CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fixed maturity securities:
Available-for-sale at fair value (amortized cost of $30,097,896 and $28,322,977)	$ 33,536,419	$ 29,642,905
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowances of $6,746 and $6,813)	3,607,700	3,129,951
Policy loans	1,414,963	1,468,796
Funds withheld at interest	5,922,656	5,880,203
Short-term investments	126,702	558,284
Other invested assets	1,777,065	1,298,120
Total investments	46,385,505	41,978,259
Cash and cash equivalents	1,379,693	1,525,275
Accrued investment income	391,837	339,452
Premiums receivable and other reinsurance balances	1,834,362	1,797,504
Reinsurance ceded receivables	694,906	637,859
Deferred policy acquisition costs	3,406,093	3,392,437
Other assets	740,102	712,366
Total assets	54,832,498	50,383,152
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Future policy benefits	19,634,157	19,612,251
Interest-sensitive contract liabilities	14,217,831	13,663,873
Other policy claims and benefits	4,304,491	4,094,640
Other reinsurance balances	353,426	296,899
Deferred income taxes	3,071,995	2,218,328
Other liabilities	1,321,017	1,165,071
Short-term Debt	299,876	0
Long-term debt	2,788,834	2,297,548
Collateral finance and securitization notes	847,389	899,161
Total liabilities	46,839,016	44,247,771
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 8)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock - par value $.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock - par value $.01 per share, 140,000,000 shares authorized, 79,137,758 shares issued at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015	791	791
Additional paid-in capital	1,842,390	1,816,142
Retained earnings	5,039,470	4,620,303
Treasury stock, at cost - 14,931,485 and 13,933,232 shares	(1,101,495)	(1,010,139)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,212,326	708,284
Total stockholders’ equity	7,993,482	6,135,381
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 54,832,498	$ 50,383,152