$GL
GLOBE LIFE INC. Stock $gl

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2014 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312515069449 Filed on February 27, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
Revenue	$3.620B	$930.6M	$932.8M
YoY Change	3.6%	0.2%	6.35%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.903B	$495.6M	$516.8M
YoY Change	3.51%	3.43%	7.86%
Gross Profit	$761.1M	$435.0M	$416.0M
YoY Change	1.85%	-3.24%	4.53%
Gross Profit Margin	21.03%	46.75%	44.6%
Selling, General & Admin	$215.2M	$8.000M	$53.20M
YoY Change	21.1%	-85.16%	16.16%
% of Gross Profit	28.27%	1.84%	12.79%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.400M	$100.7M	$98.44M
YoY Change	15.63%	2.74%	4.71%
% of Gross Profit	0.97%	23.16%	23.66%
Operating Expenses	$2.757B	$705.1M	$722.3M
YoY Change	5.04%	2.66%	8.47%
Operating Profit	$771.6M	-$270.1M	-$306.3M
YoY Change	2.06%	13.85%	14.32%
Interest Expense	$76.13M	-$19.10M	$19.68M
YoY Change	-5.39%	-10.33%	-0.84%
% of Operating Profit	9.87%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$10.52M
YoY Change	20.02%
Pretax Income	$784.7M	$206.4M	$190.9M
YoY Change	3.89%	-6.42%	1.09%
Income Tax	$256.6M	$63.60M	$58.73M
% Of Pretax Income	32.7%	30.81%	30.77%
Net Earnings	$542.9M	$142.8M	$132.1M
YoY Change	2.74%	-5.41%	1.11%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.0%	15.35%	14.16%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$4.15	$1.06	$0.97
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$4.09	$1.04	$0.95
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	130.7M shares	90.42M shares	136.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	132.6M shares		139.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents			$38.79M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$328.0M	$331.0M	$413.0M
YoY Change	-0.91%	-13.8%	23.28%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$139.0M	$0.00
YoY Change
Goodwill		$441.6M	$441.6M
YoY Change		0.0%	11.26%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$14.99B	$13.42B	$13.35B
YoY Change	11.72%	-4.78%	0.01%
Other Assets	$288.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.94B	$17.86B	$17.72B
YoY Change	11.66%	-2.89%	0.68%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$328.0M	$331.0M	$413.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.94B	$17.86B	$17.72B
Total Assets	$20.27B	$18.19B	$18.14B
YoY Change	11.43%	-3.12%	1.1%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$229.1M	$227.9M
YoY Change		-28.2%	-28.71%
Long-Term Debt Due	$238.0M	$229.0M	$228.0M
YoY Change	3.93%	143.73%	-28.75%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.024B	$1.515B	$1.500B
YoY Change	33.6%	-21.46%	-27.04%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$992.0M	$991.0M	$990.6M
YoY Change	0.1%	0.13%	2.62%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$386.0M	$262.0M	$330.0M
YoY Change	47.33%	-33.33%	30.95%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.378B	$1.253B	$990.6M
YoY Change	9.98%	26.61%	2.62%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.024B	$1.515B	$1.500B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.378B	$1.253B	$990.6M
Total Liabilities	$15.58B	$14.42B	$14.36B
YoY Change	8.05%	0.0%	5.35%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$3.496B	$3.724B
YoY Change		2.71%	4.36%
Common Stock		$151.2M	$105.8M
YoY Change		42.91%	-5.79%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$543.4M	$761.8M
YoY Change		6.05%	-3.12%
Treasury Stock Shares		16.97M shares	15.06M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.697B	$3.776B	$3.777B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$20.27B	$18.19B	$18.14B
YoY Change	11.43%	-3.12%	1.1%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$542.9M	$142.8M	$132.1M
YoY Change	2.74%	-5.41%	1.11%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.400M	$100.7M	$98.44M
YoY Change	15.63%	2.74%	4.71%
Cash From Operating Activities	$864.7M	$348.2M	$278.5M
YoY Change	-22.74%	42.06%	11.13%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$19.37M	-$6.800M	-$2.200M
YoY Change	73.42%	750.0%	83.33%
Acquisitions	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$330.8M	-$219.3M	-$69.60M
YoY Change	-45.16%	-24.01%	-54.09%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$350.2M	-$226.1M	-$71.70M
YoY Change	-43.01%	-21.85%	-53.08%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$65.01M
YoY Change	6.72%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$393.0M
YoY Change	2.23%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$500.0M	-127.4M	-211.6M
YoY Change	-6.71%	-34.57%	-264.54%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$864.7M	348.2M	278.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$350.2M	-226.1M	-71.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$500.0M	-127.4M	-211.6M
Net Change In Cash	$14.59M	-5.300M	-4.800M
YoY Change	-147.02%	-97.78%	-102.12%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$864.7M	$348.2M	$278.5M
Capital Expenditures	$19.37M	-$6.800M	-$2.200M
Free Cash Flow	$845.3M	$355.0M	$280.7M
YoY Change	-23.71%	44.37%	11.48%

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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions Greater Than Or Equal To One Year AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositionsGreaterThanOrEqualToOneYear	173	Issues
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	198000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Accrued IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	0
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	3376846000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	4000000
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	293000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Face Amount DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	1241709000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	1230528000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes AccruedIncomeTaxes	1797265000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	4697466000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Statutory Accounting Practices Statutory Capital And Surplus Balance StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance	1262624000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	4000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	7000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	0
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions Current LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent	0
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	20214730000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Guaranty Liabilities GuarantyLiabilities	0
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Fair Value DebtInstrumentFairValue	1387147000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital AdditionalPaidInCapital	457613000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAccumulatedDepreciation	1700000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	238000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Unearned Premiums UnearnedPremiums	72275000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	238398000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Policyholder Funds OtherPolicyholderFunds	95446000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	8000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits	11750495000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	15517264000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	1748771000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Statutory Accounting Practices Statutory Amount Available For Dividend Payments Without Regulatory Approval StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPaymentsWithoutRegulatoryApproval	438000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	9000000
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	992130000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity	313550000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Life Insurance In Force Gross LifeInsuranceInForceGross	160455963000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Life Insurance In Force Net LifeInsuranceInForceNet	163319282000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	86253000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits And Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsAndUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	12130353000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	212137000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	1812298000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Expense Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCost	879851000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities	1477000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	441591000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Investments And Cash InvestmentsAndCash	15058996000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	167713000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	12823612000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	14494537000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	15961000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	322898000
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Amount Of Restricted Net Assets For Consolidated And Unconsolidated Subsidiaries AmountOfRestrictedNetAssetsForConsolidatedAndUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	825000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	963368000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	576779000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Receivables OtherReceivables	543988000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	78622000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	493495000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	139000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	112724000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	195358000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	3471781000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	3036000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	-152999000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	20214730000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Equity Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	776000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue	535088000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Advertising Costs DeferredAdvertisingCosts	1150000000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	-1796337000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	38809000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Operating Loss Carryforwards OperatingLossCarryforwards	8700000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Investments ShortTermInvestments	15882000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	12824388000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	1062424000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash	66019000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	268663000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Investment Income Receivable AccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable	204879000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	198639000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	14493060000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	477616000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Investments Investments	14992977000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Banking Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfBankingIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.06	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Investment In Low Income Housing Tax Entities Carrying Value InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingTaxEntitiesCarryingValue	318000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Thereafter PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramThereafter	7000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Entire Portfolio Number Of Issues Of Fixed Maturities And Equities EntirePortfolioNumberOfIssuesOfFixedMaturitiesAndEquities	1604	Issues
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Oil And Gas Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfOilAndGasIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.05	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Liability For Closed Supplemental Retirement Pension Plan LiabilityForClosedSupplementalRetirementPensionPlan	3000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgram	76000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Twenty Years Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTwentyYearsAmortizedCostBasis	7473762000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Percent Of Pension Assets PercentOfPensionAssets	1.00	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Percentage Of Portfolio In Financial Assets At Fair Value PercentageOfPortfolioInFinancialAssetsAtFairValue	0.25	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Obligations Under Future Commitments For Low Income Housing Interests ObligationsUnderFutureCommitmentsForLowIncomeHousingInterests	76000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Business Segment Liability For Future Policy Benefits Unearned Premium And Unpaid Claims BusinessSegmentLiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsUnearnedPremiumAndUnpaidClaims	13265435000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Mining Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfMiningIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.03	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Stock Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Outstanding Shares StockBasedCompensationRestrictedStockUnitsOutstandingShares	98039	shares
CY2014Q4	tmk	Level Three Proportion To Fixed Maturities And Equity Securities LevelThreeProportionToFixedMaturitiesAndEquitySecurities	0.040	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Policy Loans In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfPolicyLoansInInvestmentPortfolio	0.03	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Deferred Tax Assets Fixed Maturity Investments DeferredTaxAssetsFixedMaturityInvestments	12925000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Mortgage Backed And Asset Backed Securities At Amortized Cost MortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesAtAmortizedCost	91739000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Amortized Cost Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade AmortizedCostOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	561000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Pipelines Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfPipelinesIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.07	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Through Twenty Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughTwentyYearsAmortizedCost	3621769000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Due Within One Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueWithinOneYear	44000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Deferred Tax Liabilities Insurance Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInsuranceLiabilities	331408000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Fair Value Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade FairValueOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	550000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Insurance Cash Value And Rabbi Trust Investments Supporting Supplemental Pension Plan Liability InsuranceCashValueAndRabbiTrustInvestmentsSupportingSupplementalPensionPlanLiability	74000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Electric Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfElectricIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.17	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Insurance Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfInsuranceIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.18	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Below Investment Grade Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfBelowInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.04	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Percent Of Available For Sale Securities At Fair Value By Valuation Level PercentOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAtFairValueByValuationLevel	1.000	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of State And Municipal Government Securities At Fair Value Invested In Selected States ProportionOfStateAndMunicipalGovernmentSecuritiesAtFairValueInvestedInSelectedStates	0.05	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Reit Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfReitIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.03	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Transportation Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfTransportationIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.05	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Insurance Cash Value Of Supplemental Pension Plan InsuranceCashValueOfSupplementalPensionPlan	24000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Percentage Of Portfolio In Financial Assets At Amortized Cost PercentageOfPortfolioInFinancialAssetsAtAmortizedCost	0.24	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	1.00	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Surplus Adequate To Satisfy Regulatory Compliance SurplusAdequateToSatisfyRegulatoryCompliance	439000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Due In Second Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueInSecondYear	19000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of State And Municipal Governments Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfStateAndMunicipalGovernmentsSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.10	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Chemicals Industry Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfChemicalsIndustryConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.04	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Government Sponsored Enterprises At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.02	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Purchase Commitments Under Low Income Housing Program Due In Third Year PurchaseCommitmentsUnderLowIncomeHousingProgramDueInThirdYear	6000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Par Value Of Investment In Fixed Maturities Rated Below Investment Grade ParValueOfInvestmentInFixedMaturitiesRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	635000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Percentage Of Stock Dividend Payable To Stockholders As Per Three For Two Split Of Common Stock PercentageOfStockDividendPayableToStockholdersAsPerThreeForTwoSplitOfCommonStock	0.50	pure
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CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Investment Grade Corporate Securities At Fair Value In Investment Portfolio ProportionOfInvestmentGradeCorporateSecuritiesAtFairValueInInvestmentPortfolio	0.81	pure
CY2014Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Net Unrealized Gain Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNetUnrealizedGainLoss	1700000000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Twenty Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTwentyYearsFairValue	8439509000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Through Twenty Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughTwentyYearsFairValue	4168982000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Mortgage Backed And Asset Backed Securities At Fair Value MortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesAtFairValue	88418000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Deferred Tax Liabilities Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	74088000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Available For Sale Securities Amount Per Balance Sheet AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmountPerBalanceSheet	14494537000
CY2014Q4	tmk	Proportion Of Gas Utilities Concentration At Fair Value In Corporate Portfolio ProportionOfGasUtilitiesConcentrationAtFairValueInCorporatePortfolio	0.03	pure
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	23310000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	31050	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.97
CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1916900	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.37
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.308	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P11M16D
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1119280000
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	182793	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0110	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P5Y7M13D
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	8300000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Retired TreasuryStockSharesRetired	7500000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	522000
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.011	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.004	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.004	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Premiums Percentage Assumed To Net PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet	0.009	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	32.33
CY2013	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P4Y1M10D
CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	139563785	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.84
CY2013	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod	0.0033	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P2Y5M27D
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	128109	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.45
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.385	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	0	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross	238488	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	3917757	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	137646885	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net Other Insurance PremiumsEarnedNetOtherInsurance	532000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1143840000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-1742000
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	3107000
CY2013	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	755136000
CY2013	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	6697000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1144431000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Short Term Investments PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments	-17970000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	60911000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax	18366000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	-716918000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-714294000
CY2013	us-gaap	Gross Investment Income Operating GrossInvestmentIncomeOperating	744969000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	-1183652000
CY2013	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Average Outstanding Amount LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount	274435000
CY2013	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid Current Year1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidCurrentYear1	636150000
CY2013	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	265000
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	118991000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	763126000
CY2013	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	0
CY2013	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	27972000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	482264000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Assumed Premiums Earned AssumedPremiumsEarned	26960000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	11168000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	528472000
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	81322000
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CY2013	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	8975000
CY2013	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	7990000
CY2013	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	3052274000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Policy Loans PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans	24837000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Amortization Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Prior Service Cost Credit Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax	2276000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-2962000
CY2013	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid Prior Years1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1	75897000
CY2013	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	10668000
CY2013	us-gaap	Adjustment To Additional Paid In Capital Income Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation Net AdjustmentToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensationNet	21314000
CY2013	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	25642000
CY2013	us-gaap	Ceded Premiums Earned CededPremiumsEarned	7769000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	58227000
CY2013	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	6250000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	3084000
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	80461000
CY2013	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Health Care PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredHealthCare	817687000
CY2013	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1	-708896000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	133463000
CY2013	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	21315000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Future Policy Benefit Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves	578217000
CY2013	us-gaap	Litigation Settlement Expense LitigationSettlementExpense	9125000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-415481000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Equity ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	14000000
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	360000000
CY2013	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	482264000
CY2013	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-24767000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	267094000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	234654000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations Discontinued Operations Extraordinary Items IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsDiscontinuedOperationsExtraordinaryItems	-173412000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Change Annuities And Investment Certificates NetChangeAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates	-21808000
CY2013	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	4100000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	1333000
CY2013	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount	0
CY2013	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	6400000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-535919000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax	-1220000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	3983000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	97816000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	570000
CY2013	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Consolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByConsolidatedSubsidiaries	488376000
CY2013	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	3373000
CY2013	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	-50805000
CY2013	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments	2678000
CY2013	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	35226000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-614378000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-45930000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	97815000
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	176427000
CY2013	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	10300000
CY2013	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	33122000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Interest Expense IncomeTaxExaminationInterestExpense	0
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	0
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Gain Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax	-16090000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	-70662000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-386752000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	642681000
CY2013	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	-2624000
CY2013	us-gaap	Benefits Losses And Expenses BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	3008812000
CY2013	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	180053000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Policyholder Funds IncreaseDecreaseInOtherPolicyholderFunds	-6006000
CY2013	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	2088846000
CY2013	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Other PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredOther	43302000
CY2013	us-gaap	Present Value Of Future Insurance Profits Additions From Acquisitions PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsAdditionsFromAcquisitions	8489000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	493885000
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	25642000
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	72793000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	403389000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	-524263000
CY2013	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	61991000
CY2013	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	129755000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	214690000
CY2013	tmk	Life Insurance In Force Assumed From Other Companies LifeInsuranceInForceAssumedFromOtherCompanies	3882237000
CY2013	tmk	Net Income Loss Increase Decrease NetIncomeLossIncreaseDecrease	-852000
CY2013	tmk	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseTax	5217000
CY2013	tmk	Investment In Low Income Housing Interests InvestmentInLowIncomeHousingInterests	51176000
CY2013	tmk	Required Interest On Policy Reserves RequiredInterestOnPolicyReserves	0
CY2013	tmk	Net Change In Payable Or Receivable For Securities NetChangeInPayableOrReceivableForSecurities	43987000
CY2013	tmk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Available For Grant Restricted Stock Expired And Forfeited ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAvailableForGrantRestrictedStockExpiredAndForfeited	9625	shares
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentDeductions	5051000
CY2013	tmk	Low Income Housing Investments LowIncomeHousingInvestments	32417000
CY2013	tmk	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs Net Of Taxes Increase Decrease BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCostsNetOfTaxesIncreaseDecrease	-1914000
CY2013	tmk	Insurance Premium Paid For Supplemental Pension Plan InsurancePremiumPaidForSupplementalPensionPlan	2900000
CY2013	tmk	Product Premium As Percentage Of Segment Premium ProductPremiumAsPercentageOfSegmentPremium	1.00	pure
CY2013	tmk	Cash Settlement Of Equity Based Awards CashSettlementOfEquityBasedAwards	0
CY2013	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Amortization FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetAmortization	2786000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Investments Net Of Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnInvestmentsNetOfTaxIncreaseDecrease	-20626000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Administrative Settlement Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsAdministrativeSettlementIncreaseDecrease	0
CY2013	tmk	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Applicable Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsApplicableTax	4025000
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	193203000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Applicable Taxes Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingApplicableTaxesIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.05	pure
CY2013	tmk	Shares Repurchased For Dilution Purposes Shares SharesRepurchasedForDilutionPurposesShares	2800000	shares
CY2013	tmk	Shares Repurchased For Dilution Purposes Amount SharesRepurchasedForDilutionPurposesAmount	122000000
CY2013	tmk	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Low Income Housing Investments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLowIncomeHousingInvestments	0.042	pure
CY2013	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Other Adjustments FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetOtherAdjustments	-2121000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Applicable Taxes Increase Decrease SegmentReportingApplicableTaxesIncreaseDecrease	11192000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Revenues Excluding Realized Investment Gains Losses SegmentRevenuesExcludingRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	3763948000
CY2013	tmk	Adjustment To Options For Stock Split Weighted Average Exercise Price AdjustmentToOptionsForStockSplitWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0.00
CY2013	tmk	Unqualified Supplemental Retirement Pension Plan Liability UnqualifiedSupplementalRetirementPensionPlanLiability	58000000
CY2013	tmk	State Guaranty Fund Assessment After Tax StateGuarantyFundAssessmentAfterTax	751000
CY2013	tmk	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Of Tax OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetOfTax	0
CY2013	tmk	Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax TemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	0
CY2013	tmk	Income Tax Expense Benefit Applicable To Segment Profitability IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitApplicableToSegmentProfitability	258137000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Segment Profit Increase Decrease SegmentReportingSegmentProfitIncreaseDecrease	35212000
CY2013	tmk	Holdings At End Of Period Of Private Placement Corporate Bonds Managed By Third Party HoldingsAtEndOfPeriodOfPrivatePlacementCorporateBondsManagedByThirdParty	313000000
CY2013	tmk	Liability For Unpaid Claims Assumed Due To Acquisition Of Subsidiary LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAssumedDueToAcquisitionOfSubsidiary	0
CY2013	tmk	Net Income Loss Increase Decrease Percentage NetIncomeLossIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.00	pure
CY2013	tmk	Premiums Earned Net Excluding Policy Charges PremiumsEarnedNetExcludingPolicyCharges	3030150000
CY2013	tmk	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Net DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationNet	18366000
CY2013	tmk	Adjustment To Options For Stock Split AdjustmentToOptionsForStockSplit	0	shares
CY2013	tmk	Parent Expense ParentExpense	8995000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Segment Profitability Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingSegmentProfitabilityIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.05	pure
CY2013	tmk	Noncash Commitments For Low Income Housing Interests NoncashCommitmentsForLowIncomeHousingInterests	42525000
CY2013	tmk	Amortization Of Low Income Housing Interests AmortizationOfLowIncomeHousingInterests	24907000
CY2013	tmk	Cash Deposited Into Rabbi Trust CashDepositedIntoRabbiTrust	6000000
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	408440000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Net Proceeds Or Cost From Legal Settlements After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsNetProceedsOrCostFromLegalSettlementsAfterTax	5931000
CY2013	tmk	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Net Of Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsNetOfTax	3965000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax SegmentReportingProfitAfterTax	530667000
CY2013	tmk	State Guaranty Fund Assessment Pretax StateGuarantyFundAssessmentPretax	1155000
CY2013	tmk	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseBeforeTax	14906000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Realized Gains Losses On Investments Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsRealizedGainsLossesOnInvestmentsNetOfTax	3965000
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Exchange Adjustment Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignExchangeAdjustmentAdditions	0
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Commissions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostCommissions	331060000
CY2013	tmk	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Life PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredLife	1227857000
CY2013	tmk	Writedown Of Real Estate WritedownOfRealEstate	2700000
CY2013	tmk	Capitalized Investment Income CapitalizedInvestmentIncome	806000
CY2013	tmk	Life Insurance In Force Ceded To Other Companies LifeInsuranceInForceCededToOtherCompanies	782125000
CY2013	tmk	Non Deferred Acquisition Costs And Premium Taxes NonDeferredAcquisitionCostsAndPremiumTaxes	221426000
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs All Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAllAdditions	547658000
CY2013	tmk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Available For Grant Options Expired And Forfeited ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAvailableForGrantOptionsExpiredAndForfeited	128109	shares
CY2013	tmk	Direct Response Advertising Costs Charged To Earnings During Period DirectResponseAdvertisingCostsChargedToEarningsDuringPeriod	6000000
CY2013	tmk	Additional Performance Shares AdditionalPerformanceShares	94800	shares
CY2013	tmk	Required Interest On Deferred Acquisition Costs RequiredInterestOnDeferredAcquisitionCosts	0
CY2013	tmk	Other Comprehensive Income Gain Loss On Deferred Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeGainLossOnDeferredAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax	9689000
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Gains DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentGains	0
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	14906000
CY2013	tmk	Net Adjustment To Medicare Part D Interim Segment Results Pretax NetAdjustmentToMedicarePartDInterimSegmentResultsPretax	0
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Administrative Settlement Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsAdministrativeSettlementNetOfTax	0
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Net Proceeds Or Cost From Legal Settlements Net Of Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsNetProceedsOrCostFromLegalSettlementsNetOfTaxIncreaseDecrease	-5931000
CY2013	tmk	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs Net Of Taxes BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCostsNetOfTaxes	0
CY2013	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense After Tax DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAfterTax	-522000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items State Guaranty Fund Assessment After Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsStateGuarantyFundAssessmentAfterTax	751000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxIncreaseDecrease	24020000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Guaranty Fund Assessment Net Of Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsGuarantyFundAssessmentNetOfTaxIncreaseDecrease	-751000
CY2013	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.05	pure
CY2013	tmk	Liabilities For Unpaid Claims Incurred Current Year1 LiabilitiesForUnpaidClaimsIncurredCurrentYear1	-720490000
CY2013	tmk	Liabilities For Unpaid Claims Prior Year1 LiabilitiesForUnpaidClaimsPriorYear1	11594000
CY2013	tmk	Payments For Unpaid Claim Liabilities During Period PaymentsForUnpaidClaimLiabilitiesDuringPeriod	-712047000
CY2014	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	4.09
CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	10200	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.47
CY2014	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2014	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	TORCHMARK CORP
CY2014	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2014	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	TMK
CY2014	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1918506	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Text Block1 DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsTextBlock1	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>Note 5—Deferred Acquisition Costs</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -6px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font size="1"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">An analysis of deferred acquisition costs is as follows:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font size="1"> </font></p> <table style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="66%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>    2014    </b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>2013</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>2012</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Balance at beginning of year</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">3,337,649</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">3,198,431</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">2,916,732</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Additions:</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Deferred during period:</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Commissions</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">361,358</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">331,060</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">312,581</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Other expenses</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">205,913</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">193,203</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">168,237</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Total deferred</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">567,271</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">524,263</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">480,818</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Value of insurance purchased during year</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">8,489</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">175,257</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Foreign exchange adjustment</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">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">3,557</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Adjustment attributable to unrealized investment losses</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex">(1)</sup></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">14,906</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">7,234</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Total additions</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">567,271</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">547,658</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">666,866</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt"> <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="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Deductions:</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Amortized during period</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">(418,772</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">(403,389</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">(385,167</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Foreign exchange adjustment</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">(8,167</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">(5,051</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">0</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Adjustment attributable to unrealized investment gains</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex">(1)</sup></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">(6,200</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">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">0</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Total deductions</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">(433,139</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">(408,440</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">(385,167</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Balance at end of year</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">3,471,781</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">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">3,337,649</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">3,198,431</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 0.5pt solid; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium/8px 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; WIDTH: 125px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">  </p> <table style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">(1)</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Represents amounts pertaining to investments relating to universal life-type products.</font></td> </tr> </table> </div>
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CY2014	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2014	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2014	us-gaap	Contracts In Force Subject To Participation Through Reinsurance Percentage ContractsInForceSubjectToParticipationThroughReinsurancePercentage	0.001	pure
CY2014	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.303	pure
CY2014	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P10M28D
CY2014	us-gaap	Life Insurance Assumed Ratio LifeInsuranceAssumedRatio	0.022	pure
CY2014	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	864708000
CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	109678	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	7200000	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Retired TreasuryStockSharesRetired	17000000	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Period Increase Decrease DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-522000
CY2014	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Expiration Date1 LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1	2019-07-16
CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.019	pure
CY2014	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2014-12-31
CY2014	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.004	pure
CY2014	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.004	pure
CY2014	us-gaap	Premiums Percentage Assumed To Net PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet	0.008	pure
CY2014	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2014
CY2014	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	132640244	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Activity in the liability for unpaid health claims is summarized as follows:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font size="1"> </font></p> <table style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>Year Ended December 31,</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>    2014    </b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>    2013    </b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"><b>    2012    </b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Balance at beginning of year</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">101,719</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">104,870</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">103,517</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Acquisition of Family Heritage</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">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">11,700</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Incurred related to:</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Current year</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">792,740</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">720,490</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">704,934</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Prior years</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">(23,106</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">(11,594</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">(17,531</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Total incurred</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">769,634</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">708,896</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">687,403</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Paid related to:</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Current year</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">725,386</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">636,150</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">627,495</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="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Prior years</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">59,714</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">75,897</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">70,255</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Total paid</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">785,100</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">712,047</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">697,750</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">Balance at end of year</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">86,253</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">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">101,719</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">104,870</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> </div>
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CY2014	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Amortization FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetAmortization	5532000
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CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Administrative Settlement Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsAdministrativeSettlementIncreaseDecrease	-5316000
CY2014	tmk	Fair Value Of Fixed Maturities Determined By Third Party FairValueOfFixedMaturitiesDeterminedByThirdParty	0.99	pure
CY2014	tmk	Percentage Of Invested Assets Rated Below Investment Grade PercentageOfInvestedAssetsRatedBelowInvestmentGrade	0.04	pure
CY2014	tmk	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Applicable Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsApplicableTax	8242000
CY2014	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Other Expenses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostOtherExpenses	205913000
CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Applicable Taxes Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingApplicableTaxesIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.01	pure
CY2014	tmk	Shares Repurchased For Dilution Purposes Shares SharesRepurchasedForDilutionPurposesShares	1400000	shares
CY2014	tmk	Shares Repurchased For Dilution Purposes Amount SharesRepurchasedForDilutionPurposesAmount	74000000
CY2014	tmk	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Low Income Housing Investments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLowIncomeHousingInvestments	0.047	pure
CY2014	tmk	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Other Adjustments FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetOtherAdjustments	-5519000
CY2014	tmk	Maximum Allowed Investment Percentage In Any Single Issuer In Pension Plan Assets At Time Of Purchase MaximumAllowedInvestmentPercentageInAnySingleIssuerInPensionPlanAssetsAtTimeOfPurchase	0.10	pure
CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Applicable Taxes Increase Decrease SegmentReportingApplicableTaxesIncreaseDecrease	1909000
CY2014	tmk	Segment Revenues Excluding Realized Investment Gains Losses SegmentRevenuesExcludingRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	3940748000
CY2014	tmk	Unqualified Supplemental Retirement Pension Plan Liability UnqualifiedSupplementalRetirementPensionPlanLiability	71000000
CY2014	tmk	Stock Split Date Of Payment StockSplitDateOfPayment	2014-07-01
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CY2014	tmk	Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax TemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	0
CY2014	tmk	Number Of Guarantees NumberOfGuarantees	3	Contract
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CY2014	tmk	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Net DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationNet	10285000
CY2014	tmk	Adjustment To Options For Stock Split AdjustmentToOptionsForStockSplit	-27	shares
CY2014	tmk	Parent Expense ParentExpense	8074000
CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Segment Profitability Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingSegmentProfitabilityIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.01	pure
CY2014	tmk	Noncash Commitments For Low Income Housing Interests NoncashCommitmentsForLowIncomeHousingInterests	75706000
CY2014	tmk	Amortization Of Low Income Housing Interests AmortizationOfLowIncomeHousingInterests	29079000
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CY2014	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Deductions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostDeductions	433139000
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CY2014	tmk	Realized Gains Losses From Investments Net Of Tax RealizedGainsLossesFromInvestmentsNetOfTax	15306000
CY2014	tmk	Retention Limits Per Life RetentionLimitsPerLife	2000000
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CY2014	tmk	Ratio Of Reinsurance Ceded To Premium Income RatioOfReinsuranceCededToPremiumIncome	0.002	pure
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CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	375359000
CY2012	us-gaap	Gross Investment Income Operating GrossInvestmentIncomeOperating	725755000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	614854000
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CY2014	tmk	Life Insurance In Force Ceded To Other Companies LifeInsuranceInForceCededToOtherCompanies	795192000
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CY2014	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs All Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAllAdditions	567271000
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CY2014	tmk	Direct Response Advertising Costs Charged To Earnings During Period DirectResponseAdvertisingCostsChargedToEarningsDuringPeriod	8000000
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CY2014	tmk	Written Down Securities Carried At Fair Value WrittenDownSecuritiesCarriedAtFairValue	52000000
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CY2014	tmk	Required Interest On Deferred Acquisition Costs RequiredInterestOnDeferredAcquisitionCosts	0
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CY2014	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Adjustment For Unrealized Investment Losses DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAdjustmentForUnrealizedInvestmentLosses	0
CY2014	tmk	Net Adjustment To Medicare Part D Interim Segment Results Pretax NetAdjustmentToMedicarePartDInterimSegmentResultsPretax	0
CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Administrative Settlement Net Of Tax SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsAdministrativeSettlementNetOfTax	5316000
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CY2014	tmk	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense After Tax DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAfterTax	0
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CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxIncreaseDecrease	3801000
CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Reconciling Items Guaranty Fund Assessment Net Of Tax Increase Decrease SegmentReportingReconcilingItemsGuarantyFundAssessmentNetOfTaxIncreaseDecrease	751000
CY2014	tmk	Segment Reporting Profit After Tax Increase Decrease Percentage SegmentReportingProfitAfterTaxIncreaseDecreasePercentage	0.01	pure
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CY2014	tmk	Stockholders Equity Note Stock Split1 StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplit1	A three-for-two stock split
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.013	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.001	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.004	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Premiums Percentage Assumed To Net PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet	0.011	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	29.75
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CY2012	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod	0.0048	pure
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CY2012	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.4
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.394	pure
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CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	8031572	shares
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CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustment To Additional Paid In Capital Income Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation Net AdjustmentToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensationNet	22602000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	215194000
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Equity ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	0
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