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Purchases Of Investments, Related Party Transactions

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The amounts payable resulting from related party transactions. [Refer: Related parties [member]]

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The cash outflow for loans and advances made to related parties. [Refer: Related parties [member]]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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The amount of transfers under finance agreements to the entity in related party transactions, including loans and equity contributions in cash or in kind. [Refer: Related parties [member]]

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Other related party transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Other related party
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Cash on deposit	$ 70.0		$ 70.0
Draws on deposits	40.0
Brookfield Asset Management \| Brookfield and its subsidiaries
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Purchased investment	452.0
BAC \| Brookfield Properties (Canada) Inc. \| Other related party
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Leases paid	0.2	$ 0.2	0.3	$ 0.2
Lease liabilities	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.3
BAC \| Brookfield Asset Management \| Other related party
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Expense	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2
Outsourcing amounts due	0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
BAM Re Holdings \| BTMI \| Other related party \| BTMI advance
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Advance	$ 159.0