Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Text Block]

(10) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows:

				Foreign		Accumulated
		Net unrealized		currency		other
		investment		translation		comprehensive
		gains (losses)		adjustment		income
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Balance at December 31, 2012		$	282,503	$	12,768	$	295,271
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(170,180)		4,911		(165,269)
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	112,323	$	17,679	$	130,002
Three months ended September 30, 2013
Balance at June 30, 2013		$	113,942	$	12,177	$	126,119
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(1,619)		5,502		3,883
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	112,323	$	17,679	$	130,002

The reductions in net unrealized investment gains (losses)during 2013, shown in the table above, included reclassifications of amounts into net earnings. The reclassifications recorded in our consolidated statements of earnings were as follows:

		Nine months		Three months
		ended		ended
		September 30, 2013		September 30, 2013
Net realized investment gain		$	31,115	$	17,922
Income tax expense			10,890		6,272
	Total reclassifications	$	20,225	$	11,650