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Credit Facilities (Summary Of Outstanding Letters Of Credit And Borrowings) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2018 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 07, 2019 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | May 26, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 22, 2012 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment | £ 47,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment |  |  | 800,000,000 |  | $ 800,000,000 | $ 800,000,000 | $ 800,000,000
In Use |  |  | 623,484,000 |  | 558,818,000 |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment |  |  | 200,000,000 |  | 200,000,000 |  |
In Use |  |  | 33,737,000 |  |  |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche One [Member] | Debt Instrument Redemption Period One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment |  |  | 600,000,000 |  | 600,000,000 |  |
In Use |  |  |  |  | 558,818,000 |  |
Date of Expiry |  | Dec. 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche Two [Member] | Debt Instrument Redemption Period One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 2,381,000 |  |  |  |
Date of Expiry | Jul. 29, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche Two [Member] | Debt Instrument Redemption Period Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 1,649,000 |  |  |  |
Date of Expiry | Sep. 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche Two [Member] | Debt Instrument Redemption Period Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 573,353,000 |  |  |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche Two [Member] | Debt Instrument Redemption Period Four [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 12,364,000 |  |  |  |
Date of Expiry | Jan. 04, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment |  |  | 200,000,000 |  | 200,000,000 |  |
In Use |  |  | 147,970,000 |  | 141,746,000 |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment |  |  | 200,000,000 |  | 200,000,000 |  |
In Use |  |  | 4,425,000 |  | 3,482,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Feb. 29, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 512,000 |  | 3,672,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Sep. 03, 2020 | Nov. 24, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 3,672,000 |  | 72,443,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Nov. 24, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Four [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 177,000 |  | 296,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 16, 2020 | Aug. 15, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Five [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 125,000 |  | 177,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 20, 2020 | Dec. 16, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Six [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 101,404,000 |  | 125,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 20, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Seven [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 559,000 |  | 1,851,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Aug. 15, 2021 | Nov. 04, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Eight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  | 37,096,000 |  | 407,000 |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 30, 2023 | Nov. 13, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Letter Of Credit Agreement Nine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use |  |  |  |  | $ 59,293,000 |  |
Date of Expiry |  | Dec. 30, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Lloyds Bank plc Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment | £ | £ 47,000,000 | £ 30,000,000 |  | £ 47,000,000 |  |  |
In Use | £ | 47,000,000 | 26,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Lloyd's Bank Issuance One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In Use | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lloyd S Bank Plc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment | £ | 47,000,000 | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
In Use | £ | £ 47,000,000 | £ 26,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Date of Expiry | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |

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