Contingent Liabilities Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $)				0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Jul. 12, 2013 state	Dec. 31, 2013 UPCH state	Dec. 31, 2013 Kelmar state	Jul. 16, 2014 Subsequent Event	Feb. 12, 2014 Subsequent Event	Jul. 16, 2014 Settled Litigation SEC Cease-and-Desist Order Subsequent Event	Jun. 06, 2012 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the District of Delaware treaty	Jun. 05, 2012 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the District of Delaware unnamed_trust	Apr. 09, 2014 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the District of Delaware Subsequent Event claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the Southern District of New York case claim	Aug. 26, 2013 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Civil monetary penalty fee					$ 375,000	$ 100,000
Litigation Settlement, Penalty Per Filing For First Week In Which Filing Is Delinquent				20,000
Litigation Settlement, Penalty Fee For Each Week After One Week Delinquent				20,000
Litigation Settlement, Penalty Fee Multiplier For Number Of Complete Weeks After One Week				$ 5,000
Number of unnamed trusts								60
Number of claims dismissed									7
Number of claims									10			2
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Decertified											1
Number of claims partially dismissed									2
Number of cases named as a defendant (in cases)										4
Loss Contingency, Number of States Issuing Letters Directing to take Remedial Action	2
Number of states investigating COI rate adjustments		33	6
Number of treaties							1