Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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, 2015 and 2014 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Limited partnerships	$	263,163	$	254,314
Commercial mortgage loans	86,325		33,850
Bank loans	48,686		52,859
Equity release mortgages	8,504		8,549

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, 2015 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Sublease Income
2016	$	9,879	$	557
2017	8,773		115
2018	7,677		—
2019	4,142		—
2020	2,419		—
Thereafter	12,873		—

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the maximum potential obligation for these commitments as of December 31, 2015 (dollars in millions):

Commitment Period
2023	$	500.0
2033	950.0
2034	3,000.0
2035	1,314.2
2036	1,432.0

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

RGA’s guarantees issued as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	2015		2014
Treaty guarantees	$	765,505	$	826,496
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	634,909		664,913
Borrowed securities	259,540		201,050
Financing arrangements	100,000		100,000
Lease obligations	5,217		6,085