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Statutory Capital and Surplus (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 7,389,300,000 | $ 7,000,700,000 | $ 7,389,300,000 | $ 7,000,700,000 |
Outrigger Re |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Statutory capital and surplus | 204,000,000 |  | 204,000,000 |  |
Lloyds Bank |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 325,400,000 |  | 325,400,000 |  |
HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,058,500,000 | 1,044,800,000 | 1,058,500,000 | 1,044,800,000 |
BAM |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest on surplus notes | 157,900,000 | 157,600,000 | 157,900,000 | 157,600,000 |
Ark |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,486,200,000 | 3,027,000,000 | 3,486,200,000 | 3,027,000,000 |
HG Global |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Collateral held in supplement trust | 856,900,000 | 852,000,000 | 856,900,000 | 852,000,000 |
HG Re | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Statutory capital and surplus | 730,800,000 |  | 730,800,000 |  |
Minimum regulatory capital requirement | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Cash and investments outside of collateral trusts | 9,300,000 |  | 9,300,000 |  |
Accrued interest held in supplemental trust | 111,700,000 |  | 111,700,000 |  |
BAM | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Statutory capital and surplus | 283,400,000 |  | 283,400,000 |  |
Minimum regulatory capital requirement | 66,000,000 |  | 66,000,000 |  |
Statutory net loss |  |  | (55,000,000) | (49,300,000) | $ (59,300,000)
Ark |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,486,200,000 | 3,027,000,000 | 3,486,200,000 | 3,027,000,000 |
Ark | Ark |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Statutory capital and surplus | 877,600,000 |  | 877,600,000 |  |
Minimum regulatory capital requirement | $ 419,700,000 |  | $ 419,700,000 |  |
Percent of statutory capital balance | 15.00% |  | 15.00% |  |
Percent of statutory capital and surplus balance | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  |
Dividend or capital distributions, maximum |  |  | $ 113,200,000 |  |
Statutory surplus balance | $ 754,700,000 |  | 754,700,000 |  |
Outrigger Re | Outrigger Re |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Minimum regulatory capital requirement | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Surplus Note | BAM |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash repayments on notes | 36,000,000 | 33,800,000 |  |  |
Accrued interest on surplus notes | 10,400,000 | 9,800,000 | 10,400,000 | 9,800,000 |
Supplemental Trust | BAM |  |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash repayments on notes | 24,600,000 | 23,600,000 |  |  |
Accrued interest on surplus notes | $ 1,000,000 | $ 400,000 | $ 1,000,000 | $ 400,000 |

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