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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) loan segment	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 loan	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of portfolio segments that make up financing receivables | segment	3
Commitments outstanding	$ 442,600
Accrued interest receivable	57,400			$ 58,200
Real estate owned	$ 0			$ 0
Non-accrual status, number of loans | loan	31			59
Interest income recognized on non-accrual loans	$ 15	$ 0
Number of TDRs | loan	0		0
Minimum
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of days past due, nonperforming	90 days
Commercial Mortgage Loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	$ 3,570,314			$ 3,560,903
Accrued interest receivable written off	0	0
Residential Mortgage Loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	3,011,666			2,807,652
Accrued interest receivable written off	0	0
Agricultural Mortgage Loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal outstanding	609,026			$ 567,630
Accrued interest receivable written off	$ 0	$ 0

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