Deferred Variable Annuity

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Percentage reinsured of current exposure to annuity contracts in-force and, subject to certain maximum amounts or caps in any one period

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Reinsurance Retention Policy, Per Life, Joint Lives, Amount Retained

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Reinsurance Retention Policy, Per Life, Single Lives, Amount Retained

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

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Percentage of risk ceded to reinsurer in excess of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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REINSURANCE - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, per life, single lives, amount retained		$ 25,000
Reinsurance, per life, joint lives, amount retained		$ 30,000
Reinsurance retention policy, percentage of excess reinsured		100.00%
Number of Employees, Total \| Reinsurance Transaction
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred variable annuity	$ 360
Number of Employees, Total \| Reinsurance Transaction \| Global Atlantic Transaction
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	50.00%
GMDB \| Third-party
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items]
Exposure reinsured percentage		41.60%	47.60%
GMIB \| Third-party
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items]
Exposure reinsured percentage		59.80%	59.80%