Statutory Balances and Accounting Practices (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Statutory Balances And Accounting Practices [Abstract]

Schedule Of Statutory Net Income And Capital And Surplus

The following table presents the statutory net income and capital and surplus of the Insurance Companies, as reported to regulatory authorities:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
Statutory net income(1)	$	155,654	$	235,251	$	63,365
Statutory capital and surplus	$	1,438,281	$	1,528,682	$	1,440,973

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(1) Statutory net income excludes changes in the fair value of the investment portfolio as a result of the application of the fair value option under GAAP, and reflects the impacts of other differences from GAAP.