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Basis of Presentation Commercial mortgage loans (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Commercial mortgage loans [Abstract]
Percent of commercial mortgage loans of our invested assets	1.00%

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Commercial mortgage loans [Abstract]

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Percent of our investment portfolio that are classified as commercial mortgage loans.

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