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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Rollforward of Valuation Allowance on Mortgage Loan Portfolios) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning allowance balance	$ (32,388)	$ (26,581)	$ (24,024)	$ (31,029)
Charge-offs	414	0	414	0
Recoveries	1,086	0	1,315	0
Change in provision for credit losses	(4,716)	5,023	(13,309)	9,471
Ending allowance balance	(35,604)	(21,558)	(35,604)	(21,558)
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning allowance balance	(24,244)	(22,498)	(17,926)	(25,529)
Charge-offs	414	0	414	0
Recoveries	1,086	0	1,315	0
Change in provision for credit losses	(869)	4,808	(7,416)	7,839
Ending allowance balance	(23,613)	(17,690)	(23,613)	(17,690)
Agricultural
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning allowance balance	(664)	(454)	(519)	(2,130)
Charge-offs	0	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0	0
Change in provision for credit losses	(146)	(174)	(291)	1,502
Ending allowance balance	(810)	(628)	(810)	(628)
Residential
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning allowance balance	(7,480)	(3,629)	(5,579)	(3,370)
Charge-offs	0	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0	0
Change in provision for credit losses	(3,701)	389	(5,602)	130
Ending allowance balance	$ (11,181)	$ (3,240)	$ (11,181)	$ (3,240)

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
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-Section 50
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