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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, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Performance Share Units
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)				50,795
Granted (in shares)	46,085	94,350	84,130	33,283
Vested (in shares)				0
Forfeited (in shares)				0
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				84,078	50,795
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)				$ 115.94
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 116.37	$ 82.45	$ 95.26	71.70
Vested (in dollars per share)				0
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				0
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				98.43	$ 115.94
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 116.37	$ 82.45	$ 95.26	$ 71.70
WRL Omnibus Plan
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)				1,018,971
Granted (in shares)				1,248,597
Vested (in shares)				(707,772)
Forfeited (in shares)				(47,110)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				1,512,685	1,018,971
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)				$ 95.52
Granted (in dollars per share)				83.53	$ 93.12	$ 94.13
Vested (in dollars per share)				112.43
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				86.68
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				88.49	95.52
Weighted average grant date fair value				$ 83.53	$ 93.12	$ 94.13
Fair value of shares vested				$ 55,636	$ 49,544	$ 56,689
WML Share Award Plan
Shares
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)				24,522,449
Granted (in shares)				9,913,368
Vested (in shares)				(9,267,546)
Forfeited (in shares)				(1,460,940)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)				23,707,331	24,522,449
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)				$ 0.89
Granted (in dollars per share)				0.74	$ 0.90	$ 1.08
Vested (in dollars per share)				0.82
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				0.87
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share)				0.86	0.89
Weighted average grant date fair value				$ 0.74	$ 0.90	$ 1.08
Fair value of shares vested				$ 6,736	$ 4,422	$ 3,941