Income Taxes - Schedule of Distribution of Income Before Income Taxes and Reconciliation of Income Tax Rate To Effective Tax Rate (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income before income taxes
Bermuda (domestic)	$ 83,231	$ 106,604
Foreign	187,574	89,388
Income before income taxes and interest in income (loss) of equity method investments	$ 270,805	$ 195,992
Reconciliation of effective tax rate (% of income before income taxes)
Expected tax rate	0.00%	0.00%
Valuation allowance	(0.70%)	(1.80%)
Bermuda Economic Transition Adjustment	(0.601)	0
Other	0.60%	1.30%
Actual tax rate	(46.00%)	8.10%
U.S. \| Foreign Tax Authority
Reconciliation of effective tax rate (% of income before income taxes)
Foreign taxes at local expected rates:	9.20%	5.40%
Europe \| Foreign Tax Authority
Reconciliation of effective tax rate (% of income before income taxes)
Foreign taxes at local expected rates:	5.00%	3.20%

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