$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

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2012 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512215322 Filed on May 07, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
Revenue	$2.293B	$2.282B
YoY Change	0.46%	8.68%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.580B	$1.469B
YoY Change	7.53%	6.86%
Gross Profit	$712.8M	$813.0M
YoY Change	-12.32%	12.14%
Gross Profit Margin	31.09%	35.62%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.086B	$2.028B
YoY Change	2.87%	7.32%
Operating Profit	-$1.373B	-$1.215B
YoY Change	13.03%	4.32%
Interest Expense	$23.32M	$24.57M
YoY Change	-5.08%	59.03%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$180.8M	$226.8M
YoY Change	-20.28%	26.22%
Income Tax	$57.45M	$77.84M
% Of Pretax Income	31.78%	34.33%
Net Earnings	$123.3M	$148.9M
YoY Change	-17.19%	31.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.38%	6.52%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.68	$2.03
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.67	$2.02
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	73.58M shares	73.21M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	74.04M shares	73.84M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$873.9M	$467.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$25.51B	$23.09B
YoY Change	10.5%	12.29%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$32.29B	$29.51B
YoY Change	9.41%	10.43%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$256.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities		$256.0M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.067B	$2.015B
YoY Change	2.58%	-9.44%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$9.031B	$8.449B
YoY Change	6.89%	1.4%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.10B	$10.46B
YoY Change	6.06%	-0.88%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities		$256.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.10B	$10.46B
Total Liabilities	$26.36B	$24.49B
YoY Change	7.63%	8.56%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.906B	$2.739B
YoY Change	6.11%
Common Stock	$1.737B	$1.709B
YoY Change	1.64%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$325.7M	$323.7M
YoY Change	0.63%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.929B	$5.023B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$32.29B	$29.51B
YoY Change	9.41%	10.43%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$123.3M	$148.9M
YoY Change	-17.19%	31.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$554.7M	$375.6M
YoY Change	47.65%	-60.38%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$65.26M	$24.91M
YoY Change	-361.96%	924.72%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$509.3M	-$125.8M
YoY Change	304.87%	-83.8%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$13.26M	$8.832M
YoY Change	50.08%	0.55%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$154.6M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$0.00	$7.586M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$140.4M	-$249.8M
YoY Change	-43.8%	57.78%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$554.7M	$375.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$509.3M	-$125.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$140.4M	-$249.8M
Net Change In Cash	-$95.03M	$88.00K
YoY Change	-108082.95%	-99.34%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$554.7M	$375.6M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2012Q1	rga	Fixed Maturity Holdings Industry Types Weighted Average Credit Ratings FixedMaturityHoldingsIndustryTypesWeightedAverageCreditRatings	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">March 31, 2012:</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Estimated</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Amortized Cost</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Fair Value</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">% of Total</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Finance</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,578,694</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,686,141</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 33.1</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Industrial</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,751,858</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 4,109,403</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 50.7</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Utility</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,179,592</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,306,787</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 16.1</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Other</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 8,839</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 9,123</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 0.1</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> Total</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,518,983</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 8,111,454</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 100.0</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">December 31, 2011:</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Estimated</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Amortized Cost</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Fair Value</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">% of Total</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Finance</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,411,175</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,442,149</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 32.7</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Industrial</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,402,099</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,760,187</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 50.4</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Utility</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,115,384</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,255,090</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 16.9</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Other</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,300</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,680</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> -</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6,931,958</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,461,106</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 100.0</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	214352000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.000	pure
CY2011Q4	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.000	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	292486000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Mortgage Loan Internal Credit Risk Grade MortgageLoanInternalCreditRiskGrade	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 12px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 269px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:269px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Internal credit risk grade:</font></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 92px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:92px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">March 31, 2012</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 97px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:97px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2011</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">High investment grade</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 295,266</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 85px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 252,333</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Investment grade</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 539,872</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 526,608</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Average</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 93,324</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 105,177</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Watch list</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 107,225</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 91,037</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">In or near default</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 19,696</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 28,369</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,055,383</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 85px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,003,524</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	56855000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	998528000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	-9884000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	4766000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Total FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesTotal	14650000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Total FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesTotal	11793000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	3605000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	-8188000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	60904000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	942620000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Net Credit Losses During Period On Loans Managed Or Securitized NetCreditLossesDuringPeriodOnLoansManagedOrSecuritized	-2193000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Recoveries Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Provision For Loss Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet	5050000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Credit Losses During Period On Loans Managed Or Securitized NetCreditLossesDuringPeriodOnLoansManagedOrSecuritized	0	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Recoveries Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts	0	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Provision For Loss Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet	-575000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Real Estate AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate	6239000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	57541000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	56855000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	9884000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Impaired Financing Receivable Net Of Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableNetOfRelatedAllowance	46971000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	61812000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	60904000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	8188000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Impaired Financing Receivable Net Of Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableNetOfRelatedAllowance	52716000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	58879000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	477000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	36492000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	285000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Notional Amount Of Derivatives NotionalAmountOfDerivatives	5107137000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	197842000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	1332394000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notional Amount Of Derivatives NotionalAmountOfDerivatives	4989001000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	1444304000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	286951000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	223000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Hedged Item In Fair Value Hedge ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnHedgedItemInFairValueHedge	-97000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness Net GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet	126000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Related To Cash Flow Hedge AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossRelatedToCashFlowHedge	-828000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges Pretax Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss UnrealizedGainLossOnInterestRateCashFlowHedgesPretaxAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	323000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassified To Earnings Net CashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToEarningsNet	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassified To Investment Income Net CashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToInvestmentIncomeNet	-357000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Related To Cash Flow Hedge AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossRelatedToCashFlowHedge	-862000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Provided Included In Other Invested Assets EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralProvidedIncludedInOtherInvestedAssets	-35623000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Received Included In Cash EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralReceivedIncludedInCash	-140915000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Received Included In Debt Securities EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralReceivedIncludedInDebtSecurities	-30146000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Net Credit Exposure On Derivative Contracts NetCreditExposureOnDerivativeContracts	662000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Margin Account For Exchange Traded Futures MarginAccountForExchangeTradedFutures	15742000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Provided Included In Other Invested Assets EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralProvidedIncludedInOtherInvestedAssets	-27052000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Margin Account For Exchange Traded Futures MarginAccountForExchangeTradedFutures	18153000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Derivatives In Net Asset Liability Position Estimated Fair Value DerivativesInNetAssetLiabilityPositionEstimatedFairValue	136100000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Provided Included In Cash EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralProvidedIncludedInCash	0	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Provided Included In Cash EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralProvidedIncludedInCash	0	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Derivatives In Net Asset Liability Position Estimated Fair Value DerivativesInNetAssetLiabilityPositionEstimatedFairValue	227399000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Received Included In Debt Securities EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralReceivedIncludedInDebtSecurities	-997000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Net Credit Exposure On Derivative Contracts NetCreditExposureOnDerivativeContracts	11974000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Estimated Fair Value Of Collateral Received Included In Cash EstimatedFairValueOfCollateralReceivedIncludedInCash	-241480000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Funds Held Under Reinsurance Agreements Asset Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisFundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsAssetEmbeddedDerivatives	-370884000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	349457000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Short Term Investments FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisShortTermInvestments	19195000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Other Invested Assets FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisOtherInvestedAssets	321430000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Reinsurance Ceded Receivable Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisReinsuranceCededReceivableEmbeddedDerivatives	3514000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Recurring AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring	17116769000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Guaranteed Interest Contracts Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGuaranteedInterestContractsEmbeddedDerivatives	903282000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Other Liabilities FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisOtherLiabilities	32861000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure Recurring LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring	936143000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Percentage Of Fixed Maturity Securities Classified As Level3 PercentageOfFixedMaturitySecuritiesClassifiedAsLevel3	0.078	pure
CY2011Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Funds Held Under Reinsurance Agreements Asset Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisFundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsAssetEmbeddedDerivatives	-361456000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Short Term Investments FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisShortTermInvestments	46671000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Other Invested Assets FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisOtherInvestedAssets	462945000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Reinsurance Ceded Receivable Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisReinsuranceCededReceivableEmbeddedDerivatives	4945000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Recurring AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring	16858577000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Guaranteed Interest Contracts Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGuaranteedInterestContractsEmbeddedDerivatives	1028241000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Other Liabilities FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisOtherLiabilities	29650000	USD
CY2011Q1	rga	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Provision For Income Tax Segment IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeProvisionForIncomeTaxSegment	226755000	USD
CY2012Q1	rga	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Provision For Income Tax Segment IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeProvisionForIncomeTaxSegment	180763000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure Recurring LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring	1057891000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Percentage Of Fixed Maturity Securities Classified As Level3 PercentageOfFixedMaturitySecuritiesClassifiedAsLevel3	0.085	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	504522000	USD

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