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Credit Facilities (Narrative) (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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May 26, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 22, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£) Item Rate | Dec. 31, 2019 GBP (£) Rate | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Rate | Mar. 25, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Rate | Nov. 07, 2019 GBP (£)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, number of facilities | Item |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment |  |  | £ 52,175,000 |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Borrowings from FHLB |  |  |  |  | 310,000,000 |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, term of credit facility | 5 years | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment | $ 800,000,000 | $ 800,000,000 |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  | 800,000,000 |
Line of credit facility, required debt-to-capital ratio | Rate |  |  | 35.00% |  | 35.00% |  |  |
Line of credit facility, required minimum net worth |  |  |  |  | $ 5,370,979,000 |  |  |
Percentage amount of consolidated net income required to be reserved to maintain compliance with facility covenants |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage amount of increase in consolidated net worth from new issuance required to be reserved to maintain compliance with facility covenants |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Increase in reserves due to new issuance during the period required to maintain compliance with facility covenants |  |  |  |  | 6,391,043,000 |  |  |
Revolving credit borrowings |  |  |  |  | 753,932,000 |  | 623,484,000 |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving credit borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 | 0 |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche One [Member] | Federal Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, spread on variable rate basis |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche One [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, spread on variable rate basis |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Bank Group Credit Facility Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |
Citibank Bilateral Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, term of credit facility |  |  | 15 months |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  | 200,000,000 |
Percentage of interest on the principal amount of letters of credit issued |  |  | 0.35% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest on the principal amount of issued extended tenor letters of credit |  |  | 0.45% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum term allowed to execute issued letters of credit |  |  | 60 months |  |  |  |  |
Per annum commitment fee on undrawn credit |  |  | 0.15% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit borrowings |  |  |  |  | 185,483,000 |  | $ 147,970,000 |
Lloyds Bank plc Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment | £ |  |  | £ 52,175,000 | £ 47,000,000 |  |  |  | £ 52,175,000
Line of credit facility, required debt-to-capital ratio | Rate |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  | 35.00% |
Line of credit facility, required minimum net worth |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,393,047,000 |
Consolidated net worth, percentage |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |
Percentage amount of consolidated net income required to be reserved to maintain compliance with facility covenants |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Percentage amount of increase in consolidated net worth from new issuance required to be reserved to maintain compliance with facility covenants |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Increase in reserves due to new issuance during the period required to maintain compliance with facility covenants |  |  |  |  | $ 6,527,996,000 |  |  |
Percentage commitment fee per annum |  |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |
Per annum commitment fee on undrawn credit |  |  | 0.35% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit borrowings | £ |  |  | £ 52,175,000 | £ 47,000,000 |  |  |  |
Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum percentage of admitted assets allowed for borrowing base |  |  | 10.00% |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Admitted assets for FHLB |  |  |  |  | $ 16,840,721,000 |  |  |
Maximum amount available under FHLB |  |  |  |  | 1,684,072,000 |  |  |
Borrowings from FHLB |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving credit borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 310,000,000 |  |  |
FHLB advance interest rate |  |  | 0.35% |  | 0.35% |  |  |
Amount of borrowed funds required to be used to acquire additional membership stock, percentage |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |
Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FHLB advance maturity |  |  | Nov. 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FHLB advance maturity |  |  | Dec. 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |

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