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Market Risk Benefits - Net Asset (Liability) Balances and Changes in Valuation of the MRBs for Individual Variable Annuities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Net asset (liability) balances and the changes in the valuation of the MRBs |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period, market risk benefits | $ (98.2) |  |  |
Balance at end of period, market risk benefits | 20.2 | $ (98.2) |  |
Net amount at risk |  |  |  | $ 644.6
Retirement and Income Solutions | Individual variable annuities |  |  |  |
Net asset (liability) balances and the changes in the valuation of the MRBs |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period, market risk benefits | (72.2) | (494.7) | $ 591.3 |
Effect of changes in nonperformance risk at beginning of period | (31.7) | 109.5 | (106.7) |
Adjusted balance at beginning of period, market risk benefits | (103.9) | (385.2) | (484.6) |
Interest accrual and expected policyholder behavior | (80.9) | (90.1) | (120.7) |
Benefit payments | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Changes in interest rates | 39.9 | 539.1 | 154.3 |
Changes in equity markets | 155.1 | (112.4) | 106.4 |
Changes in equity index volatility | 47.9 | (50.2) | 15.1 |
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior | (4.0) | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Changes in future expected policyholder behavior |  | (6.1) | (96.6) |
Changes in other future expected assumptions | (5.3) | (1.8) | 38.2 |
Adjusted balance at end of period, market risk benefits | 49.2 | (103.9) | (385.2) |
Effect of changes in nonperformance risk at end of period | 7.7 | (31.7) | 109.5 |
Balance at end of period, market risk benefits | $ 41.5 | $ (72.2) | $ (494.7) |
Weighted-average attained age of policyholders (years) | 67 years 8 months 12 days | 67 years 4 months 24 days |  |
Net amount at risk | $ 111.2 | $ 415.5 |  | $ 591.3

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