Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Statutory Net Income And Surplus And Dividend Restrictions [Abstract]
Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions	STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS The Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Arizona Insurance Department. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes and certain assets on a different basis. Statutory net income of the Company amounted to $340 million, $393 million and $406 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Statutory surplus of the Company amounted to $482 million and $606 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company is subject to Arizona law which limits the amount of dividends that insurance companies can pay to its stockholder. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve month period without notification or approval, is limited to the lesser of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is a capacity to pay a dividend of $48 million after December 22, 2015, without prior approval. On December 22, 2015 and June 29, 2015, the Company paid dividends of $180 million and $270 million, respectively, to its parent, PAI. On December 19, 2014 and June 27, 2014, the Company paid dividends of $75 million and $267 million, respectively, to PAI. On December 16, 2013 and June 26, 2013, the Company paid dividends of $100 million and $184 million, respectively, to PAI.

STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

The Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Arizona Insurance Department. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes and certain assets on a different basis.

Statutory net income of the Company amounted to $340 million, $393 million and $406 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Statutory surplus of the Company amounted to $482 million and $606 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company is subject to Arizona law which limits the amount of dividends that insurance companies can pay to its stockholder. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve month period without notification or approval, is limited to the lesser of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is a capacity to pay a dividend of $48 million after December 22, 2015, without prior approval.

On December 22, 2015 and June 29, 2015, the Company paid dividends of $180 million and $270 million, respectively, to its parent, PAI. On December 19, 2014 and June 27, 2014, the Company paid dividends of $75 million and $267 million, respectively, to PAI. On December 16, 2013 and June 26, 2013, the Company paid dividends of $100 million and $184 million, respectively, to PAI.