |
| | — |
| Federal national mortgage association | 101,896 |
| | — |
| | 101,896 |
| | — |
| Asset-backed securities | 4,270 |
| | — |
| | 3,821 |
| | 449 |
| Total Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities | $ | 2,898,126 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,887,615 |
| | $ | 10,511 |
| Equity securities | | | | | | | | Common stocks | | | | | | | | Public utilities | $ | 19,671 |
| | $ | 19,671 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Energy | 15,047 |
| | 15,047 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Industrials | 51,794 |
| | 51,794 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 24,117 |
| | 24,117 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Health care | 27,420 |
| | 27,420 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 15,369 |
| | 15,369 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Financial services | 115,950 |
| | 111,958 |
| | — |
| | 3,992 |
| Nonredeemable preferred stocks | 1,048 |
| | 453 |
| | — |
| | 595 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities | $ | 270,416 |
| | $ | 265,829 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 4,587 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Securities | $ | 3,168,542 |
| | $ | 265,829 |
| | $ | 2,887,615 |
| | $ | 15,098 |
| TRADING | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | Industrials | $ | 3,919 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3,919 |
| | $ | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 127 |
| | — |
| | 127 |
| | — |
| Health care | 3,410 |
| | — |
| | 3,410 |
| | — |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 787 |
| | — |
| | 787 |
| | — |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial services | 4,842 |
| | — |
| | 4,842 |
| | — |
| Redeemable preferred stocks | 1,305 |
| | 1,305 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Equity securities | | | | | | | | Public utilities | 613 |
| | 613 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Energy | 286 |
| | 286 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Industrials | 877 |
| | 877 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Consumer goods and services | 1,202 |
| | 1,202 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Health care | 339 |
| | 339 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Financial Services | 206 |
| | 206 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Nonredeemable preferred stocks | 2,121 |
| | 2,121 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total Trading Securities | $ | 20,034 |
| | $ | 6,949 |
| | $ | 13,085 |
| | $ | — |
| Short-Term Investments | $ | 175 |
| | $ | 175 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Money Market Accounts | $ | 16,802 |
| | $ | 16,802 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Corporate-Owned Life Insurance | $ | 2,592 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,592 |
| | $ | — |
| Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 3,208,145 |
| | $ | 289,755 |
| | $ | 2,903,292 |
| | $ | 15,098 |
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The following tables are a reconciliation for both continuing and discontinued operations of the presentation of the categorization for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2017 and 2016: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2017 | | | Fair Value Measurements | Description | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 1,535,070 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,534,323 |
| | $ | 747 |
| Discontinued operations | 1,430,025 |
| | — |
| | 1,421,780 |
| | 8,245 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities | $ | 2,965,095 |
| | $ | — |
|
| $ | 2,956,103 |
|
| $ | 8,992 |
| Equity securities: |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 280,913 |
| | $ | 280,031 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 882 |
| Discontinued operations | 23,653 |
| | 23,651 |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities | $ | 304,566 |
| | $ | 303,682 |
|
| $ | 2 |
|
| $ | 882 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Securities | $ | 3,269,661 |
| | $ | 303,682 |
|
| $ | 2,956,105 |
|
| $ | 9,874 |
| TRADING |
| | | | | | | Fixed maturities: |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 16,842 |
| | $ | 2,559 |
| | $ | 14,283 |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Equity securities: |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | 6,431 |
| | 6,431 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total Trading Securities | $ | 23,273 |
| | $ | 8,990 |
|
| $ | 14,283 |
|
| $ | — |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 175 |
| | $ | 175 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Short-Term Investments | $ | 175 |
| | $ | 175 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | — |
| MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 6,147 |
| | $ | 6,147 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | 10,677 |
| | 10,677 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Money Market Accounts | $ | 16,824 |
| | $ | 16,824 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | — |
| CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 4,029 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 4,029 |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Corporate-Owned Life Insurance | $ | 4,029 |
| | $ | — |
|
| $ | 4,029 |
|
| $ | — |
| Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 3,313,962 |
| | $ | 329,671 |
|
| $ | 2,974,417 |
|
| $ | 9,874 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2016 | | | Fair Value Measurements | Description | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 1,453,286 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,452,737 |
| | $ | 549 |
| Discontinued operations | 1,444,840 |
| | — |
| | 1,434,878 |
| | 9,962 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities | $ | 2,898,126 |
| | $ | — |
|
| $ | 2,887,615 |
|
| $ | 10,511 |
| Equity securities: |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 246,370 |
| | $ | 243,627 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,743 |
| Discontinued operations | 24,046 |
| | 22,202 |
| | — |
| | 1,844 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities | $ | 270,416 |
| | $ | 265,829 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | 4,587 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Securities | $ | 3,168,542 |
| | $ | 265,829 |
|
| $ | 2,887,615 |
|
| $ | 15,098 |
| TRADING |
| | | | | | | Fixed maturities: |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 14,390 |
| | $ | 1,305 |
| | $ | 13,085 |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Equity securities: |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | 5,644 |
| | 5,644 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total Trading Securities | $ | 20,034 |
| | $ | 6,949 |
|
| $ | 13,085 |
|
| $ | — |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 175 |
| | $ | 175 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Short-Term Investments | $ | 175 |
| | $ | 175 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | — |
| MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 4,810 |
| | $ | 4,810 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | 11,992 |
| | 11,992 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Money Market Accounts | $ | 16,802 |
| | $ | 16,802 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | — |
| CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE |
| | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 2,592 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,592 |
| | $ | — |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Corporate-Owned Life Insurance | $ | 2,592 |
| | $ | — |
|
| $ | 2,592 |
|
| $ | — |
| Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 3,208,145 |
| | $ | 289,755 |
|
| $ | 2,903,292 |
|
| $ | 15,098 |
|
|