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Fair Value Measurements - Information about Valuation Inputs for Fixed Income Securities Classified as Level 3 (Details) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability	$ 0	$ 548	$ 0	$ 548	$ 0	$ 0	$ 14,563	$ 14,576
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability Settlements	0	(20,061)	0	(20,061)
Fair Value Asset Or Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Still Held			0	5,908
Fair Value, Asset (Liability), Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	0	5,955
Fair Value, Asset (Liability), Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), OCI	0	0	0	0
Investments [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability	0	0	0	0	0	0	13,954	13,920
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability Settlements	0	(20,061)	0	(20,061)
Fair Value Asset Or Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Still Held			0	6,016
Fair Value, Asset (Liability), Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss)		6,016
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability	0	548	0	548		$ 0
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability Settlements			0
Fair Value Asset Or Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Still Held			0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability								$ 656
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability Settlements				0
Fair Value Asset Or Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Still Held				(108)
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability	0	548	0	548	$ 0		$ 609
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Or Liability Settlements	0	0
Fair Value, Asset (Liability), Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	0	(61)
Fair Value, Asset (Liability), Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), OCI	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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The amount of gains or losses included in earnings attributable to unrealized gains or losses on financial instruments measured on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs that are still held at the reporting date.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in income from asset (liability) measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3) and still held.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from asset (liability) measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3) and still held.

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