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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Assets: |  |
Equity securities | $ 1,126,491 | $ 941,243
Arbitrage trading account | 1,189,000 | 1,180,000
Loans receivable | 115,556 | 116,534
Liabilities: |  |
Trading account payable to brokers and clearing organizations | 56,652 | 53,636
Carrying Value |  |
Assets: |  |
Fixed maturity securities | 16,426,196 | 16,602,673
Equity securities | 1,126,491 | 941,243
Arbitrage trading account | 1,188,910 | 1,179,606
Loans receivable | 115,097 | 115,172
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,114,841 | 1,568,843
Due from broker | 0 | 20,448
Liabilities: |  |
Due to broker | 77,601 | 0
Trading account payable to brokers and clearing organizations | 56,652 | 53,636
Trading account securities sold but not yet purchased | 241 | 1,169
Senior notes and other debt | 1,834,155 | 2,259,416
Subordinated debentures | 1,007,832 | 1,007,652
Fair Value |  |
Assets: |  |
Fixed maturity securities | 16,433,614 | 16,614,118
Equity securities | 1,126,491 | 941,243
Arbitrage trading account | 1,188,910 | 1,179,606
Loans receivable | 115,556 | 116,534
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,114,841 | 1,568,843
Due from broker | 0 | 20,448
Liabilities: |  |
Due to broker | 77,601 | 0
Trading account payable to brokers and clearing organizations | 56,652 | 53,636
Trading account securities sold but not yet purchased | 241 | 1,169
Senior notes and other debt | 1,788,992 | 2,526,630
Subordinated debentures | $ 957,670 | $ 1,095,600

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- Definition Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as current. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594786&loc=SL75136599-209740 + Details
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