Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks [Table Text Block]

The Company's commitments to fund investments as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):



	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Limited partnerships	$	254,314	$	239,453
Commercial mortgage loans	33,850		4,600
Private placements	—		22,000
Bank loans and revolving credit agreements	52,859		36,952
Equity release mortgages	8,549		—

Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

The following table provides additional information on the Company’s existing credit facilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):



			Amount Utilized⁽¹⁾ December 31,
Facility Capacity		Maturity Date	2014			2013	Basis of Fees
$	850,000	December 2019	$	204,774	$	67,561 ⁽³⁾	Senior unsecured long-term debt rating
120,000		May 2016	80,040			85,050	Fixed
270,000		November 2017	270,000			270,000	Fixed
100,000		June 2017	81,747			89,433	Fixed
74,623 ⁽²⁾		November 2015	74,623			58,351	Fixed
80,961 ⁽²⁾		March 2019	80,961			132,534	Fixed
150,000		June 2016	130,000			—	Fixed
40,875 ⁽²⁾		May 2016	28,612			—	Fixed


(1)	Represents issued but undrawn letters of credit. There was no cash borrowed for the periods presented.

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum office space annual rentals under non-cancelable operating leases along with associated sublease income at December 31, 2014 are as follows (dollars in thousands):



	Operating Leases		Sublease Income
2015	$	12,140	$	706
2016	9,827		706
2017	8,647		663
2018	6,929		136
2019	4,809		—
Thereafter	18,253		—

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

RGA’s guarantees issued as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):



	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Treaty guarantees	$	826,496	$	826,947
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	664,913		647,941
Borrowed securities	201,050		93,000
Financing arrangements	100,000		—
Lease obligations	6,085		8,314

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]



	Maximum Potential Obligation
Commitment Period	2014		2013
2026	$	500.0	$	500.0
2033	1,950.0		1,350.0
2034	2,000.0		—
2036	1,432.0		1,250.0