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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) segment loan | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) loan segment properties | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) properties loan
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of portfolio segments that make up financing receivables | segment | 3 |  | 3 |  |
Commitments outstanding | $ 750,500 |  | $ 750,500 |  |
Accrued interest receivable | 66,300 |  | $ 66,300 |  | $ 58,200
Real estate owned, number of properties | properties |  |  | 3 |  | 0
Real estate owned | $ 876 |  | $ 876 |  |
Non-accrual status, number of loans | loan | 164 |  | 164 |  | 59
Interest income recognized on non-accrual loans | $ 156 | $ 0 | $ 2,156 | $ 546 |
Number of TDRs | loan | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of days past due, nonperforming |  |  | 90 days |  |
Agricultural Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 585,020 |  | $ 585,020 |  | $ 567,630
Accrued interest receivable written off | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Residential Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal outstanding | 3,359,939 |  | 3,359,939 |  | 2,807,652
Accrued interest receivable written off | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal outstanding | 3,534,502 |  | 3,534,502 |  | $ 3,560,903
Accrued interest receivable written off | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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