$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

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2012 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512341168 Filed on August 07, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
Revenue	$2.376B	$2.204B
YoY Change	7.79%	14.08%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.625B	$1.520B
YoY Change	6.94%	16.28%
Gross Profit	$750.3M	$684.0M
YoY Change	9.7%	9.5%
Gross Profit Margin	31.58%	31.03%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.134B	$1.988B
YoY Change	7.33%	16.48%
Operating Profit	-$1.383B	-$1.304B
YoY Change	6.09%	20.5%
Interest Expense	$23.36M	$25.82M
YoY Change	-9.52%	2.69%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$215.9M	$187.2M
YoY Change	15.35%	0.44%
Income Tax	$74.78M	$63.23M
% Of Pretax Income	34.64%	33.78%
Net Earnings	$141.1M	$123.9M
YoY Change	13.85%	3.96%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.94%	5.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.91	$1.68
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.91	$1.66
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	73.72M shares	73.97M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	74.05M shares	74.53M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$957.3M	$711.0M
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	$31.51B	$23.89B
YoY Change	31.89%	13.49%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$38.34B	$30.66B
YoY Change	25.07%	12.63%
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		$200.0M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities		$200.0M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.067B	$2.252B
YoY Change	-8.21%	1.17%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$14.24B	$8.885B
YoY Change	60.3%	4.24%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.31B	$11.14B
YoY Change	46.45%	3.6%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities		$200.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.31B	$11.14B
Total Liabilities	$32.10B	$25.33B
YoY Change	26.69%	11.23%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.034B	$2.856B
YoY Change	6.21%	25.1%
Common Stock	$1.741B	$1.715B
YoY Change	1.55%	16.33%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$326.3M	$310.9M
YoY Change	4.97%	3148.23%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.248B	$5.325B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$38.34B	$30.66B
YoY Change	25.07%	12.63%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$141.1M	$123.9M
YoY Change	13.85%	3.96%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$263.6M	$162.2M
YoY Change	62.52%	86.01%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$275.5M	-$371.4M
YoY Change	-25.82%	268.82%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$275.5M	-$371.4M
YoY Change	-25.82%	268.82%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	99.60M	440.8M
YoY Change	-77.4%	766.01%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	263.6M	162.2M
Cash From Investing Activities	-275.5M	-371.4M
Cash From Financing Activities	99.60M	440.8M
Net Change In Cash	87.70M	231.6M
YoY Change	-62.13%	519.25%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$263.6M	$162.2M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	669274000	USD
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	25818000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	67321000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	50387000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	424904000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	-61339000	USD
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	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	151008000	USD
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	6653000	USD
CY2011Q2	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	3186000	USD
CY2011Q2	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	17989000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	27388000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	6846000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	45903000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	52484000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	60000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	1473000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	161000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	3780000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-8266000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-718000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	62236000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	47949000	USD
CY2012Q2	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	-8288000	USD
CY2011Q2	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	63947000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	47291000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	1962000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	8881000	USD
	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	-19669000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-9218000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	1473000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	4438000	USD
	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	0	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-718000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	153228000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	7675473000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Fair Value Disclosure AvailableForSaleSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure	8401909000	USD
CY2012Q2	rga	Percentage Of Total Available For Sale Securities PercentageOfTotalAvailableForSaleSecurities	1.000	pure
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	2734890000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	4269704000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost	5013266000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Without Single Maturity Date Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost	2786077000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	155606000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue	2866290000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	4695994000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue	6658641000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Without Single Maturity Date Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateFairValue	2867661000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Fair Value Disclosure AvailableForSaleSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure	7461106000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	6931958000	USD
CY2011Q4	rga	Percentage Of Total Available For Sale Securities PercentageOfTotalAvailableForSaleSecurities	1.000	pure
	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;">June 30, 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;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,618,913</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</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;"> 2,762,847</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;"> 32.9</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;"> 3,834,519</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;"> 4,257,907</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;"> 1,213,333</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;"> 1,372,024</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;"> 16.3</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;"> 8,708</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;"> 9,131</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;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,675,473</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</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;"> 8,401,909</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>
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	196299000	USD
CY2012Q2	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
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	6959000	USD
	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;">June 30, 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;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 306,845</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</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;"> 656,968</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;"> 92,668</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;"> 95,727</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;"> 15,852</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;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,168,060</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</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>
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Loans Receivable Commercial Real Estate LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate	1168060000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loans Receivable Commercial Real Estate LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate	1003524000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Net Credit Losses During Period On Loans Managed Or Securitized NetCreditLossesDuringPeriodOnLoansManagedOrSecuritized	-1876000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Recoveries Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts	0	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Provision For Loss Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet	-1763000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Credit Losses During Period On Loans Managed Or Securitized NetCreditLossesDuringPeriodOnLoansManagedOrSecuritized	-1157000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Recoveries Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts	0	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Provision For Loss Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet	3185000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Real Estate AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate	14650000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Real Estate AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate	5664000	USD
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