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Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Only) - Financial Statement Footnotes (Details) - Principal Financial Group, Inc. Parent Only - Legal Entities - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Dividends and Returns of Capital Received from (Contributed to) Unconsolidated Entities
Dividends and returns of capital received from unconsolidated entities	$ 1,826.3	$ 799.1	$ 494.2
Nonqualified benefit plans
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Assets held in Rabbi trusts	889.0	801.7
Liabilities held in Rabbi trusts	$ 732.9	$ 653.3

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