CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 308,536	[1]	$ 323,756	[1]	$ 223,311	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Realized investment losses (gains)	53,124		(45,427)	[1]	27,382	[1]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	192,183		249,520	[1]	144,496	[1]
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(311,960)		(355,033)	[1]	(348,730)	[1]
Depreciation expense	7,378		8,616	[1]	8,931	[1]
Deferred income tax	70,037		107,265	[1]	66,682	[1]
Accrued income tax	359		(24,683)	[1]	84,580	[1]
Interest credited to universal life and investment products	962,678		993,574	[1]	972,806	[1]
Policy fees assessed on universal life and investment products	(794,825)		(712,038)	[1]	(611,917)	[1]
Change in reinsurance receivables	(140,424)		(28,615)	[1]	(223,843)	[1]
Change in accrued investment income and other receivables	580		(35,436)	[1]	(22,567)	[1]
Change in policy liabilities and other policyholders' funds of traditional life and health products	300,523		15,307	[1]	341,104	[1]
Trading securities:
Maturities and principal reductions of investments	276,659		283,239	[1]	355,831	[1]
Sale of investments	454,150		860,474	[1]	730,385	[1]
Cost of investments acquired	(585,618)		(950,051)	[1]	(963,403)	[1]
Other net change in trading securities	(56,615)		7,933	[1]	(25,520)	[1]
Change in other liabilities	(22,009)		(148,801)	[1]	(17,981)	[1]
Other income - gains on repurchase of non-recourse funding obligations	(32,044)		(35,512)	[1]	(5,377)	[1]
Other, net	13,920		118,311	[1]	(46,662)	[1]
Net cash provided by operating activities	696,632		632,399	[1]	689,508	[1]
Cash flows from investing activities
Maturities and principal reductions of investments, available-for-sale	1,169,563		1,396,105	[1]	2,053,359	[1]
Sale of investments, available-for-sale	2,535,708		2,957,589	[1]	3,421,590	[1]
Cost of investments acquired, available-for-sale	(4,228,755)		(5,155,155)	[1]	(6,384,981)	[1]
Change in investments, held-to-maturity	(300,000)
Mortgage loans:
New lendings	(346,435)		(484,483)	[1]	(338,598)	[1]
Repayments	739,402		446,794	[1]	351,891	[1]
Change in investment real estate, net	4,927		(4,266)	[1]	151	[1]
Change in policy loans, net	14,428		14,190	[1]	31,663	[1]
Change in other long-term investments, net	(123,401)		77,079	[1]	(71,148)	[1]
Change in short-term investments, net	(82,282)		122,665	[1]	695,506	[1]
Net unsettled security transactions	37,169		68,810	[1]	(340)	[1]
Purchase of property and equipment	(6,157)		(17,463)	[1]	(10,636)	[1]
Sales of property and equipment					40	[1]
Payments for business acquisitions			(209,609)	[1]	(348,288)	[1]
Net cash used in investing activities	(585,833)		(787,744)	[1]	(599,791)	[1]
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance (repayment) of non-recourse funding obligations	198,300		(112,200)	[1]	(194,200)	[1]
Repurchase program borrowings	150,000
Dividends paid to the parent company	(257,000)		(215,000)	[1]
Investment product deposits and change in universal life deposits	3,716,553		4,216,738	[1]	3,635,447	[1]
Investment product withdrawals	(3,818,845)		(3,777,365)	[1]	(3,477,430)	[1]
Other financing activities, net			(24,051)	[1]	20,606	[1]
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(10,992)		88,122	[1]	(15,577)	[1]
Change in cash	99,807		(67,223)	[1]	74,140	[1]
Cash at beginning of period	169,775	[1]	236,998		162,858
Cash at end of period	$ 269,582		$ 169,775	[1]	$ 236,998

[1] Recast from previously reported information