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Investments (Schedule of Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Held for investment, amortized cost $ 77,213 $ 77,041
Held for investment 71,113 76,460
Fixed Maturity Securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 45,688,342 43,116,759
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 1,113,062 2,525,131
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (979,387) (268,901)
Available for sale, fair value 45,822,017 45,372,989
Fixed Maturity Securities | United States Government Full Faith and Credit    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 11,528 11,861
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 79 162
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (645) (147)
Available for sale, fair value 10,962 11,876
Fixed Maturity Securities | United States Government Sponsored Agencies    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 1,308,358 1,308,290
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 11,824 28,457
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (95,595) (31,730)
Available for sale, fair value 1,224,587 1,305,017
Fixed Maturity Securities | United States Municipalities, States and Territories    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 3,949,293 3,804,360
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 224,586 366,048
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (31,622) (3,596)
Available for sale, fair value 4,142,257 4,166,812
Fixed Maturity Securities | Foreign Government Obligations    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 226,931 228,214
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 7,240 13,171
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (7,671) (2,025)
Available for sale, fair value 226,500 239,360
Fixed Maturity Securities | Corporate Securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 28,406,182 28,127,653
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 746,913 1,897,005
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (673,492) (145,687)
Available for sale, fair value 28,479,603 29,878,971
Held for investment, amortized cost 77,213 77,041
Held for investment, gross unrealized gains 0 0
Held for investment, gross unrealized losses (6,100) (581)
Held for investment 71,113 76,460
Fixed Maturity Securities | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 1,129,176 1,028,484
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 64,183 79,554
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (11,677) (2,471)
Available for sale, fair value 1,181,682 1,105,567
Fixed Maturity Securities | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 5,434,044 5,531,922
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 22,684 82,768
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (119,360) (69,840)
Available for sale, fair value 5,337,368 5,544,850
Fixed Maturity Securities | Other Asset Backed Securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost 5,222,830 3,075,975
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains 35,553 57,966
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses (39,325) (13,405)
Available for sale, fair value $ 5,219,058 3,120,536
Equity Securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Available for sale, amortized cost   292,429
Available for sale, gross unrealized gains   0
Available for sale, gross unrealized losses   0
Available for sale, fair value   $ 292,429