FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets:
Mortgage loans on real estate	$ 5,203,999	$ 5,351,902	[1]
Policy loans	870,775	879,819	[1]
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	2,676,312	2,769,510	[1]
Annuity account balances	10,774,666	10,946,848	[1]
Mortgage loan backed certificates		19,755	[1]
Non Recourse funding obligations	1,156,900	1,248,600	[1]
Carrying Amounts
Assets:
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,203,999	5,351,902
Policy loans	870,775	879,819
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	2,676,312	2,769,510
Annuity account balances	10,774,666	10,946,848
Mortgage loan backed certificates		19,755
Non Recourse funding obligations	1,156,900	1,248,600
Fair Values
Assets:
Mortgage loans on real estate	6,116,756	6,247,959
Policy loans	870,775	879,819
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	2,716,435	2,855,614
Annuity account balances	10,467,208	10,767,892
Mortgage loan backed certificates		19,893
Non Recourse funding obligations	$ 1,078,664	$ 1,060,275

[1] Recast from previously reported information