$GL
GLOBE LIFE INC. Stock $gl

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2018 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000032033520000008 Filed on February 27, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
Revenue	$1.065B	$1.084B	$1.085B
YoY Change	0.74%	3.61%	5.41%
Cost Of Revenue	$569.1M	$567.9M	$568.4M
YoY Change	1.18%	3.02%	2.15%
Gross Profit	$495.6M	$219.3M	$215.1M
YoY Change	0.24%	5.42%	6.13%
Gross Profit Margin	46.55%	20.23%	19.82%
Selling, General & Admin	$70.10M	$68.90M	$68.60M
YoY Change	0.86%	9.37%	9.94%
% of Gross Profit	14.14%	31.42%	31.9%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$128.5M	$129.5M	$129.1M
YoY Change	7.05%	5.85%	5.7%
% of Gross Profit	25.93%	59.05%	60.02%
Operating Expenses	$837.5M	$837.4M	$835.5M
YoY Change	2.28%	4.1%	3.66%
Operating Profit	-$341.9M	$224.5M	$215.1M
YoY Change	5.4%	7.19%	5.04%
Interest Expense	-$23.60M	$22.43M	$22.41M
YoY Change	8.76%	6.98%	5.93%
% of Operating Profit		9.99%	10.42%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$5.168M	$0.00
YoY Change		271.26%	-100.0%
Pretax Income	$203.6M	$220.3M	$226.9M
YoY Change	-5.89%	-0.13%	12.35%
Income Tax	$39.70M	$41.63M	$42.47M
% Of Pretax Income	19.5%	18.89%	18.72%
Net Earnings	$164.7M	$178.7M	$184.4M
YoY Change	-83.97%	16.56%	31.48%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.47%	16.49%	17.0%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.48	$1.59	$1.63
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.45	$1.55	$1.59
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	111.5M shares	112.6M shares	113.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		115.0M shares	115.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$121.0M	$77.44M	$82.23M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$415.0M	$407.0M	$408.0M
YoY Change	5.87%	4.63%	7.37%
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	$17.12B	$17.60B	$17.07B
YoY Change	-3.47%	1.66%	0.52%
Other Assets	$69.00M	$69.00M	$69.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.68B	$23.06B	$22.47B
YoY Change	-1.74%	2.03%	1.23%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$415.0M	$407.0M	$408.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.68B	$23.06B	$22.47B
Total Assets	$23.10B	$23.47B	$22.88B
YoY Change	-1.62%	2.07%	1.33%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$307.8M	$615.0M	$671.7M
YoY Change	-6.16%	99.03%	119.3%
Long-Term Debt Due	$6.875M	$299.0M	$298.0M
YoY Change	57.14%	-3.24%	-2.61%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.356B	$1.688B	$1.770B
YoY Change	-17.32%	-29.02%	-23.58%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.357B	$1.359B	$817.0M
YoY Change	19.87%	20.16%	-27.83%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$504.0M	$544.0M	$524.0M
YoY Change	-6.49%	0.37%	10.32%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.357B	$1.903B	$1.341B
YoY Change	19.87%	13.75%	-16.55%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.356B	$1.688B	$1.770B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.357B	$1.903B	$1.341B
Total Liabilities	$17.68B	$17.93B	$17.31B
YoY Change	2.53%	0.59%	-1.24%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$5.213B	$5.268B	$5.115B
YoY Change	8.47%	24.26%	24.37%
Common Stock	$121.2M	$124.2M	$124.2M
YoY Change	-2.42%	-2.36%	-2.36%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$763.4M	$858.4M	$788.3M
YoY Change	20.84%	14.94%	17.43%
Treasury Stock Shares	10.53M shares	12.05M shares	11.29M shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.415B	$5.539B	$5.572B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$23.10B	$23.47B	$22.88B
YoY Change	-1.62%	2.07%	1.33%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$164.7M	$178.7M	$184.4M
YoY Change	-83.97%	16.56%	31.48%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$128.5M	$129.5M	$129.1M
YoY Change	7.05%	5.85%	5.7%
Cash From Operating Activities	$340.3M	$320.8M	$234.1M
YoY Change	-0.87%	-7.47%	-15.88%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$17.80M	-$8.600M	-$6.700M
YoY Change	161.76%	59.26%	63.41%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$211.4M	-$672.0M	-$88.60M
YoY Change	-213.05%	204.07%	-3.38%
Cash From Investing Activities	$193.6M	-$680.6M	-$95.30M
YoY Change	-199.85%	200.75%	-0.63%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-500.1M	359.6M	-147.7M
YoY Change	325.98%	-394.03%	0.48%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	340.3M	320.8M	234.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	193.6M	-680.6M	-95.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	-500.1M	359.6M	-147.7M
Net Change In Cash	33.80M	-200.0K	-8.900M
YoY Change	5.62%	-89.47%	-125.14%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$340.3M	$320.8M	$234.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$17.80M	-$8.600M	-$6.700M
Free Cash Flow	$358.1M	$329.4M	$240.8M
YoY Change	2.29%	-6.45%	-14.73%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	411213000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	322553000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-1133591000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	598868000	USD
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CY2018	gl	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseBeforeTax	5549000	USD
CY2017	gl	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseBeforeTax	-538000	USD
CY2019	gl	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseTax	-465000	USD
CY2018	gl	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseTax	1165000	USD
CY2017	gl	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseTax	-188000	USD
CY2019	gl	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax	-1753000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	7042000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-12417000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	11389000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax	1479000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax	-2610000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax	2937000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	5563000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-9807000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	8452000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax	8474000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	2377000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-40636000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	30591000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-31933000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	32162000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	-43309000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	19497000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	6755000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	-9094000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	6827000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	25407000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-34215000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	12670000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	1525355000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-1104799000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	594300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	2286145000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-403333000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	2048794000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	4566861000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	4566861000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	2048794000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	2048794000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.60
CY2017	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	69494000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	69494000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	412989000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	412989000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	37034000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	37034000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	61215000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	61215000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	6231421000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-403333000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.64
CY2018	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	71941000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	421749000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	39792000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-92000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-44000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	36091000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	5415177000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	2286145000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.69
CY2019	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	75060000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	459569000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	44843000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	83163000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	7294307000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	760790000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	701466000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1454494000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-3769000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Future Policy Benefit Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves	661567000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Future Policy Benefit Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves	664997000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Future Policy Benefit Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves	687407000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Policyholder Funds IncreaseDecreaseInOtherPolicyholderFunds	15900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Policyholder Funds IncreaseDecreaseInOtherPolicyholderFunds	17134000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Policyholder Funds IncreaseDecreaseInOtherPolicyholderFunds	31784000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferral Of Policy Acquisition Costs Gross DeferralOfPolicyAcquisitionCostsGross	753661000	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferral Of Policy Acquisition Costs Gross DeferralOfPolicyAcquisitionCostsGross	699551000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferral Of Policy Acquisition Costs Gross DeferralOfPolicyAcquisitionCostsGross	660134000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	551726000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	516690000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	490403000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-68588000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-69369000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	700660000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	20621000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	-1804000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	23611000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-62194000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-4463000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-67933000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1346575000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1276416000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1351385000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	17299000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	1231000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	77673000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1363874000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1277647000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1429058000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	79108000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	32021000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	67246000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	840222000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	343712000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	488843000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	5134000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	477000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	3534000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	924464000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	376210000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	559623000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1552956000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1155539000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1314609000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	123332000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	93631000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	55096000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1676288000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1249170000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1369705000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Policy Loans PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans	25426000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Policy Loans PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans	20537000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Policy Loans PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans	21554000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Short Term Investments PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments	-34003000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Short Term Investments PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments	-63783000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Short Term Investments PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments	55031000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	42203000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	45092000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	20285000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherProductiveAssets	32000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherProductiveAssets	1987000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherProductiveAssets	18000	USD
CY2019	gl	Investment In Low Income Housing Interests InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingInterests	23893000	USD
CY2018	gl	Investment In Low Income Housing Interests InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingInterests	23404000	USD
CY2017	gl	Investment In Low Income Housing Interests InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingInterests	19890000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-809311000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-896223000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-926824000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	83163000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	36091000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	61215000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	74188000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	71421000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	68831000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Notes Payable RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	6875000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Notes Payable RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	327762000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Notes Payable RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	126875000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Notes Payable ProceedsFromNotesPayable	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Notes Payable ProceedsFromNotesPayable	550000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Notes Payable ProceedsFromNotesPayable	125000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	6969000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	1661000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	-11610000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	-22719000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	61092000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	459569000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	421749000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	412989000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Change Annuities And Investment Certificates NetChangeAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates	-121429000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Change Annuities And Investment Certificates NetChangeAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates	-126991000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Change Annuities And Investment Certificates NetChangeAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates	-90932000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-590508000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-391520000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-453981000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-9148000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	12559000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-5853000	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
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	176187000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	5989820000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	428379000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	428000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	83000000	USD
CY2019	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Increase Decrease In Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionIncreaseDecreaseInAccumulatedLoss	-345000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Loss Debt Securities Available For Sale OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossDebtSecuritiesAvailableForSale	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Loss Debt Securities Available For Sale OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossDebtSecuritiesAvailableForSale	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Loss Debt Securities Available For Sale OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossDebtSecuritiesAvailableForSale	245000	USD
CY2017	gl	Other Than Temporary Impairment Loss Debt Securities Available For Sale Net Of Tax OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossDebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleNetOfTax	159000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Written Down Securities Carried At Fair Value WrittenDownSecuritiesCarriedAtFairValue	61000000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Percentage Of Fixed Maturities At Fair Value Written Down Securities PercentageOfFixedMaturitiesAtFairValueWrittenDownSecurities	0.004	number
CY2019	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	1	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of State And Municipal Governments Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfStateAndMunicipalGovernmentsSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.09	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Insurance Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfInsuranceIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.15	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Electric Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfElectricIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.11	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Banking Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfBankingIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.07	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Pipelines Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfPipelinesIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.06	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Transportation Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfTransportationIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Chemicals Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfChemicalsIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Oil And Gas Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfOilAndGasIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Food Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfFoodIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Reit Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfReitIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Proportion Of Telecommunications Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfTelecommunicationsConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.03	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Percentage Of Invested Assets Rated Below Investment Grade PercentageOfInvestedAssetsRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	0.03	number
CY2019Q4	gl	Par Value Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade ParValueOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	768000000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Amortization Cost Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade AmortizationCostOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	674000000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Fair Value Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade FairValueOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	645000000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Securities Cash And Short Term Investments Amortized Cost SecuritiesCashAndShortTermInvestmentsAmortizedCost	816000000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Securities Cash And Short Term Investments Held As Collateral At Fair Value SecuritiesCashAndShortTermInvestmentsHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue	956000000	USD
CY2018Q4	gl	Securities Cash And Short Term Investments Amortized Cost SecuritiesCashAndShortTermInvestmentsAmortizedCost	712000000	USD
CY2018Q4	gl	Securities Cash And Short Term Investments Held As Collateral At Fair Value SecuritiesCashAndShortTermInvestmentsHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue	763000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Investments OtherLongTermInvestments	326347000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Investments OtherLongTermInvestments	207258000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Text Block1 DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsTextBlock1	<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Note 5—Deferred Acquisition Costs </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">An analysis of DAC is as follows: </span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.415%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:58.147%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:10.794%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:0.535%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:10.794%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:0.535%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:10.795%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="15" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Year Ended December 31,</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2019 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2018 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2017 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;">Balance at beginning of year</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;"> </span></div></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,137,925 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">3,958,063 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">3,783,158 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:6.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Additions:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:11.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Deferred during period:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Commissions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">534,735 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">497,459 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">465,920 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Other expenses</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">218,926 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">202,092 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">194,214 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:24.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Total deferred</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">753,661 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">699,551 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">660,134 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:11.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Foreign exchange adjustment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,299 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">— </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">5,712 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:11.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Adjustment attributable to unrealized investment losses</span><sup style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;vertical-align:top;">(1)</sup></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">— </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">5,549 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">— </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:24.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Total additions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">757,960 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">705,100 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">665,846 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:6.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Deductions:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:6.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Amortized during period</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(551,726)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(516,690)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(490,403)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:6.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Foreign exchange adjustment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">— </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(8,548)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">— </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:6.75pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Adjustment attributable to unrealized investment gains</span><sup style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;vertical-align:top;">(1)</sup></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(2,218)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">— </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(538)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:24.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Total deductions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(553,944)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(525,238)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(490,941)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;">Balance at end of year</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;"> </span></div></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,341,941 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,137,925 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">3,958,063 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:-13.5pt;padding-left:13.5pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">(1)</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:3.74pt;">Represents amounts pertaining to investments relating to universal life-type products.</span></div>
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	4137925000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	3958063000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs All Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAllAdditions	757960000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	3783158000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Commissions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostCommissions	534735000	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Commissions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostCommissions	497459000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Commissions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostCommissions	465920000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	218926000	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	202092000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	194214000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	753661000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	699551000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	660134000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentAdditions	4299000	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentAdditions	0	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentAdditions	5712000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	0	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	5549000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	0	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs All Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAllAdditions	705100000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs All Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAllAdditions	665846000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	551726000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	516690000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	490403000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentDeductions	0	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentDeductions	8548000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentDeductions	0	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Gains DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentGains	2218000	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Gains DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentGains	0	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Gains DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentGains	538000	USD
CY2019	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	553944000	USD
CY2018	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	525238000	USD
CY2017	gl	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	490941000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	4341941000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	4137925000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	3958063000	USD
CY2019	gl	Retention Limits Per Life RetentionLimitsPerLife	2000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Contracts In Force Subject To Participation Through Reinsurance Percentage ContractsInForceSubjectToParticipationThroughReinsurancePercentage	0.003	number
CY2019	gl	Ratio Of Reinsurance Ceded To Premium Income RatioOfReinsuranceCededToPremiumIncome	0.002	number
CY2019	us-gaap	Life Insurance Assumed Ratio LifeInsuranceAssumedRatio	0.014	number
CY2019	us-gaap	Premiums Percentage Assumed To Net PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet	0.006	number
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	3831000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	3959000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	6446000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	5367000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	155000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	150000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	5042000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	4042000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	3135000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	2424000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	11679000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Due Within One Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueWithinOneYear	28714000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Due In Second Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueInSecondYear	22252000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Due In Third Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueInThirdYear	11783000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Duein Fourth Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueinFourthYear	4795000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Duein Fifth Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueinFifthYear	7389000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Thereafter PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramThereafter	232696000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Number Of Guarantee Arrangements NumberOfGuaranteeArrangements	3	guarantee
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Guaranty Liabilities GuarantyLiabilities	0	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	150000000	USD
CY2019	gl	Number Of States Private Entities Contracted With Property Audits NumberOfStatesPrivateEntitiesContractedWithPropertyAudits	47	state
CY2019	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Activity in the liability for unpaid health claims is summarized as follows: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:57.882%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:10.884%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:0.532%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:10.884%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:0.532%;"/><td style="width:0.1%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/><td style="width:10.886%;"/><td style="width:1.0%;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="15" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Year Ended December 31, </span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2019 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2018 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2017 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;">Balance at beginning of period</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;"> </span></div></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">154,528 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">146,865 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">143,128 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Incurred related to:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:11.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Current year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">612,305 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">555,647 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">520,528 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:11.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Prior years</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(1,188)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(3,017)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(8,048)</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Total incurred</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">611,117 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">552,630 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">512,480 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6.75pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Paid related to:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:11.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Current year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">470,426 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">424,633 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">394,506 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:11.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Prior years</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">131,411 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">120,334 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">114,237 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Total paid</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">601,837 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">544,967 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">508,743 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;">Balance at end of period</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;"> </span></div></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">163,808 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">154,528 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"/><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:0%;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">146,865 </span></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"> </span></td></tr></table></div>
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CY2018	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1	552630000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1	512480000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Losses And Loss Adjustment Expense PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense	601837000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Losses And Loss Adjustment Expense PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense	544967000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Losses And Loss Adjustment Expense PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense	508743000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	163808000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	154528000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	146865000	USD
CY2019Q4	gl	Liabilityfor Claimsand Claims Adjustment Expense Life LiabilityforClaimsandClaimsAdjustmentExpenseLife	201594000	USD
CY2018Q4	gl	Liabilityfor Claimsand Claims Adjustment Expense Life LiabilityforClaimsandClaimsAdjustmentExpenseLife	196298000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	365402000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	350826000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	134948000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	134626000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	138262000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	35449000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	27535000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-765877000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	170397000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	162161000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-627615000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	405472000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-293678000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	318475000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Intraperiod Tax Allocation IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIntraperiodTaxAllocation	575869000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Intraperiod Tax Allocation IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIntraperiodTaxAllocation	-131517000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Intraperiod Tax Allocation IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIntraperiodTaxAllocation	-309140000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Amount	-877000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Amount	798000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	195569000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210	number
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	181371000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210	number
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	290727000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	7406000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	13988000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Percent	0	number
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Amount	-798000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Percent	-0.001	number
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Amount	-877400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017Percent	-1.056	number
CY2019	gl	Low Income Housing Investments LowIncomeHousingInvestments	11605000	USD
CY2019	gl	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Low Income Housing Investments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLowIncomeHousingInvestments	0.012	number
CY2018	gl	Low Income Housing Investments LowIncomeHousingInvestments	12240000	USD
CY2018	gl	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Low Income Housing Investments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLowIncomeHousingInvestments	0.014	number
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