INVESTMENTS - Purchased Credit Deteriorated Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition	$ 29,900	$ 46,400
Global Atlantic
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Purchase price of PCD securities acquired during the current period	24,005	1,734,352
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition	707	128,967
Discount (premium) attributable to other factors	1,710	311,729
Par value	$ 26,422	$ 2,175,048

Amount, excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss at acquisition date of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale) purchased with credit deterioration.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124269663&loc=SL82922903-210455

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124269663&loc=SL82922900-210455

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