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Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Long-Duration Contracts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, liability for future policy benefit | $ 402,305 | $ 384,510 |
Liability for future policy benefit, adjustment | 318,677 | 402,305 | $ 384,510
Ending balance, liability for future policy benefit | 318,677 | 402,305 | 384,510
Beginning balance, market risk benefit | 2,635,789 |  |
Net Liability | 2,225,621 | 2,635,789 |
Ending balance, market risk benefit | 2,225,621 | 2,635,789 |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance | 3,062,204 | 3,408,505 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | 2,773,643 | 3,062,204 | 3,408,505
Post adoption 1/1/2021 balance | 2,773,643 | 3,062,204 | 3,408,505
Deferred Sales Inducements |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance | 2,119,962 | 2,216,685 |
Deferred sales inducements | 2,045,683 | 2,119,962 | 2,216,685
Post adoption 1/1/2021 balance | $ 2,045,683 | $ 2,119,962 | 2,216,685
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, liability for future policy benefit |  |  | 408,750
Liability for future policy benefit, adjustment |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency | As Reported |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, liability for future policy benefit |  |  | 337,467
Liability for future policy benefit, adjustment |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency | Adjustment to opening retained earnings for expected future policy benefits |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, liability for future policy benefit |  |  | 2,566
Liability for future policy benefit, adjustment |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency | Adjustment for the effect of remeasurement of liability at current single A rate |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, liability for future policy benefit |  |  | 68,717
Liability for future policy benefit, adjustment |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 2,225,484
Net Liability |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability | As Reported |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 2,547,231
Net Liability |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability | Adjustment for the removal of shadow adjustments |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | (584,636)
Net Liability |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability | Adjustment for the cumulative effect of the changes in the instrument-specific credit risk between the original contract issuance date and the transition date |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 229,108
Net Liability |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability | Adjustment for the remaining difference between previous carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRB, exclusive of the instrument specific credit risk |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 33,781
Net Liability |  |  |
Ceded Market Risk Benefit |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 89,338
Net Liability |  |  |
Ceded Market Risk Benefit | As Reported |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 62,108
Net Liability |  |  |
Ceded Market Risk Benefit | Adjustment for the remaining difference between previous carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRB, exclusive of the instrument specific credit risk |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency |  |  |
Beginning balance, market risk benefit |  |  | 27,230
Net Liability |  |  |
Fixed Index Annuities and Fixed Rate Annuities |  |  |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance |  |  | 3,408,505
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  |  |
Deferred Sales Inducements |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance |  |  | 2,216,685
Deferred sales inducements |  |  |
Fixed Index Annuities and Fixed Rate Annuities | As Reported |  |  |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance |  |  | 2,225,199
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  |  |
Deferred Sales Inducements |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance |  |  | 1,448,375
Deferred sales inducements |  |  |
Fixed Index Annuities and Fixed Rate Annuities | Revision of Prior Period, Accounting Standards Update, Adjustment |  |  |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance |  |  | 1,183,306
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  |  |
Deferred Sales Inducements |  |  |
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance |  |  | $ 768,310
Deferred sales inducements |  |  |

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