CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Benefits and settlement expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 304,136	$ 308,071
Other operating expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 44,392	$ 41,746

Amount of reduction of provision for policy benefits and costs incurred for policies ceded.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6480758&loc=d3e6811-158387

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