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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Mortgage Loan Portfolio Summarized by Geographic Region and Property Type) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 3,092,558	$ 2,952,464
Percent	100.00%	100.00%
East
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 586,068	$ 586,773
Percent	19.00%	19.90%
Middle Atlantic
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 210,993	$ 168,969
Percent	6.80%	5.70%
Mountain
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 374,429	$ 357,642
Percent	12.10%	12.10%
New England
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 9,286	$ 9,418
Percent	0.30%	0.30%
Pacific
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 560,882	$ 521,363
Percent	18.10%	17.70%
South Atlantic
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 704,523	$ 694,599
Percent	22.80%	23.50%
West North Central
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 282,706	$ 291,890
Percent	9.10%	9.90%
West South Central
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 363,671	$ 321,810
Percent	11.80%	10.90%
Office
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 243,948	$ 268,932
Percent	7.90%	9.10%
Medical Office
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 31,402	$ 33,467
Percent	1.00%	1.10%
Retail
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 1,126,770	$ 1,091,627
Percent	36.40%	37.00%
Industrial/Warehouse
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 856,481	$ 762,887
Percent	27.70%	25.80%
Apartment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 633,492	$ 600,638
Percent	20.50%	20.30%
Agricultural
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 39,226	$ 25,000
Percent	1.30%	0.90%
Mixed Use/Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 161,239	$ 169,913
Percent	5.20%	5.80%

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Represents the specific geographic distribution or property type distribution amount as a percentage of the total amortized cost of mortgage loans.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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