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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Cash and investments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity investment portfolio	$ 12,800,000
Fixed maturity investment portfolio percentage	47.00%
Fixed maturity portfolio - corporate issuer concentration limit above A-	2.00%
Fixed maturity portfolio - corporate issuer concentration limit below A-	1.00%

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Reflects the maximum amount, expressed as a percentage of fixed maturity value, of concentration of credit risk to any single corporate debt issuer rated A- or above (excluding U.S. government and agency securities).

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Reflects the maximum amount, expressed as a percentage of fixed maturity value, of concentration of credit risk to any single corporate debt issuer rated below A- (excluding U.S. government and agency securities).

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Fixed Maturity Investment Portfolio Percentage

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity) and investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(6))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878

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