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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Nonvested Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Performance Share Units
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)	0			0
Granted (in shares)	84,130	67,320	108,224	24,910
Vested (in shares)				0
Forfeited (in shares)				0
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				24,910	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 0			$ 0
Granted (in dollars per share)	95.26	$ 98.61	$ 85.80	121.70
Vested (in dollars per share)				0
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				0
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				121.70	$ 0
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 95.26	$ 98.61	$ 85.80	$ 121.70
WRL Omnibus Plan
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)	838,471			838,471
Granted (in shares)				727,522
Vested (in shares)				(565,079)
Forfeited (in shares)				(23,256)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				977,658	838,471
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 93.18			$ 93.18
Granted (in dollars per share)				94.13	$ 62.34	$ 108.68
Vested (in dollars per share)				88.24
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				89.31
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				96.62	93.18
Weighted average grant date fair value				$ 94.13	$ 62.34	$ 108.68
Fair value of shares vested				$ 56,689	$ 52,965	$ 41,133
WML Share Award Plan
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)	20,318,446			20,318,446
Granted (in shares)				6,908,870
Vested (in shares)				(3,746,630)
Forfeited (in shares)				(1,148,880)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				22,331,806	20,318,446
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 0.97			$ 0.97
Granted (in dollars per share)				1.08	$ 0.62	$ 1.56
Vested (in dollars per share)				1.44
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				1.07
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				0.92	0.97
Weighted average grant date fair value				$ 1.08	$ 0.62	$ 1.56
Fair value of shares vested				$ 3,941	$ 20,547	$ 4,771
WIL Omnibus Plan
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)	10,886			10,886
Granted (in shares)				0
Vested (in shares)				(1,854)
Forfeited (in shares)				(6,822)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				2,210	10,886
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 37.20			$ 37.20
Granted (in dollars per share)				0
Vested (in dollars per share)				37.07
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				37.31
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				36.95	$ 37.20
Weighted average grant date fair value				$ 0