$GL
GLOBE LIFE INC. Stock $gl

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2021 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000032033521000040 Filed on August 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
Revenue	$1.271B	$1.181B
YoY Change	7.64%	4.46%
Cost Of Revenue	$694.6M	$650.8M
YoY Change	6.73%	10.43%
Gross Profit	$236.6M	$217.0M
YoY Change	9.01%	-2.94%
Gross Profit Margin	18.61%	18.38%
Selling, General & Admin	$78.89M	$72.70M
YoY Change	8.52%	-1.09%
% of Gross Profit	33.35%	33.5%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$148.0M	$146.2M
YoY Change	1.27%	5.79%
% of Gross Profit	62.57%	67.35%
Operating Expenses	$1.004B	$945.8M
YoY Change	6.14%	8.12%
Operating Profit	$236.8M	$217.0M
YoY Change	9.13%	-5.27%
Interest Expense	$21.77M	$22.81M
YoY Change	-4.58%	6.44%
% of Operating Profit	9.19%	10.51%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$261.0K	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Pretax Income	$245.2M	$212.2M
YoY Change	15.55%	-7.22%
Income Tax	$45.63M	$39.19M
% Of Pretax Income	18.6%	18.47%
Net Earnings	$199.6M	$173.0M
YoY Change	15.35%	-7.25%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.7%	14.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.94	$1.63
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.92	$1.62
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	102.9M shares	106.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	104.2M shares	107.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$138.1M	$114.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$484.4M	$446.0M
YoY Change	8.61%	4.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$441.6M	$441.6M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$22.75B	$21.21B
YoY Change	7.31%	12.45%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$29.10B	$27.09B
YoY Change	7.41%	10.88%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$484.4M	$446.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$29.10B	$27.09B
Total Assets	$29.58B	$27.53B
YoY Change	7.43%	10.78%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$259.9M	$831.1M
YoY Change	-68.72%	222.81%
Long-Term Debt Due		$382.0M
YoY Change		4675.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.033B	$2.463B
YoY Change	-17.44%	53.17%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.986B	$1.272B
YoY Change	56.13%	-6.01%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$756.8M	$579.0M
YoY Change	30.7%	25.6%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.986B	$1.272B
YoY Change	56.13%	-6.01%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.033B	$2.463B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.986B	$1.272B
Total Liabilities	$20.96B	$19.69B
YoY Change	6.49%	8.43%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.186B	$5.839B
YoY Change	5.94%	5.88%
Common Stock	$113.2M	$117.2M
YoY Change	-3.41%	-3.3%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$957.2M	$867.7M
YoY Change	10.31%	-3.7%
Treasury Stock Shares	11.06M shares	10.77M shares
Shareholders Equity	$8.617B	$7.848B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$29.58B	$27.53B
YoY Change	7.43%	10.78%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q2	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$199.6M	$173.0M
YoY Change	15.35%	-7.25%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$148.0M	$146.2M
YoY Change	1.27%	5.79%
Cash From Operating Activities	$330.2M	$425.7M
YoY Change	-22.42%	61.68%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$8.227M	-$10.80M
YoY Change	-23.82%	-26.53%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$397.5M	-$638.1M
YoY Change	-37.71%	1672.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$405.7M	-$649.0M
YoY Change	-37.49%	1182.61%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	135.8M	253.3M
YoY Change	-46.39%	-235.74%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	330.2M	425.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-405.7M	-649.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	135.8M	253.3M
Net Change In Cash	60.34M	30.00M
YoY Change	101.14%	14.94%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$330.2M	$425.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$8.227M	-$10.80M
Free Cash Flow	$338.5M	$436.5M
YoY Change	-22.46%	57.01%

Facts In Submission

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CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Investments GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments	5251000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Investments GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments	9581000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Investments GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments	4728000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Investments GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments	9821000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	8659000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-4790000	USD
	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	36811000	USD
	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-30887000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Applicable Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsApplicableTax	1818000	USD
CY2020Q2	gl	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Applicable Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsApplicableTax	-1006000	USD
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	gl	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Applicable Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsApplicableTax	-6486000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Net Of Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsNetOfTax	6841000	USD
CY2020Q2	gl	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Net Of Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsNetOfTax	-3784000	USD
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	gl	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Net Of Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsNetOfTax	-24401000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Noncash Sale Exchange Of Securities DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleNoncashSaleExchangeOfSecurities	22400000	USD
CY2020Q2	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Noncash Sale Exchange Of Securities DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleNoncashSaleExchangeOfSecurities	80400000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss On Exchanges DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLossOnExchanges	0	USD
CY2020Q2	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss On Exchanges DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLossOnExchanges	7900000	USD
	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Noncash Sale Exchange Of Securities DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleNoncashSaleExchangeOfSecurities	108300000	USD
	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Noncash Sale Exchange Of Securities DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleNoncashSaleExchangeOfSecurities	86300000	USD
	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss On Exchanges DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLossOnExchanges	25200000	USD
	gl	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss On Exchanges DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLossOnExchanges	7900000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	798973000	USD
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	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	0	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	26064000	USD
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	gl	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Other Adjustments Increase Decrease FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetOtherAdjustmentsIncreaseDecrease	-27104000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	0	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	0	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	743152000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Percent Of Available For Sale Securities At Fair Value By Valuation Level PercentOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAtFairValueByValuationLevel	0.04
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	759409000	USD
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	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	0	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	0	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	0	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	740895000	USD
CY2020Q4	gl	Percent Of Available For Sale Securities At Fair Value By Valuation Level PercentOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAtFairValueByValuationLevel	0.04
	us-gaap	Fair Value Asset Recurring Basis Still Held Unrealized Gain Loss Oci FairValueAssetRecurringBasisStillHeldUnrealizedGainLossOci	1102000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Asset Recurring Basis Still Held Unrealized Gain Loss Oci FairValueAssetRecurringBasisStillHeldUnrealizedGainLossOci	6469000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Number Of Positions DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsNumberOfPositions	99	Issue
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Number Of Positions DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerNumberOfPositions	17	Issue
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Number Of Positions DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionNumberOfPositions	116	Issue
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Number Of Positions DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsNumberOfPositions	54	Issue
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Number Of Positions DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerNumberOfPositions	24	Issue
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Number Of Positions DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionNumberOfPositions	78	Issue
CY2021Q2	gl	Entire Portfolio Number Of Issues Of Fixed Maturities EntirePortfolioNumberOfIssuesOfFixedMaturities	1917	Issue
CY2021Q2	gl	Entire Portfolio Number Of Issuers Of Fixed Maturities EntirePortfolioNumberOfIssuersOfFixedMaturities	779	issuer
CY2020Q4	gl	Entire Portfolio Number Of Issues Of Fixed Maturities EntirePortfolioNumberOfIssuesOfFixedMaturities	1900	Issue
CY2020Q4	gl	Entire Portfolio Number Of Issuers Of Fixed Maturities EntirePortfolioNumberOfIssuersOfFixedMaturities	777	issuer
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12Months	492817000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	19273000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	167334000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	13733000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	660151000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	33006000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12Months	278339000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	10088000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	216892000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	37445000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	495231000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	47533000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Other Long Term Investments OtherLongTermInvestments	698188000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Investments OtherLongTermInvestments	546981000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Longterm Investments PaymentsToAcquireLongtermInvestments	72000000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Fair Value Investments Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share Unfunded Committments FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareUnfundedCommittments	409000000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Pool FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossPool	1639000	USD
CY2021Q2	gl	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Collateral Dependent Elected For Practical Expedient FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossCollateralDependentElectedForPracticalExpedient	0	USD
CY2020Q4	gl	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Pool FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossPool	2503000	USD
CY2020Q4	gl	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Collateral Dependent Elected For Practical Expedient FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossCollateralDependentElectedForPracticalExpedient	1002000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Period Increase Decrease FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-1900000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	135000000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<span style="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><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:71.268%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.350%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.352%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">June 30,<br/>2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31,<br/>2020</span></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Balance at beginning of period</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">162,261 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">163,808 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Incurred related to:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Current year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">325,582 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">584,936 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Prior year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(19,681)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(14,829)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total incurred</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">305,901 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">570,107 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Paid related to:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Current year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">197,328 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">442,127 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Prior year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">106,148 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">129,527 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total paid</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">303,476 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">571,654 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Balance at end of period</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">164,686 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid 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