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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event $ in Thousands | Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($)
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Subsequent Event, Date | Apr. 01, 2022
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances | $ 35,000
Selective Insurance Company of America | Zero Point Seventy Percent Borrowing from FHLBNY Due May 2, 2022. [Member] |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Interest Rate | 0.70%
Selective Insurance Company of America | One Point Ten Percent Borrowing from FHLBNY Due June 27, 2022. [Member] |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Interest Rate | 1.10%

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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