UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets	Life Funds Withheld Assets	Ordinary Shares	Additional Paid in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Life Funds Withheld Assets	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Non-controlling Interest in Equity of Consolidated Subsidiaries
Balance, beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2012				$ 2,987	$ 8,584,752	$ 1,520,020			$ 402,318	$ 1,346,325
Issuance of ordinary shares				11	22
Buybacks of ordinary shares				(177)	(499,229)				(26,112)
Exercise of stock options				7
Exercise of stock options					9,711
Share-based compensation expense					34,667
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		(690,401)	0				(690,401)	0
Unrealized gains on held to maturity investment portfolio at time of transfer to available for sale, net of tax	0					0
Change in adjustments related to future policy benefit reserves, net of tax						(70,305)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on affiliate and other investments, net of tax	(2,189)					(2,189)
Change in OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax	27,089					27,089
Change in underfunded pension liability, net of tax	1,388					1,388
Change in value of cash flow hedge	330					330
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(23,616)					(23,616)
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders	759,136								759,136
Dividends on ordinary shares									(122,513)
Non-controlling interests - contribution										500
Non-controlling interests - distribution										(37)
Non-controlling interests										(300)
Non-controlling interest share in change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)										(29)
Non-controlling interests - deconsolidation										(1,841)
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2013	11,252,514			2,828	8,129,923	762,316			1,012,829	1,344,618
Balance, beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2013	11,349,298			2,783	7,994,100	736,657			1,264,093	1,351,665
Issuance of ordinary shares				11	20
Buybacks of ordinary shares				(196)	(560,007)				(66,572)
Exercise of stock options				4
Exercise of stock options					5,408
Share-based compensation expense					51,354
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		371,945	106,218				371,945	106,218
Unrealized gains on held to maturity investment portfolio at time of transfer to available for sale, net of tax	424,861					424,861
Change in adjustments related to future policy benefit reserves, net of tax						(423,179)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on affiliate and other investments, net of tax	29,145					29,145
Change in OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax	10,895					10,895
Change in underfunded pension liability, net of tax	379					379
Change in value of cash flow hedge	303					303
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(25,295)					(25,295)
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders	48,840								48,840
Dividends on ordinary shares									(130,713)
Non-controlling interests - contribution										24,839
Non-controlling interests - distribution										0
Non-controlling interests										3,216
Non-controlling interest share in change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)										0
Non-controlling interests - deconsolidation										0
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2014	$ 11,220,774			$ 2,602	$ 7,490,875	$ 1,231,929			$ 1,115,648	$ 1,379,720