Consolidated Cash Flow Statement by Industry Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 189,989		$ 179,234
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	128,127		110,049
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	5,899		7,050
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	(3)		(16)
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	1,705		2,008
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	(13,048)		(17,627)
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	238		(4,880)
Deferred income taxes	24,926		89,129
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	33,416		(21,953)
Inventories	(1,629)		177
Prepaid expenses	422		8,702
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(24,489)		(9,010)
Other assets	19,770		21,973
Related party assets	140,587		5,644
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	45,412		11,327
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	(17,413)		35,857
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	4,130		(3,142)
Deferred income	(671)		4,558
Related party liabilities	2,095		268
Net cash provided by operating activities	539,463		419,348
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	(280,986)		(348,331)
Short term investments	(150,987)		(139,207)
Equity securities	(26)		(9,056)
Real estate	(792)		(5,146)
Mortgage loans	(50,828)		(65,612)
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	132,597		110,289
Short term investments	154,549		154,060
Equity securities	0		10,210
Real estate	590		109
Mortgage loans	12,700		29,722
Net cash used by investing activities	(310,285)		(302,704)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	88,847		178,292
Principal repayments on credit facilities	(171,496)		(99,102)
Debt issuance costs	(1,010)		(1,316)
Capital lease payments	(9,883)		(3,505)
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	316		556
Securitization deposits	(1,729)		38,428
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		(144,289)
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		(2,913)
Contribution to related party	0		(518)
Investment contract deposits	169,933		6,228
Investment contract withdrawals	(15,275)		(15,419)
Net cash used by financing activities	59,703		(43,558)
Effects of exchange rate on cash	(240)		(389)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	288,641		72,697
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	357,180		382,514
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	645,821		455,211
Property and Casualty Insurance
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	3,204	[1]	2,662	[2]
Earnings from consolidated entities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	0	[3]	0	[4]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	[1]	0	[2]
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	0	[3]	0	[4]
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	(16)	[3]	(645)	[4]
Deferred income taxes	584	[3]	998	[4]
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	44,699	[3]	(8,357)	[4]
Inventories	0	[3]	0	[4]
Prepaid expenses	0	[3]	0	[4]
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	[3]	0	[4]
Other assets	914	[3]	375	[4]
Related party assets	(1,748)	[3]	(1,167)	[4]
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	0	[3]	0	[4]
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	(47,835)	[3]	13,244	[4]
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	(310)	[3]	(1,847)	[4]
Deferred income	0	[3]	0	[4]
Related party liabilities	245	[3]	(150)	[4]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(263)	[3]	5,113	[4]
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	0	[3]	0	[4]
Short term investments	(37,553)	[3]	(33,880)	[4]
Equity securities	(26)	[3]	(201)	[4]
Real estate	0	[3]	(84)	[4]
Mortgage loans	(1,821)	[3]	(26,331)	[4]
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	0	[3]	0	[4]
Short term investments	22,174	[3]	36,923	[4]
Equity securities	0	[3]	1,410	[4]
Real estate	0	[3]	69	[4]
Mortgage loans	939	[3]	12,464	[4]
Net cash used by investing activities	(2,688)	[3]	(2,967)	[4]
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Principal repayments on credit facilities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Debt issuance costs	0	[3]	0	[4]
Capital lease payments	0	[3]	0	[4]
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	0	[3]	0	[4]
Securitization deposits	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net contribution from (to) related party	1,500	[3]	0	[4]
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	0	[3]	0	[4]
Preferred stock redemption paid	0	[3]	0	[4]
Preferred stock dividends paid	0	[3]	0	[4]
Contribution to related party	0	[3]	0	[4]
Investment contract deposits	0	[3]	0	[4]
Investment contract withdrawals	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net cash used by financing activities	1,500	[3]	0	[4]
Effects of exchange rate on cash	0	[3]	0	[4]
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,451)	[3]	2,146	[4]
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	22,542	[5]	21,718	[4]
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	21,091	[6]	23,864	[4]
Life Insurance
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	4,063	[1]	5,129	[2]
Earnings from consolidated entities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	0	[3]	0	[4]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	5,899	[1]	7,050	[2]
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	0	[3]	2	[4]
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	254	[3]	(3,747)	[4]
Deferred income taxes	(3,557)	[3]	3,683	[4]
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	(2)	[3]	(6,427)	[4]
Inventories	0	[3]	0	[4]
Prepaid expenses	0	[3]	0	[4]
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(24,489)	[3]	(9,010)	[4]
Other assets	(24)	[3]	(27)	[4]
Related party assets	0	[3]	(250)	[4]
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	11,565	[3]	1,311	[4]
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	18,450	[3]	27,140	[4]
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	4,440	[3]	(1,295)	[4]
Deferred income	0	[3]	0	[4]
Related party liabilities	43	[3]	59	[4]
Net cash provided by operating activities	16,642	[3]	23,618	[4]
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	0	[3]	0	[4]
Short term investments	(113,434)	[3]	(105,327)	[4]
Equity securities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Real estate	(792)	[3]	0	[4]
Mortgage loans	(13,204)	[3]	(17,734)	[4]
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	0	[3]	0	[4]
Short term investments	132,375	[3]	117,137	[4]
Equity securities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Real estate	4	[3]	40	[4]
Mortgage loans	2,659	[3]	2,775	[4]
Net cash used by investing activities	(133,093)	[3]	(41,806)	[4]
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Principal repayments on credit facilities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Debt issuance costs	0	[3]	0	[4]
Capital lease payments	0	[3]	0	[4]
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	0	[3]	0	[4]
Securitization deposits	0	[3]	0	[4]
Net contribution from (to) related party	0	[3]	0	[4]
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	0	[3]	0	[4]
Preferred stock redemption paid	0	[3]	0	[4]
Preferred stock dividends paid	0	[3]	0	[4]
Contribution to related party	0	[3]	0	[4]
Investment contract deposits	169,933	[3]	6,228	[4]
Investment contract withdrawals	(15,275)	[3]	(15,419)	[4]
Net cash used by financing activities	154,658	[3]	(9,191)	[4]
Effects of exchange rate on cash	0	[3]	0	[4]
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	38,207	[3]	(27,379)	[4]
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	25,410	[5]	37,301	[4]
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	63,617	[6]	9,922	[4]
Eliminations
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	(7,267)		(8,119)
Earnings from consolidated entities	7,267		7,791
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	0		0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	0		0
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	0		0
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	0		0
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	0		0
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	0		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid expenses	0		0
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Related party assets	(840)	[7]	2,023	[7]
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	0		(18)	[7]
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	0		0
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	0		0
Deferred income	0		0
Related party liabilities	840	[7]	(2,005)	[7]
Net cash provided by operating activities	0		(328)
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	0		0
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	0		26,177	[7]
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	0		0
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	0		(26,177)	[7]
Net cash used by investing activities	0		(7,708)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	0		0
Principal repayments on credit facilities	0		0
Debt issuance costs	0		0
Capital lease payments	0		0
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	0		0
Securitization deposits	0		0
Net contribution from (to) related party	0		0
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	0		0
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		7,708	[7]
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		328	[8]
Contribution to related party	0		0
Investment contract deposits	0		0
Investment contract withdrawals	0		0
Net cash used by financing activities	0		8,036
Effects of exchange rate on cash	0		0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	0		0
Moving and Storage Consolidations
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	189,989		179,562
Earnings from consolidated entities	(7,267)		(7,791)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	128,127		110,049
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	(3)		(18)
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	1,705		2,008
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	(13,048)		(17,627)
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	0		(488)
Deferred income taxes	27,899		84,448
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	(11,281)		(7,169)
Inventories	(1,629)		177
Prepaid expenses	422		8,702
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Other assets	18,880		21,625
Related party assets	143,175		5,038
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	33,847		10,034
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	11,972		(4,527)
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	0		0
Deferred income	(671)		4,558
Related party liabilities	967		2,364
Net cash provided by operating activities	523,084		390,945
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	(280,986)		(348,331)
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		(8,855)
Real estate	0		(5,062)
Mortgage loans	(35,803)		(47,724)
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	132,597		110,289
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		8,800
Real estate	586		0
Mortgage loans	9,102		40,660
Net cash used by investing activities	(174,504)		(250,223)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	88,847		178,292
Principal repayments on credit facilities	(171,496)		(99,102)
Debt issuance costs	(1,010)		(1,316)
Capital lease payments	(9,883)		(3,505)
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	316		556
Securitization deposits	(1,729)		38,428
Net contribution from (to) related party	(1,500)		0
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	0		0
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		(151,997)
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		(3,241)
Contribution to related party	0		(518)
Investment contract deposits	0		0
Investment contract withdrawals	0		0
Net cash used by financing activities	(96,455)		(42,403)
Effects of exchange rate on cash	(240)		(389)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	251,885		97,930
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	309,228		323,495
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	561,113		421,425
AMERCO /NV/
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	189,989		179,562
Earnings from consolidated entities	(164,124)		(150,536)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	3		3
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	0		0
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	0		0
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	0		0
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	0		(488)
Deferred income taxes	27,899		84,448
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	0		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid expenses	7,558		10,540
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Other assets	3		2,168
Related party assets	12		14
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,045		1,598
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	0		0
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	0		0
Deferred income	0		0
Related party liabilities	0		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	63,385		127,309
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	(2)		0
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		(8,855)
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	0		0
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		8,800
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	0		0
Net cash used by investing activities	(2)		(55)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	0		0
Principal repayments on credit facilities	0		0
Debt issuance costs	0		0
Capital lease payments	0		0
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	0		0
Securitization deposits	0		0
Net contribution from (to) related party	(1,500)		0
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	163,363		67,961
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		(151,997)
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		(3,241)
Contribution to related party	0		(518)
Investment contract deposits	0		0
Investment contract withdrawals	0		0
Net cash used by financing activities	161,863		(87,795)
Effects of exchange rate on cash	0		0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	225,246		39,459
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	201,502		250,104
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	426,748		289,563
U-Haul
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	154,913		140,630
Earnings from consolidated entities	0		0
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	120,651		103,407
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	(3)		(18)
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	1,705		2,008
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	(12,771)		(17,386)
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	0		0
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	(11,281)		(7,169)
Inventories	(1,629)		177
Prepaid expenses	(6,910)		(1,577)
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Other assets	20,161		19,245
Related party assets	143,163		5,048
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	31,336		8,331
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	11,972		(4,527)
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	0		0
Deferred income	(671)		4,558
Related party liabilities	967		2,364
Net cash provided by operating activities	451,603		255,091
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	(240,045)		(321,109)
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	(5,016)		(75)
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	132,204		109,781
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	8,029		2,051
Net cash used by investing activities	(104,828)		(209,352)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	27,147		109,694
Principal repayments on credit facilities	(110,799)		(54,624)
Debt issuance costs	(20)		(1,230)
Capital lease payments	(9,883)		(3,505)
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	316		556
Securitization deposits	(1,729)		38,428
Net contribution from (to) related party	0		0
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	(225,651)		(76,259)
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		0
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		0
Contribution to related party	0		0
Investment contract deposits	0		0
Investment contract withdrawals	0		0
Net cash used by financing activities	(320,619)		13,060
Effects of exchange rate on cash	(240)		(389)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	25,916		58,410
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	106,951		72,634
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	132,867		131,044
Real Estate
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	1,944		2,115
Earnings from consolidated entities	0		0
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	7,473		6,639
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	0		0
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	0		0
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	(277)		(241)
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	0		0
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	0		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid expenses	(226)		(261)
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Other assets	(1,284)		212
Related party assets	0		(24)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	466		105
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	0		0
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	0		0
Deferred income	0		0
Related party liabilities	0		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	8,096		8,545
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	(40,939)		(27,222)
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		(5,062)
Mortgage loans	(30,787)		(47,649)
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	393		508
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	586		0
Mortgage loans	1,073		38,609
Net cash used by investing activities	(69,674)		(40,816)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	61,700		68,598
Principal repayments on credit facilities	(60,697)		(44,478)
Debt issuance costs	(990)		(86)
Capital lease payments	0		0
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	0		0
Securitization deposits	0		0
Net contribution from (to) related party	0		0
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	62,288		8,298
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		0
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		0
Contribution to related party	0		0
Investment contract deposits	0		0
Investment contract withdrawals	0		0
Net cash used by financing activities	62,301		32,332
Effects of exchange rate on cash	0		0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	723		61
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	775		757
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	1,498		818
Eliminations
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings	(156,857)		(142,745)
Earnings from consolidated entities	156,857		142,745
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	0		0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables	0		0
Change in allowance for inventory reserves	0		0
Net of gains on sale of real and personal property	0		0
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	0		0
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables	0		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid expenses	0		0
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Related party assets	0		0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	0		0
Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable	0		0
Other policyholders' funds and liabilities	0		0
Deferred income	0		0
Related party liabilities	0		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	0		0
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	0		0
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Property, plant and equipment	0		0
Short term investments	0		0
Equity securities	0		0
Real estate	0		0
Mortgage loans	0		0
Net cash used by investing activities	0		0
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilities	0		0
Principal repayments on credit facilities	0		0
Debt issuance costs	0		0
Capital lease payments	0		0
Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan - repayments from loan	0		0
Securitization deposits	0		0
Net contribution from (to) related party	0		0
Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany loans	0		0
Preferred stock redemption paid	0		0
Preferred stock dividends paid	0		0
Contribution to related party	0		0
Investment contract deposits	0		0
Investment contract withdrawals	0		0
Net cash used by financing activities	0		0
Effects of exchange rate on cash	0		0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	0		0
Fixed maturities investments
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	(179,941)		(136,371)
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	52,586		97,010
Fixed maturities investments | Property and Casualty Insurance
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	(10,316)	[3]	(9,434)	[4]
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	23,662	[3]	11,478	[4]
Fixed maturities investments | Life Insurance
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	(169,625)	[3]	(126,937)	[4]
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	28,924	[3]	85,532	[4]
Fixed maturities investments | Eliminations
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Fixed maturities investments | Moving and Storage Consolidations
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Fixed maturities investments | AMERCO /NV/
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Fixed maturities investments | U-Haul
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Fixed maturities investments | Real Estate
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Fixed maturities investments | Eliminations
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Preferred stock investments
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	(1,200)		(1,633)
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	1,453		1,252
Preferred stock investments | Property and Casualty Insurance
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	1,200	[3]	1,633	[4]
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	1,453	[3]	6,252	[4]
Preferred stock investments | Life Insurance
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0	[3]	0	[4]
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0	[3]	2,708	[4]
Preferred stock investments | Eliminations
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		(7,708)	[7]
Preferred stock investments | Moving and Storage Consolidations
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Preferred stock investments | AMERCO /NV/
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Preferred stock investments | U-Haul
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Preferred stock investments | Real Estate
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	0		0
Preferred stock investments | Eliminations
Purchase of:
Payments to acquire investments	0		0
Proceeds from sale of:
Proceeds from sale of acquired investments	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Balances for the six months ended June 30, 2012

[2] Balances for the six months ended June 30, 2011

[3] Balance for the six months ended June 30, 2012

[4] Balance for the six months ended June 30, 2011

[5] Balance as of December 31, 2011

[6] Balance as of June 30, 2012

[7] Elimination of intercompany investments

[8] Eliminate preferred stock dividends paid to affiliate.