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Investments - Maturity Table (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | $ 2,563,816 | $ 2,554,332
Estimated Fair Value | 2,372,846 | $ 2,342,089
2023 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 65,001 |
Estimated Fair Value | 64,075 |
2024 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 698,726 |
Estimated Fair Value | 670,849 |
2025 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 298,314 |
Estimated Fair Value | 283,644 |
2026 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 548,440 |
Estimated Fair Value | 493,250 |
2027 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 98,409 |
Estimated Fair Value | 93,990 |
2038 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 70 |
Estimated Fair Value | 71 |
2039 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 693 |
Estimated Fair Value | 681 |
2042 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 2,483 |
Estimated Fair Value | 2,148 |
2043 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 4,263 |
Estimated Fair Value | 3,830 |
2044 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 5,357 |
Estimated Fair Value | 4,906 |
2045 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 5,254 |
Estimated Fair Value | 4,678 |
2046 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 7,902 |
Estimated Fair Value | 6,965 |
2047 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 8,311 |
Estimated Fair Value | 7,331 |
2048 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 2,051 |
Estimated Fair Value | 1,949 |
2049 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 16,013 |
Estimated Fair Value | 14,251 |
2050 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 112,190 |
Estimated Fair Value | 90,329 |
2051 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 158,214 |
Estimated Fair Value | 126,858 |
2052 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 55,191 |
Estimated Fair Value | 48,119 |
2053 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 143,586 |
Estimated Fair Value | 133,023 |
2054 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 79,538 |
Estimated Fair Value | 72,081 |
2055 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 94,046 |
Estimated Fair Value | 90,092 |
2056 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 109,203 |
Estimated Fair Value | 109,203 |
2058 |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 50,561 |
Estimated Fair Value | $ 50,523 |

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