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INCOME TAXES (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits      
Balance, beginning of period $ 85,846,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 74,335,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 4,318,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions for tax positions of the current year 57,392,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 7,464,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 9,465,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Additions for tax positions of prior years 34,371,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 6,787,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 64,050,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Reductions of tax positions of prior years:      
Changes in judgment (9,533,000)plico_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromChangesInJudgment (2,740,000)plico_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromChangesInJudgment (3,498,000)plico_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromChangesInJudgment
Balance, end of period 168,076,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 85,846,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 74,335,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits with high certainty of deductibility but with uncertainty about the timing of deductions 157,300,000plico_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDeductionsHighlyCertainUncertaintyRegardingTimingOfDeductions 78,500,000plico_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDeductionsHighlyCertainUncertaintyRegardingTimingOfDeductions  
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the effective income tax rate if recognized 10,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 7,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Accrued interest related to the unrecognized tax benefits included in income tax expense 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense
Accrued interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Estimated period to conclude appeals process for protesting certain unfavorable adjustments in IRS audit 12 months    
Potential decrease in total unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months 98,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease    
Decrease in uncertain tax position liability   $ 2,700,000plico_IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityForUncertainTaxPositions  
Minimum probability of realization of tax benefit for amount to be recognized (as a percent) 50.00%plico_TaxBenefitsRecognitionBasisForUncertainTaxPositionLikelihoodRealizationGreaterThanPercentage