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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details 9) (PLC, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
 
Estimated future benefit payments under defined benefit pension plan  
2015 $ 15,055us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2016 15,243us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2017 16,957us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2018 16,515us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2019 19,014us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2020-2024 97,137us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
Unfunded Excess Benefits Plan
 
Estimated future benefit payments under defined benefit pension plan  
2015 4,016us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= plico_UnfundedExcessBenefitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2016 4,036us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= plico_UnfundedExcessBenefitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2017 5,610us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= plico_UnfundedExcessBenefitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2018 4,005us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= plico_UnfundedExcessBenefitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2019 4,303us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= plico_UnfundedExcessBenefitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember
2020-2024 $ 17,800us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= plico_UnfundedExcessBenefitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= plico_ProtectiveLifeCorporationMember