Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Schedule of Cash Flow Supplemental Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	31,408	$	29,556
Interest on long-term debt and investment agreements	195,333		38,325
Non-cash financing activities:
Increase in long-term debt in exchange for auction market preferred shares	$	187,220	$	—
Decrease in long-term debt as a result of an exchange for investment securities	—		55,426
Rehabilitation exit transaction discharge of all Deferred Amounts and cancellation of certain General Account Surplus Notes	1,918,561		—
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	52,505	$	107,018
Restricted cash	1,024		37,793
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	53,529	$	144,811

In addition to the non-cash financing activities disclosed in the above table, the Rehabilitation Exit Transactions involved the exchange of cash and non-cash consideration for the discharge of all Deferred Amounts and cancellation of certain General Account Surplus Notes. Refer to Note 1. Background and Business Description of this Form 10-Q and Note 1. Background and Business Description in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for further details of the Rehabilitation Exit Transactions.