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, 2013				$ 2,783	$ 7,994,100	$ 736,657			$ 1,264,093	$ 1,351,665
Issuance of ordinary shares				10	7
Buybacks of ordinary shares				(58)	(168,144)				(8,293)
Exercise of stock options				1
Exercise of stock options					1,309
Share-based compensation expense					1,396				0
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		241,390	0				241,390	0
Change in adjustments related to future policy benefit reserves, net of tax	(34,004)					(34,004)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on affiliate and other investments, net of tax	3,123					3,123
Change in OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax	3,296					3,296
Change in underfunded pension liability, net of tax	(31)					(31)
Change in value of cash flow hedge	110					110
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(3,880)					(3,880)
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders	255,717								255,717
Dividends on ordinary shares									(44,620)
Non-controlling interests - contributions										7,001
Non-controlling interests - distributions										0
Non-controlling interests										346
Balance, end of year at Mar. 31, 2014	11,603,974			2,736	7,828,668	946,661			1,466,897	1,359,012
Balance, beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2014	11,435,766			2,552	7,359,102	1,484,458			1,187,639	1,402,015
Issuance of ordinary shares				15	6
Buybacks of ordinary shares				(1)	(1,573)				(393)
Exercise of stock options				1
Exercise of stock options					1,771
Share-based compensation expense					1,832				(6,746)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		60,345	37,115				60,345	37,115
Change in adjustments related to future policy benefit reserves, net of tax	60,356					60,356
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on affiliate and other investments, net of tax	15,865					15,865
Change in OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax	9,858					9,858
Change in underfunded pension liability, net of tax	975					975
Change in value of cash flow hedge	95					95
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	36,103					36,103
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders	36,281								36,281
Dividends on ordinary shares									(41,599)
Non-controlling interests - contributions										2,569
Non-controlling interests - distributions										(4,175)
Non-controlling interests										1,957
Balance, end of year at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 11,646,423			$ 2,567	$ 7,361,138	$ 1,705,170			$ 1,175,182	$ 1,402,366