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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Summary By Debt Service Coverage and Loan to Value Ratios) (Details) - Commercial Mortgage Loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2020 - Amortized cost | $ 557,905 |
2020 - Average LTV | 62.00% |
2019 - Amortized cost | $ 798,373 |
2019 - Average LTV | 66.00% |
2018 - Amortized cost | $ 557,492 |
2018 - Average LTV | 62.00% |
2017 - Amortized cost | $ 475,303 |
2017 - Average LTV | 60.00% |
2016 - Amortized cost | $ 428,018 |
2016 - Average LTV | 55.00% |
Prior - Amortized cost | $ 959,399 |
Prior - Average LTV | 47.00% |
Amortized cost | $ 3,776,490 | $ 3,457,972
Total - Average LTV | 58.00% |
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: Greater Than or Equal to 1.5 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2020 - Amortized cost | $ 337,455 |
2020 - Average LTV | 62.00% |
2019 - Amortized cost | $ 461,926 |
2019 - Average LTV | 67.00% |
2018 - Amortized cost | $ 422,523 |
2018 - Average LTV | 61.00% |
2017 - Amortized cost | $ 319,071 |
2017 - Average LTV | 57.00% |
2016 - Amortized cost | $ 374,917 |
2016 - Average LTV | 54.00% |
Prior - Amortized cost | $ 787,122 |
Prior - Average LTV | 46.00% |
Amortized cost | $ 2,703,014 |
Total - Average LTV | 56.00% |
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: Greater Than or Equal to 1.2 and Less Than 1.5 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2020 - Amortized cost | $ 204,841 |
2020 - Average LTV | 60.00% |
2019 - Amortized cost | $ 240,432 |
2019 - Average LTV | 68.00% |
2018 - Amortized cost | $ 119,076 |
2018 - Average LTV | 67.00% |
2017 - Amortized cost | $ 138,287 |
2017 - Average LTV | 66.00% |
2016 - Amortized cost | $ 53,101 |
2016 - Average LTV | 64.00% |
Prior - Amortized cost | $ 122,339 |
Prior - Average LTV | 53.00% |
Amortized cost | $ 878,076 |
Total - Average LTV | 64.00% |
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: Greater Than or Equal to 1.0 and Less Than 1.2 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2020 - Amortized cost | $ 6,824 |
2020 - Average LTV | 66.00% |
2019 - Amortized cost | $ 54,341 |
2019 - Average LTV | 57.00% |
2018 - Amortized cost | $ 2,793 |
2018 - Average LTV | 72.00% |
2017 - Amortized cost | $ 7,698 |
2017 - Average LTV | 65.00% |
2016 - Amortized cost | $ 0 |
2016 - Average LTV | 0.00% |
Prior - Amortized cost | $ 28,700 |
Prior - Average LTV | 64.00% |
Amortized cost | $ 100,356 |
Total - Average LTV | 61.00% |
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: Less Than 1.0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2020 - Amortized cost | $ 8,785 |
2020 - Average LTV | 60.00% |
2019 - Amortized cost | $ 41,674 |
2019 - Average LTV | 56.00% |
2018 - Amortized cost | $ 13,100 |
2018 - Average LTV | 65.00% |
2017 - Amortized cost | $ 10,247 |
2017 - Average LTV | 69.00% |
2016 - Amortized cost | $ 0 |
2016 - Average LTV | 0.00% |
Prior - Amortized cost | $ 21,238 |
Prior - Average LTV | 56.00% |
Amortized cost | $ 95,044 |
Total - Average LTV | 59.00% |

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