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Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies - Contractholder and Policyholder Liabilities (Details) - Individual Life insurance	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Contractholder and Policyholder Liabilities
Participating business as a percentage of life insurance in force (as a percent)	2.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Participating business as a percentage of life insurance policies in force (as a percent)	15.00%	16.00%	17.00%
Participating business as a percentage of life insurance premiums (as a percent)	15.00%	16.00%	17.00%

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- Definition

This percent places participating policies in the numerator and total number of life insurance policies in force in the denominator. Participating insurance contracts allow policyholders to share in the experience of the entity, primarily through policy dividends.

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Percentage of participating insurance contract to insurance contracts in force.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 50
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479756/944-50-50-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(14)(b)(1))
-Publisher FASB
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Percentage of participating insurance to premium income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 50
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479756/944-50-50-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(14)(b)(2))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478777/944-210-S99-1

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