Financial Condition and Net Income on a Statutory Basis - Significant Subsidiaries (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Statutory Basis [Abstract]

Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Statutory net income, and capital and surplus of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries, determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed by the applicable state insurance department or local regulatory authority are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Statutory Capital & Surplus				Statutory Net Income (Loss)
	2014		2013		2014			2013			2012
RGA Reinsurance (U.S.)	$	1,528,301	$	1,550,070	$	17,085		$	115,814		$	3,497
RCM (U.S.)	1,625,276		1,633,356		126,326			109,084			58,549
RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada	915,130		767,108		225,083			89,428			95,861
RGA Barbados	690,392		716,115		39,236			70,940			81,942
RGA Australia	373,606		403,584		901			(70,404		)	37,180
RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company Ltd.	435,408		379,891		113,055			(27,137		)	91,898
RGA Americas 1	2,787,552		2,246,496		236,215			147,363			258,257
Other reinsurance subsidiaries	1,600,197		1,003,215		(663,869		)	253,364			(428,049		)

Reconciliation Of NAIC SAP And Prescribed Practice [Text Block]

A reconciliation of the Company’s surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed by the state of domicile is shown below (dollars in thousands):

	December 31,
	2014			2013
Prescribed practice – surplus note	$	515,399		$	343,780
Prescribed practice – letters of credit	(642,200		)	(436,200		)
Surplus (deficit) – NAIC SAP	$	(126,801	)	$	(92,420	)