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Fair Value Measurements (Quantitative Information of Our Financial Assets and Liabilities That Were Disclosed at Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	$ 23,522	$ 29,837
Commercial mortgage loans, fair value	147,540	139,243
Long-term debt, fair value	494,738	466,603
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value		3,405
Corporate Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	23,522	26,432
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	0	0
Commercial mortgage loans, fair value	0	0
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value		0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Corporate Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	23,522	29,837
Commercial mortgage loans, fair value	0	0
Long-term debt, fair value	494,738	466,603
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value		3,405
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Corporate Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	23,522	26,432
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	0	0
Commercial mortgage loans, fair value	147,540	139,243
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Corporate Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity - fair value	0	0
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	54,209	51,705
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	54,209	51,705
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	104,484	99,264
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	104,484	99,264
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	278,321	258,459
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	278,321	258,459
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	57,724	57,175
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	57,724	57,175
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	0	0
Long-term Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 494,738	$ 466,603

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