UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Amortized cost of fixed maturities, available for sale	$ 32,207,019	$ 27,728,771
Cost of equity securities	984,192	763,833
Amortized cost of short-term investments, available for sale	545,979	257,221
Amortized cost of fixed maturities, trading	933,872	1,180
Amortized cost of short-term investments, trading	70,883	0
Future policy benefit reserves recoverable	$ 3,886,297	$ 4,265,678
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares)	999,990,000	999,990,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Ordinary shares, shares issued (in shares)	299,317,344	255,182,955
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	299,317,344	255,182,955