INCOME TAXES	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES In 2012, the IRS proposed favorable and unfavorable adjustments to the Company's 2003 through 2007 reported taxable income. The Company protested certain unfavorable adjustments and sought resolution at the IRS' Appeals Division. In October 2015, Appeals accepted the Company's earlier proposed settlement offer. In September 2015, the IRS proposed favorable and unfavorable adjustments to the Company's 2008 through 2011 reported taxable income. The Company agreed to these adjustments. In April 2017, a routine review by Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, was finalized without change and the Company expects to receive an approximate $6.2 million net refund in a future period. The resulting net adjustment to the Company's current income taxes for the years 2003 through 2011 will not materially affect the Company or its effective tax rate. In July 2016, the IRS proposed favorable and unfavorable adjustments to the Company's 2012 and 2013 reported taxable income. The Company agreed to these adjustments. The resulting settlement paid in September 2016 did not materially impact the Company or its effective tax rate. There have been no material changes to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits, where the changes impact earnings, during the quarter ending June 30, 2017. The Company believes that in the next 12 months, none of the unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2017 will be significantly increased or reduced. In general, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by taxing authorities for tax years that began before 2014. Nevertheless, certain of these pre-2014 years have pending U.S. tax refunds. Due to their size, these refunds were reviewed by Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation. In April 2017, the Company received notification that the Joint Committee review was complete and that no changes were made. The underlying federal statutes of limitations are expected to close in due course on or before September 30, 2018. Furthermore, due to the aforementioned IRS adjustments to the Company's pre-2014 taxable income, the Company is amending certain of its 2003 through 2013 state income tax returns. Such amendments will cause such years to remain open, pending the states' acceptances of the returns. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a reinsurance transaction. This transaction is expected to generate an operating loss on the Company’s consolidated 2016 U.S. income tax return. The Company has evaluated its ability to carry this loss back to receive refunds of previously-paid taxes, plus utilize the remaining loss in future years. The Company expects to receive refunds for substantially all of the U.S. income taxes that it paid in 2014 and 2015, as well as fully utilize the remaining operating loss carryforward during the carryforward period. Based on the Company’s current assessment of future taxable income, including available tax planning opportunities, the Company anticipates that it is more likely than not that it will generate sufficient taxable income to realize all of its material deferred tax assets. The Company did not record a valuation allowance against its material deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The Company used its respective estimates of its annual 2017 and 2016 incomes in computing its effective income tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, were 32.8% and 32.7%, 33.7% and 33.1% respectively.

INCOME TAXES

In 2012, the IRS proposed favorable and unfavorable adjustments to the Company's 2003 through 2007 reported taxable income. The Company protested certain unfavorable adjustments and sought resolution at the IRS' Appeals Division. In October 2015, Appeals accepted the Company's earlier proposed settlement offer. In September 2015, the IRS proposed favorable and unfavorable adjustments to the Company's 2008 through 2011 reported taxable income. The Company agreed to these adjustments. In April 2017, a routine review by Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, was finalized without change and the Company expects to receive an approximate $6.2 million net refund in a future period.

The resulting net adjustment to the Company's current income taxes for the years 2003 through 2011 will not materially affect the Company or its effective tax rate.

In July 2016, the IRS proposed favorable and unfavorable adjustments to the Company's 2012 and 2013 reported taxable income. The Company agreed to these adjustments. The resulting settlement paid in September 2016 did not materially impact the Company or its effective tax rate.

There have been no material changes to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits, where the changes impact earnings, during the quarter ending June 30, 2017. The Company believes that in the next 12 months, none of the unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2017 will be significantly increased or reduced.

In general, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by taxing authorities for tax years that began before 2014. Nevertheless, certain of these pre-2014 years have pending U.S. tax refunds. Due to their size, these refunds were reviewed by Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation. In April 2017, the Company received notification that the Joint Committee review was complete and that no changes were made. The underlying federal statutes of limitations are expected to close in due course on or before September 30, 2018. Furthermore, due to the aforementioned IRS adjustments to the Company's pre-2014 taxable income, the Company is amending certain of its 2003 through 2013 state income tax returns. Such amendments will cause such years to remain open, pending the states' acceptances of the returns.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a reinsurance transaction. This transaction is expected to generate an operating loss on the Company’s consolidated 2016 U.S. income tax return. The Company has evaluated its ability to carry this loss back to receive refunds of previously-paid taxes, plus utilize the remaining loss in future years. The Company expects to receive refunds for substantially all of the U.S. income taxes that it paid in 2014 and 2015, as well as fully utilize the remaining operating loss carryforward during the carryforward period. Based on the Company’s current assessment of future taxable income, including available tax planning opportunities, the Company anticipates that it is more likely than not that it will generate sufficient taxable income to realize all of its material deferred tax assets. The Company did not record a valuation allowance against its material deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

The Company used its respective estimates of its annual 2017 and 2016 incomes in computing its effective income tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, were 32.8% and 32.7%, 33.7% and 33.1% respectively.