CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Successor
Benefits and settlement expenses, reinsurance ceded		$ 1,022,638
Other operating expenses, reinsurance ceded		$ 196,383
Predecessor
Benefits and settlement expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 87,830		$ 1,223,804	$ 1,207,781
Other operating expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 17,700		$ 199,824	$ 199,079