FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Mortgage loan holdings	$ 5,589,795
Policy loans	1,735,370us-gaap_LoansInsurancePolicy
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity	551,320us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	1,923,684plico_StableValueProductAccountBalances
Annuity account balances	10,846,606plico_AnnuityAccountBalances
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations	1,914,016plico_NonRecourseFundingObligations
Golden Gate V
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations	520,864
Carrying Amounts
Assets:
Mortgage loan holdings	5,589,795
Policy loans	1,735,370
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity	551,320
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	1,923,684
Annuity account balances	10,846,606
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations	1,914,016
Carrying Amounts \| Golden Gate V
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations	455,000
Fair Values \| Golden Gate V
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations	502,100
Fair Values \| Level 3
Assets:
Mortgage loan holdings	5,594,230
Policy loans	1,735,370
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity	528,828
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances	1,924,552
Annuity account balances	10,285,821
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations	1,712,167
Predecessor
Assets:
Mortgage loan holdings		5,133,780
Policy loans		1,758,237
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity		435,000
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances		1,959,488
Annuity account balances		10,950,729
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations		1,527,752
Predecessor \| Carrying Amounts
Assets:
Mortgage loan holdings		5,133,780
Policy loans		1,758,237
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity		435,000
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances		1,959,488
Annuity account balances		10,950,729
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations		1,527,752
Predecessor \| Carrying Amounts \| Golden Gate V
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations		435,000
Predecessor \| Fair Values \| Golden Gate V
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations		461,400
Predecessor \| Fair Values \| Level 3
Assets:
Mortgage loan holdings		5,524,059
Policy loans		1,758,237
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity		458,422
Liabilities:
Stable value product account balances		1,973,624
Annuity account balances		10,491,775
Debt
Non-recourse funding obligations		$ 1,753,183

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