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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021
Capital Securities Due 2066 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.00%
Capital Securities Due 2067 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.05%

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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