$GL
GLOBE LIFE INC. Stock $gl

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000032033519000041 Filed on November 12, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$1.137B	$1.141B	$1.084B
YoY Change	6.75%	5.3%	3.61%
Cost Of Revenue	$594.5M	$585.7M	$567.9M
YoY Change	4.47%	3.14%	3.02%
Gross Profit	$542.0M	$235.4M	$219.3M
YoY Change	9.37%	7.34%	5.42%
Gross Profit Margin	47.69%	20.62%	20.23%
Selling, General & Admin	$74.90M	$74.60M	$68.90M
YoY Change	6.85%	8.27%	9.37%
% of Gross Profit	13.82%	31.69%	31.42%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$139.3M	$138.4M	$129.5M
YoY Change	8.4%	6.92%	5.85%
% of Gross Profit	25.7%	58.82%	59.05%
Operating Expenses	$886.1M	$872.9M	$837.4M
YoY Change	5.8%	4.24%	4.1%
Operating Profit	-$344.1M	$235.4M	$224.5M
YoY Change	0.64%	4.87%	7.19%
Interest Expense	-$20.50M	$21.09M	$22.43M
YoY Change	-13.14%	-5.97%	6.98%
% of Operating Profit		8.96%	9.99%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$0.00	-$5.168M
YoY Change		-100.0%	271.26%
Pretax Income	$227.1M	$247.3M	$220.3M
YoY Change	11.52%	12.25%	-0.13%
Income Tax	$40.00M	$45.51M	$41.63M
% Of Pretax Income	17.61%	18.4%	18.89%
Net Earnings	$187.1M	$201.8M	$178.7M
YoY Change	13.57%	12.92%	16.56%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.46%	17.68%	16.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.73	$1.85	$1.59
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.69	$1.82	$1.55
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	108.3M shares	108.8M shares	112.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		110.9M shares	115.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$75.93M	$66.68M	$77.44M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$442.0M	$432.0M	$407.0M
YoY Change	6.51%	6.14%	4.63%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$441.6M	$441.6M	$441.6M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$19.85B	$19.76B	$17.60B
YoY Change	15.94%	12.27%	1.66%
Other Assets	$0.00	$0.00	$69.00M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$25.54B	$25.36B	$23.06B
YoY Change	12.59%	9.96%	2.03%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$442.0M	$432.0M	$407.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$25.54B	$25.36B	$23.06B
Total Assets	$25.98B	$25.79B	$23.47B
YoY Change	12.48%	9.9%	2.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$298.7M	$233.3M	$615.0M
YoY Change	-2.96%	-62.06%	99.03%
Long-Term Debt Due	$9.375M	$9.000M	$299.0M
YoY Change	36.36%	-96.99%	-3.24%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.775B	$1.732B	$1.688B
YoY Change	30.9%	2.61%	-29.02%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.349B	$1.351B	$1.359B
YoY Change	-0.6%	-0.57%	20.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$525.0M	$528.0M	$544.0M
YoY Change	4.17%	-2.94%	0.37%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.349B	$1.351B	$1.903B
YoY Change	-0.6%	-29.0%	13.75%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.775B	$1.732B	$1.688B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.349B	$1.351B	$1.903B
Total Liabilities	$18.68B	$18.48B	$17.93B
YoY Change	5.67%	3.06%	0.59%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$5.551B	$5.687B	$5.268B
YoY Change	6.48%	7.95%	24.26%
Common Stock	$117.2M	$121.2M	$124.2M
YoY Change	-3.3%	-2.42%	-2.36%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$750.6M	$976.5M	$858.4M
YoY Change	-1.67%	13.76%	14.94%
Treasury Stock Shares	9.498M shares	12.77M shares	12.05M shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.294B	$7.313B	$5.539B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$25.98B	$25.79B	$23.47B
YoY Change	12.48%	9.9%	2.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$187.1M	$201.8M	$178.7M
YoY Change	13.57%	12.92%	16.56%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$139.3M	$138.4M	$129.5M
YoY Change	8.4%	6.92%	5.85%
Cash From Operating Activities	$333.7M	$343.6M	$320.8M
YoY Change	-1.94%	7.11%	-7.47%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$12.20M	-$8.300M	-$8.600M
YoY Change	-31.46%	-3.49%	59.26%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$228.6M	-$203.8M	-$672.0M
YoY Change	-208.14%	-69.67%	204.07%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$240.7M	-$212.2M	-$680.6M
YoY Change	-224.33%	-68.82%	200.75%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-81.10M	-153.3M	359.6M
YoY Change	-83.78%	-142.63%	-394.03%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	333.7M	343.6M	320.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-240.7M	-212.2M	-680.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	-81.10M	-153.3M	359.6M
Net Change In Cash	11.90M	-21.90M	-200.0K
YoY Change	-64.79%	10850.0%	-89.47%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$333.7M	$343.6M	$320.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$12.20M	-$8.300M	-$8.600M
Free Cash Flow	$345.9M	$351.9M	$329.4M
YoY Change	-3.41%	6.83%	-6.45%

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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	7430000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	410404000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	87419000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	94849000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	252192000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	1290990000	USD
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	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Activity in the liability for unpaid health claims is summarized as follows:</span><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:99.41520467836257%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8"/></tr><tr><td style="width:69%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:13%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:13%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Nine Months Ended<br/>September 30,</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">2019</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">2018</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Balance at beginning of period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>154,528</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>146,865</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Incurred related to:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>454,186</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>411,662</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Prior year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>(851</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>(3,795</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:44px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total incurred</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>453,335</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>407,867</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Paid related to:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>326,553</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>293,800</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Prior year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>123,803</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>113,109</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:44px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total paid</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>450,356</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>406,909</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Balance at end of period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><span>157,507</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><span 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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000032033519000041 Filed on November 12, 2019

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

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GLOBE LIFE INC. Stock $gl