Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]      
Percentage of carrying value of investments from external pricing services 98.00% 97.00%  
Percentage of carrying value of investments from brokers 1.00% 1.00%  
Percentage of carrying value of investments from internal matrices and calculations 1.00% 2.00%  
Assets, transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 $ 0   $ 0
Liabilities, transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 0   0
Assets, transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 0   0
Liabilities, transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 0   0
Fixed maturity securities available for sale, at fair value 2,765,610,000 2,726,731,000  
Maximum liability reduction due to ten percent increase in mortality assumption 100,000    
Liability increase due to ten percent decrease in lapse assumption 200,000    
Liability increase due to ten percent increase in estimated benefit utilization 700,000    
Liability decrease due to ten basis point increase in credit spreads 300,000    
Level 3      
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]      
Fixed maturity securities available for sale, at fair value $ 900,000