INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded	$ 423,000	$ 1,340,000
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded in earnings	1,591,000	4,584,000
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded in other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,168,000)	(3,244,000)
Fixed maturities
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded		300,000
Other-than-temporary impairments related to fixed maturities or equity securities that the entity intended to sell or expected to be required to sell	0	0
Credit losses on debt securities
Beginning balance	41,674,000	121,237,000
Additions for newly impaired securities		997,000
Additions for previously impaired securities	474,000	1,486,000
Reductions for previously impaired securities due to a change in expected cash flows	(21,356,000)
Ending balance	20,792,000	123,720,000
Equity securities
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Other-than-temporary impairments of investments recorded		1,000,000
Other-than-temporary impairments related to fixed maturities or equity securities that the entity intended to sell or expected to be required to sell	$ 0	$ 0