Schedule III - Supplementary Insurance Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Supplementary Insurance Information [Abstract]

Supplementary Insurance Information For Insurance Companies Disclosure [Table Text Block]

	Deferred		Future policy		Medical claims
	policy		benefits and		payable and
	acquisition		contractholder		unpaid		Unearned
Segment	costs		deposit funds		claims (1)		premiums
Year Ended December 31, 2016:
Global Health Care	$	16	$	161	$	2,532	$	170
Global Supplemental Benefits		1,752		3,225		384		435
Group Disability and Life		1		1,786		4,342		13
Other Operations		49		12,934		191		16
Corporate		-		-		-		-
Total	$	1,818	$	18,106	$	7,449	$	634
Year Ended December 31, 2015:
Global Health Care	$	11	$	169	$	2,355	$	145
Global Supplemental Benefits		1,593		3,006		353		453
Group Disability and Life		1		1,714		4,006		13
Other Operations		54		13,033		215		18
Corporate		-		-		-		-
Total	$	1,659	$	17,922	$	6,929	$	629
Year Ended December 31, 2014:
Global Health Care	$	17	$	182	$	2,180	$	155
Global Supplemental Benefits		1,437		2,785		339		431
Group Disability and Life		1		1,662		3,839		15
Other Operations		47		13,443		222		20
Corporate		-		-		-		-
Total	$	1,502	$	18,072	$	6,580	$	621
(1) Unpaid claims balances reported in Corporate in 2014 and 2015 have been retrospectively reclassified to the Group Disability and Life segment to conform to the presentation of unpaid claim balances in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. These amounts represent elimination entries.

							Amortization
							of deferred
			Net				policy		Other
			investment		Benefit		acquisition		operating
Segment	Premiums (1)		income (2)		expenses (1)(3)		expenses		expenses (4)
Year Ended December 31, 2016:
Global Health Care	$	23,295	$	315	$	19,009	$	47	$	9,411
Global Supplemental Benefits		3,226		110		1,784		238		1,030
Group Disability and Life		4,002		343		3,354		1		918
Other Operations		103		358		339		6		24
Corporate		-		21		-		-		528
Total	$	30,626	$	1,147	$	24,486	$	292	$	11,911
Year Ended December 31, 2015:
Global Health Care	$	22,696	$	340	$	18,354	$	53	$	8,621
Global Supplemental Benefits		3,000		103		1,659		227		963
Group Disability and Life		3,843		337		2,934		1		861
Other Operations		103		369		343		5		26
Corporate		-		4		-		-		502
Total	$	29,642	$	1,153	$	23,290	$	286	$	10,973
Year Ended December 31, 2014:
Global Health Care	$	20,709	$	337	$	16,694	$	73	$	7,843
Global Supplemental Benefits		2,844		109		1,544		209		981
Group Disability and Life		3,549		335		2,716		1		796
Other Operations		112		384		380		6		27
Corporate		-		1		-		-		340
Total	$	27,214	$	1,166	$	21,334	$	289	$	9,987

(1)       Amounts presented are shown net of the effects of reinsurance. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.

(2)       The allocation of net investment income is based upon the investment year method, the identification of certain portfolios with specific segments, or a combination of both.

(3)       Benefit expenses include Global Health Care medical costs and other benefit expenses.

(4)       Other operating expenses includes mail order pharmacy costs, other operating expenses, and net amortization of other intangible assets. It excludes amortization of deferred policy acquisition expenses.