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GLOBE LIFE INC. Stock $gl

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2012 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513084290 Filed on February 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$928.7M	$833.6M	$837.2M
YoY Change	11.41%	-1.61%	-0.2%
Cost Of Revenue	$479.1M	$435.7M	$438.8M
YoY Change	9.97%	-0.17%	1.21%
Gross Profit	$449.6M	$397.9M	$398.5M
YoY Change	13.0%	-3.14%	-1.7%
Gross Profit Margin	48.41%	47.73%	47.59%
Selling, General & Admin	$53.90M	$59.60M	$43.90M
YoY Change	-9.56%	-62.84%	6.55%
% of Gross Profit	11.99%	14.98%	11.02%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$98.05M	$90.56M	$89.90M
YoY Change	8.28%	-9.8%	-13.6%
% of Gross Profit	21.81%	22.76%	22.56%
Operating Expenses	$686.8M	$636.9M	$626.2M
YoY Change	7.83%	-0.53%	2.69%
Operating Profit	-$237.2M	-$239.0M	-$227.7M
YoY Change	-0.76%	4.13%	11.4%
Interest Expense	-$21.30M	-$19.50M	$19.51M
YoY Change	9.23%	2.63%	-203.78%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$220.6M	$177.1M	$190.1M
YoY Change	24.56%	-17.82%	-8.73%
Income Tax	$69.60M	$54.30M	$58.87M
% Of Pretax Income	31.55%	30.66%	30.96%
Net Earnings	$151.0M	$122.8M	$131.4M
YoY Change	22.91%	-20.65%	14.73%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.26%	14.74%	15.69%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.60	$1.21	$1.25
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.58	$1.20	$1.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	94.93M shares		104.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			105.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$61.71M	$84.11M	$176.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$384.0M	$254.0M	$232.0M
YoY Change	51.18%	10.43%	13.17%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$441.6M	$396.9M
YoY Change	11.26%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$14.09B	$12.35B	$12.14B
YoY Change	14.08%	10.32%	5.05%
Other Assets			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.39B	$16.33B	$16.74B
YoY Change	12.6%	6.12%	-4.41%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$384.0M	$254.0M	$232.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.39B	$16.33B	$16.74B
Total Assets	$18.78B	$16.59B	$16.97B
YoY Change	13.19%	6.18%	-4.21%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$319.0M	$224.8M	$0.00
YoY Change	41.9%	13.06%
Long-Term Debt Due	$93.96M	$0.00	$226.0M
YoY Change		-100.0%	19.58%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.929B	$1.669B	$1.852B
YoY Change	15.58%	8.87%	11.97%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$989.7M	$790.6M	$790.0M
YoY Change	25.19%	0.12%	0.13%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$393.0M	$312.0M	$284.0M
YoY Change	25.96%	9.86%	-82.09%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$989.7M	$790.6M	$1.074B
YoY Change	25.19%	0.12%	-54.78%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.929B	$1.669B	$1.852B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$989.7M	$790.6M	$1.074B
Total Liabilities	$14.42B	$12.73B	$12.79B
YoY Change	13.25%	6.47%	-4.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.403B	$3.265B
YoY Change	4.25%	4.49%
Common Stock	$105.8M	$112.3M
YoY Change	-5.79%	-6.26%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$512.4M	$492.6M
YoY Change	4.02%	1410.28%
Treasury Stock Shares	11.58M shares	11.73M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.362B	$3.860B	$4.183B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$18.78B	$16.59B	$16.97B
YoY Change	13.19%	6.18%	-4.21%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$151.0M	$122.8M	$131.4M
YoY Change	22.91%	-20.65%	14.73%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$98.05M	$90.56M	$89.90M
YoY Change	8.28%	-9.8%	-13.6%
Cash From Operating Activities	$245.1M	$175.0M	$231.8M
YoY Change	40.06%	-38.29%	-14.18%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$800.0K	-$2.500M	-$1.500M
YoY Change	-68.0%	-60.94%	150.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$288.6M	-$189.0M	-$32.70M
YoY Change	52.7%	-230.71%	-81.96%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$289.3M	-$191.5M	-$34.20M
YoY Change	51.07%	-238.37%	-81.21%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-194.7M	-71.80M	-112.2M
YoY Change	171.17%	-15.93%	41.13%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	245.1M	175.0M	231.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-289.3M	-191.5M	-34.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-194.7M	-71.80M	-112.2M
Net Change In Cash	-238.9M	-88.30M	85.40M
YoY Change	170.55%	-126.23%	893.02%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$245.1M	$175.0M	$231.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$800.0K	-$2.500M	-$1.500M
Free Cash Flow	$245.9M	$177.5M	$233.3M
YoY Change	38.54%	-38.79%	-13.82%

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CY2011Q4	tmk	Debt Instrument Issue Expense Related To Junior Subordinated Debt DebtInstrumentIssueExpenseRelatedToJuniorSubordinatedDebt	4132000
CY2011Q4	tmk	Deferred Tax Liabilities Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	57136000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	228470000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	116074000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	991262000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	-1609653000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate At Period End LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd	0.0036	pure
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	319043000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Fair Value ShorttermDebtFairValue	322267000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	4261817	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	4361786000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Face Amount DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	1322489000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Next Twelve Months DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths	14194000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Five Year Schedule Of Maturities Of Parent Company Repayments Of Principle In Year Five FiveYearScheduleOfMaturitiesOfParentCompanyRepaymentsOfPrincipleInYearFive	0
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses2	20696000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	32808000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	69472000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Due To Affiliate Current And Noncurrent DueToAffiliateCurrentAndNoncurrent	0
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	320000000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Advertising Costs DeferredAdvertisingCosts	1040000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Guarantee Obligations Maximum Exposure GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure	7000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	11978281000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Fair Value LongTermDebtFairValue	1191320000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	11576487	shares
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	35.37
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses2	89041000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	99212000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Amount Of Restricted Net Assets For Consolidated And Unconsolidated Subsidiaries AmountOfRestrictedNetAssetsForConsolidatedAndUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	930000000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	2900000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Five Year Schedule Of Maturities Of Parent Company Repayments Of Principle In Year Four FiveYearScheduleOfMaturitiesOfParentCompanyRepaymentsOfPrincipleInYearFour	250000000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	1726816000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Year Three DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree	17118000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Five Year Schedule Of Maturities Of Parent Company Repayments Of Principle In Year Two FiveYearScheduleOfMaturitiesOfParentCompanyRepaymentsOfPrincipleInYearTwo	0
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Equity Securities MarketableSecuritiesEquitySecurities	15567000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	13541193000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Five Year Schedule Of Maturities Of Parent Company Repayments Of Principle Within One Year FiveYearScheduleOfMaturitiesOfParentCompanyRepaymentsOfPrincipleWithinOneYear	319000000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	89041000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	105812123	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost	11963406000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other Comprehensive Income DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome	481804000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	13500000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	198000000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Fair Value DebtInstrumentFairValue	1513587000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	7332137	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	105812000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Year Five DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive	19910000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	40648000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	876057000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	-168129000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Receivables OtherReceivables	383709000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	79000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Due In Third Year RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear	1000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Expense Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCost	791254000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Year Four DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour	18436000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Five Year Schedule Of Maturities Of Parent Company Repayment Of Principle In Year Three FiveYearScheduleOfMaturitiesOfParentCompanyRepaymentOfPrincipleInYearThree	0
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	989686000
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CY2012Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Number Of Positions Qualitative Disclosure AvailableForSaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsNumberOfPositionsQualitativeDisclosure	290	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Total Issues Of Fixed Maturities And Equities TotalIssuesOfFixedMaturitiesAndEquities	1630	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Banking Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfBankingIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.08	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Chemicals Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfChemicalsIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.03	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Electric Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfElectricIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.17	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Insurance Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfInsuranceIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.18	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Investment Grade Corporate Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfInvestmentGradeCorporateSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.78	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Mining Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfMiningIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Oil And Gas Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfOilAndGasIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.06	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Pipelines Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfPipelinesIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.06	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of State And Municipal Governments Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfStateAndMunicipalGovernmentsSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.10	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Telecommunications Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfTelecommunicationsIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.03	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Percent Of Total Pension Assets PercentOfTotalPensionAssets	1.00	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Level Three Proportion To Fixed Maturities And Equity Securities LevelThreeProportionToFixedMaturitiesAndEquitySecurities	0.021	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Total Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfTotalSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	1.00	pure
CY2012Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Transportation Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfTransportationIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.05	pure
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CY2012Q4	tmk	Stock Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Outstanding Shares StockBasedCompensationRestrictedStockUnitsOutstandingShares	53272	shares
CY2012Q4	tmk	Fair Value Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade FairValueOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	547000000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgram	67000000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Letters Of Credit Facility Limit LettersOfCreditFacilityLimit	250000000
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CY2012Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Through Twenty Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughTwentyYearsAmortizedCost	2742186000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Through Twenty Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughTwentyYearsFairValue	3163562000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Twenty Years Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTwentyYearsAmortizedCostBasis	7683337000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Twenty Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTwentyYearsFairValue	8698281000
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CY2012Q4	tmk	Obligations Under Future Commitments For Low Income Housing Interests ObligationsUnderFutureCommitmentsForLowIncomeHousingInterests	67000000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Thereafter RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationThereafter	3000000
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CY2012Q4	tmk	Amortized Cost Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade AmortizedCostOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	585000000
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CY2012Q4	tmk	Business Segment Liability For Future Policy Benefits Unearned Premium And Unpaid Claims BusinessSegmentLiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsUnearnedPremiumAndUnpaidClaims	11010777000
CY2012Q4	tmk	Surplus Adequate To Satisfy Regulatory Compliance SurplusAdequateToSatisfyRegulatoryCompliance	427000000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	18948000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	841141000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	147346000
CY2010	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Unrealized Gain Loss MarketableSecuritiesUnrealizedGainLoss	533803000
CY2010	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	4147000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Net Amount ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentNetAmount	2625129000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.013	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	262700000
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	445968000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod	0.0043	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	11848000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.86
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.000	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Of Defined Benefit Plan Net Transition Asset Obligation Recognized In Net Periodic Benefit Cost Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationOfDefinedBenefitPlanNetTransitionAssetObligationRecognizedInNetPeriodicBenefitCostBeforeTax	-7000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Policyholder Funds IncreaseDecreaseInOtherPolicyholderFunds	1110000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	245000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	77000
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	1273598	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3610000
CY2010	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.41
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	246006000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1908109000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.328	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y8M27D
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CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-23086000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.403	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Percentage Of Amount Assumed To Net ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentPercentageOfAmountAssumedToNet	0.009	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1114110	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	99129000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Policy Charges Insurance PolicyChargesInsurance	26629000
CY2010	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	13988000
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CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax And Discontinued Operations SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxAndDiscontinuedOperations	507757000
CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Discontinued Operations After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsDiscontinuedOperationsAfterTax	27932000
CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Loss On Sale Of Equipment After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsLossOnSaleOfEquipmentAfterTax	0
CY2010	tmk	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Life PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredLife	1082423000
CY2010	tmk	Low Income Housing Investments LowIncomeHousingInvestments	12900000
CY2010	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Amortization FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetAmortization	4674000
CY2010	tmk	Net Change In Payable Or Receivable For Securities NetChangeInPayableOrReceivableForSecurities	754000
CY2010	tmk	Foreign Exchange Adjustment On Securities Marked To Market ForeignExchangeAdjustmentOnSecuritiesMarkedToMarket	-7735000
CY2010	tmk	Amortization Of Low Income Housing Interests AmortizationOfLowIncomeHousingInterests	9153000
CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Net Proceeds Or Cost From Legal Settlements After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsNetProceedsOrCostFromLegalSettlementsAfterTax	0
CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	1852000
CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Investments Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnInvestmentsNetOfTax	24270000
CY2010	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items State Administrative Settlement Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsStateAdministrativeSettlementNetOfTax	0
CY2010	tmk	Segment Revenues Excluding Realized Investment Gains Losses SegmentRevenuesExcludingRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	3330292000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Gains DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentGains	24539000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Adjusted To Include Amortization Related To Discontinued Operations DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAdjustedToIncludeAmortizationRelatedToDiscontinuedOperations	376988000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Commissions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostCommissions	291562000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	386929000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentAdditions	5055000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentDeductions	0
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	149351000
CY2010	tmk	Required Interest On Policy Reserves RequiredInterestOnPolicyReserves	0
CY2010	tmk	Required Interest On Deferred Acquisition Costs RequiredInterestOnDeferredAcquisitionCosts	0
CY2010	tmk	Investment In Low Income Housing Interests InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingInterests	53170000
CY2010	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Other Adjustments FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetOtherAdjustments	1353000
CY2010	tmk	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Including Discontinued Operations ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	326000000
CY2010	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	0
CY2010	tmk	Liability For Unpaid Claims Assumed Due To Acquisition Of Subsidiary LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAssumedDueToAcquisitionOfSubsidiary	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.00
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-455000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Gain Loss Recognized In Net Periodic Benefit Cost Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetGainLossRecognizedInNetPeriodicBenefitCostTax	10071000
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaid	614574000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.020	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Amortization Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Prior Service Cost Recognized In Net Periodic Benefit Cost Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetPriorServiceCostRecognizedInNetPeriodicBenefitCostBeforeTax	2080000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	-0.01
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	12542000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Investment Income Insurance Entity Other Long Term Investments NetInvestmentIncomeInsuranceEntityOtherLongTermInvestments	2439000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Future Policy Benefit Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves	431362000
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	20952000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	40991000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1139249000
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	732035000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-28074000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	-0.005	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	23528000
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	14347000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	162613000
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid Current Year LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidCurrentYear	538910000
CY2011	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P1Y10M21D
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	284355000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments	20000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	497616000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	25904000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross	173553	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	14954000
CY2011	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Other PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredOther	42547000
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1023985000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	410356000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	169500000
CY2011	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Unrealized Gain Loss MarketableSecuritiesUnrealizedGainLoss	828400000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	5234000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	18937000
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Net Amount ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentNetAmount	2631368000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.010	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	253324000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	441825000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	2151000
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod	0.0039	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	14954000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.37
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.001	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	4.53
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Of Defined Benefit Plan Net Transition Asset Obligation Recognized In Net Periodic Benefit Cost Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationOfDefinedBenefitPlanNetTransitionAssetObligationRecognizedInNetPeriodicBenefitCostBeforeTax	-5000
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims Prior Years LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaimsPriorYears	-10644000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Policyholder Funds IncreaseDecreaseInOtherPolicyholderFunds	-2776000
CY2011	us-gaap	Statutory Accounting Practices Statutory Net Income Amount StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount	424738000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	39.17
CY2011	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net Life PremiumsEarnedNetLife	1726244000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3089000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	4829892	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	875000
CY2011	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.46
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	972556000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1104231000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	788000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.312	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y7M28D
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	162613000
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid Prior Years LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears	75664000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	859464000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-312133000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Investment Income Insurance Entity Equity Securities NetInvestmentIncomeInsuranceEntityEquitySecurities	1558000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	188510000
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims	617493000
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	49815000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax	-699000
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Average Outstanding Amount LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount	206148000
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	972556000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	364583000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	78903	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Tax Expense Benefit From Provision For Gain Loss On Disposal DiscontinuedOperationTaxExpenseBenefitFromProvisionForGainLossOnDisposal	467000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Investment Income Insurance Entity Policy Loans NetInvestmentIncomeInsuranceEntityPolicyLoans	29293000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	33.67
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Policy Loans PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans	22790000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-30899000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Interest In Consolidated Subsidiaries ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInConsolidatedSubsidiaries	21588000
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	-455000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	5386000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	25967000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income OtherNoncashIncome	5321000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-281566000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Benefits Losses And Expenses BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	2653619000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	9073000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Premium Revenue Net OtherPremiumRevenueNet	608000
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Gross Amount ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentGrossAmount	2607058000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Subordinated Debt RepaymentsOfSubordinatedDebt	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P1Y8M5D
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-26106000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	175734000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustment To Additional Paid In Capital Income Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation Net AdjustmentToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensationNet	13121000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Amount Ceded To Other Companies ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAmountCededToOtherCompanies	7001000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	526824000
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	4.59
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-824485000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	882467000
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Tax Effect Of Discontinued Operation DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation	-467000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	4.60
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims Current Year LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaimsCurrentYear	628137000
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	8600000
CY2011	us-gaap	Present Value Of Future Insurance Profits Additions From Acquisitions PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsAdditionsFromAcquisitions	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Equity PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	28772000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	3468000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-3261000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	18900000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeBeforeTax	-27771000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations Discontinued Operations Extraordinary Items IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsDiscontinuedOperationsExtraordinaryItems	496933000
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Retired TreasuryStockSharesRetired	7500000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Investment Income Insurance Entity Fixed Maturities NetInvestmentIncomeInsuranceEntityFixedMaturities	683101000
CY2011	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net Accident And Health PremiumsEarnedNetAccidentAndHealth	929466000
CY2011	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	1793276000
CY2011	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Health Care PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredHealthCare	631820000
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.423	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	108278113	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Percentage Of Amount Assumed To Net ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentPercentageOfAmountAssumedToNet	0.012	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	4800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Investment Income Insurance Entity Short Term Investments NetInvestmentIncomeInsuranceEntityShortTermInvestments	165000
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1537277	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	2656318000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	73425	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Short Term Investments PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments	-195435000
CY2011	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P2Y11M12D
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	4887000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	682328000
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3377401000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	13960000
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	6800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	224335000
CY2011	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	14954000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	697878000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	289941000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	75653000
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	3552000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	201636000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	56666000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Equity ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	28700000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	6246000
CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	3500000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	856326000
CY2011	us-gaap	Policy Charges Insurance PolicyChargesInsurance	24950000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	51886000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-17856000
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	19880000
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	13121000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	568000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInOtherReceivables	22565000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	13875000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	25924000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	1338013	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	693028000
CY2011	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Premium Revenue SupplementaryInsuranceInformationPremiumRevenue	2657345000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	226166000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-4412000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses	21000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	4.53
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation During Phase Out Period Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	49125000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Net Change Annuities And Investment Certificates NetChangeAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates	8523000
CY2012	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Debt Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1	20000000
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CY2012	tmk	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs Net Of Taxes BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCostsNetOfTaxes	1914000
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CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Entity Consolidated Profit After Tax Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingEntityConsolidatedProfitAfterTaxIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.03	pure
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CY2012	tmk	Distribution Channel Premium As Percentage Of Segment Premium DistributionChannelPremiumAsPercentageOfSegmentPremium	1.00	pure
CY2012	tmk	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Low Income Housing Investments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLowIncomeHousingInvestments	-0.038	pure
CY2012	tmk	Percentage Of Invested Assets Rated Below Investment Grade PercentageOfInvestedAssetsRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	0.04	pure
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Applicable Taxes Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingApplicableTaxesIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.04	pure
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CY2012	tmk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Expired And Forfeited ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardExpiredAndForfeited	5850	shares
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CY2012	tmk	Shares Repurchased For Dilution Purposes Shares SharesRepurchasedForDilutionPurposesShares	4300000	shares
CY2012	tmk	Summary Of Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units Granted Table Textblock SummaryOfRestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsGrantedTableTextblock	<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">A summary of restricted stock and restricted stock units granted during each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2012 is presented in the table below. Restricted stock holders are entitled to dividends on the stock and holders of restricted stock units are entitled to dividend equivalents. 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MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>Executives restricted stock:</b></font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Shares</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">60,000</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">167,250</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">112,500</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Price per share</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">46.12</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">44.39</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">30.87</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Aggregate value</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">2,767</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">7,424</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">3,473</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Percent vested as of 12/31/12</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">0</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">20</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">40</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8"></td> <td height="8" colspan="4"></td> <td height="8" colspan="4"></td> <td height="8" colspan="4"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>Directors restricted stock:</b></font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Shares</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">9,720</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">6,303</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">9,423</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Price per share</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">43.74</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">40.45</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">30.85</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Aggregate value</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">425</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">255</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">291</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Percent vested as of 12/31/12</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">100</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">100</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">100</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8"></td> <td height="8" colspan="4"></td> <td height="8" colspan="4"></td> <td height="8" colspan="4"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>Directors restricted stock units (including dividend equivalents):</b></font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Shares</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">9,719</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">13,063</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">15,443</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">* </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Price per share</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">43.74</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">40.49</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">29.95</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Aggregate value</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">425</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">529</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">463</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Percent vested as of 12/31/12</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">100</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">100</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">100</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">% </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WIDTH: 10%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top" colspan="8"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">*   2,013 shares at $29.84 per share were later forfeited in 2010.</font></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">     </font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> </table> </div>
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CY2012	tmk	Writedowns For Other Than Temporary Impairments Other Comprehensive Income Pretax WritedownsForOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsOtherComprehensiveIncomePretax	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Applicable Taxes Increase Decrease SegmentReportingApplicableTaxesIncreaseDecrease	8610000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Entity Consolidated Profit After Tax SegmentReportingEntityConsolidatedProfitAfterTax	506647000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Entity Consolidated Profit After Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingEntityConsolidatedProfitAfterTaxIncreaseDecrease	12947000
CY2012	tmk	Deferral Of Acquisiton Costs Including Discontinued Operations DeferralOfAcquisitonCostsIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	-480818000
CY2012	tmk	Shares Repurchased For Dilution Purposes Amount SharesRepurchasedForDilutionPurposesAmount	210000000
CY2012	tmk	Writedowns For Other Than Temporary Impairments After Tax Other Comprehensive Income WritedownsForOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAfterTaxOtherComprehensiveIncome	0
CY2012	tmk	Writedowns For Other Than Temporary Impairments Net Income After Tax WritedownsForOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsNetIncomeAfterTax	3640000
CY2012	tmk	Purchase Of Senior Debt On Open Market PurchaseOfSeniorDebtOnOpenMarket	0
CY2012	tmk	Non Income Producing Fixed Maturities At Book Value NonIncomeProducingFixedMaturitiesAtBookValue	125000
CY2012	tmk	Non Income Producing Fixed Maturities At Fair Value NonIncomeProducingFixedMaturitiesAtFairValue	150000
CY2012	tmk	Non Income Producing Investment Real Estate NonIncomeProducingInvestmentRealEstate	2600000
CY2012	tmk	Non Deferred Acquisition Costs And Premium Taxes NonDeferredAcquisitionCostsAndPremiumTaxes	203986000
CY2012	tmk	Noncash Commitments For Low Income Housing Interests NoncashCommitmentsForLowIncomeHousingInterests	29759000
CY2012	tmk	Retention Limits Per Life RetentionLimitsPerLife	2000000
CY2012	tmk	Other Comprehensive Income Amortization Of Pension Costs OtherComprehensiveIncomeAmortizationOfPensionCosts	14799000
CY2012	tmk	Insurance Premium Paid For Supplemental Pension Plan InsurancePremiumPaidForSupplementalPensionPlan	1700000
CY2012	tmk	Parent Expense ParentExpense	11166000
CY2012	tmk	Investment Income Gross InvestmentIncomeGross	725755000
CY2012	tmk	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Losses On Other Assets OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossesOnOtherAssets	2517000
CY2012	tmk	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment For Amortization Of Premium And Discount On Securities Included In Net Income Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForAmortizationOfPremiumAndDiscountOnSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeBeforeTax	-462000
CY2012	tmk	Cash Deposited Into Rabbi Trust CashDepositedIntoRabbiTrust	5000000
CY2012	tmk	Total Acquisition Costs Deferred During Period TotalAcquisitionCostsDeferredDuringPeriod	480818000
CY2012	tmk	Income Tax Expense Benefit Applicable To Segment Profitability IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitApplicableToSegmentProfitability	246945000
CY2012	tmk	Direct Response Advertising Costs Charged To Earnings During Period DirectResponseAdvertisingCostsChargedToEarningsDuringPeriod	16000000
CY2012	tmk	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax Increase Decrease DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTaxIncreaseDecrease	455000
CY2012	tmk	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Net Of Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsNetOfTax	24591000
CY2012	tmk	Recognized Income Tax Interest Income RecognizedIncomeTaxInterestIncome	56000
CY2012	tmk	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Applicable Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsApplicableTax	13242000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Proceeds From Legal Settlements Increase Decrease SegmentReportingProceedsFromLegalSettlementsIncreaseDecrease	7800000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax And Discontinued Operations SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxAndDiscontinuedOperations	506647000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax And Discontinued Operations Increase Decrease SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxAndDiscontinuedOperationsIncreaseDecrease	12947000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Discontinued Operations After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsDiscontinuedOperationsAfterTax	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Discontinued Operations After Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsDiscontinuedOperationsAfterTaxIncreaseDecrease	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Loss On Sale Of Equipment After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsLossOnSaleOfEquipmentAfterTax	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Loss On Sale Of Equipment After Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsLossOnSaleOfEquipmentAfterTaxIncreaseDecrease	-636000
CY2012	tmk	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Life PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredLife	1172020000
CY2012	tmk	Low Income Housing Investments LowIncomeHousingInvestments	28877000
CY2012	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Amortization FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetAmortization	3128000
CY2012	tmk	Proceeds From Unsettled Trades ProceedsFromUnsettledTrades	12300000
CY2012	tmk	Net Change In Payable Or Receivable For Securities NetChangeInPayableOrReceivableForSecurities	-3647000
CY2012	tmk	Net Income Loss Increase Decrease NetIncomeLossIncreaseDecrease	32163000
CY2012	tmk	Foreign Exchange Adjustment On Securities Marked To Market ForeignExchangeAdjustmentOnSecuritiesMarkedToMarket	-4334000
CY2012	tmk	Amortization Of Low Income Housing Interests AmortizationOfLowIncomeHousingInterests	22488000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Net Proceeds Or Cost From Legal Settlements After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsNetProceedsOrCostFromLegalSettlementsAfterTax	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Discontinued Operation Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnDiscontinuedOperationIncreaseDecrease	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Investments Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnInvestmentsIncreaseDecrease	7753000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Investments Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnInvestmentsNetOfTax	24591000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items State Administrative Settlement Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsStateAdministrativeSettlementIncreaseDecrease	4486000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items State Administrative Settlement Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsStateAdministrativeSettlementNetOfTax	0
CY2012	tmk	Segment Reporting Segment Profit Increase Decrease SegmentReportingSegmentProfitIncreaseDecrease	21557000
CY2012	tmk	Segment Revenues Excluding Realized Investment Gains Losses SegmentRevenuesExcludingRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	3551683000
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Gains DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentGains	0
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Adjusted To Include Amortization Related To Discontinued Operations DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAdjustedToIncludeAmortizationRelatedToDiscontinuedOperations	385167000
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Commissions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostCommissions	312581000
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	385167000
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentAdditions	3557000
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentDeductions	0
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	168237000
CY2012	tmk	Percentage Of Total Assets Accounted PercentageOfTotalAssetsAccounted	0.04	pure
CY2012	tmk	Required Interest On Policy Reserves RequiredInterestOnPolicyReserves	0
CY2012	tmk	Required Interest On Deferred Acquisition Costs RequiredInterestOnDeferredAcquisitionCosts	0
CY2012	tmk	Investment In Low Income Housing Interests InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingInterests	72388000
CY2012	tmk	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs Net Of Taxes Increase Decrease BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCostsNetOfTaxesIncreaseDecrease	1914000
CY2012	tmk	Holdings At End Of Period Of Private Placement Corporate Bonds HoldingsAtEndOfPeriodOfPrivatePlacementCorporateBonds	184000000
CY2012	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Other Adjustments FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetOtherAdjustments	1536000
CY2012	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	7234000
CY2012	tmk	Liability For Unpaid Claims Assumed Due To Acquisition Of Subsidiary LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAssumedDueToAcquisitionOfSubsidiary	-11700000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Pro Forma Information Revenue Of Acquiree Since Acquisition Date Actual BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual	33000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Pro Forma Information Earnings Or Loss Of Acquiree Since Acquisition Date Actual BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual	3100000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	-0.01
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-599000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	-0.01
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	100740000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.84
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	92463000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	147517000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.86
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	0.87
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	464127000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	679901000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	829272000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	100141000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	171647000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	0.85
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-22723000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.00
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	0
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.00
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	142781000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.27
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	91664000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	209052000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.29
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.29
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	454694000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	672350000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	877334000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	142781000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	173104000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.27
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	31272000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.00
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	0
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.00
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	118677000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.17
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	96498000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	170235000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.19
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.19
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	512647000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	718475000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	897923000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	118677000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	174121000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.17
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	5006000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.00
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	0
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.00
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	128988000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.32
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