Investments - Summary of Fixed Maturities Available for Sale by Component (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 16,371,944	$ 16,415,776
Allowance for Credit Losses	(31,854)	0
Fair Value	17,879,541	18,907,147
Corporates
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Allowance for Credit Losses	(31,854)	0
Fixed maturities available for sale
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	16,371,944	16,415,776
Allowance for Credit Losses	(31,854)
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,991,562	2,574,606
Gross Unrealized Losses	(452,111)	(83,235)
Fair Value	$ 17,879,541	$ 18,907,147
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	100.00%	100.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| U.S. Government direct, guaranteed, and government-sponsored enterprises
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 374,781	$ 396,079
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	80,894	41,737
Gross Unrealized Losses	(124)	(296)
Fair Value	$ 455,551	$ 437,520
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	2.00%	2.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| States, municipalities, and political subdivisions
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 1,582,294	$ 1,559,736
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	161,591	158,546
Gross Unrealized Losses	(4,411)	(626)
Fair Value	$ 1,739,474	$ 1,717,656
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	10.00%	9.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Foreign governments
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 22,403	$ 25,874
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,098	2,073
Gross Unrealized Losses	(196)	(396)
Fair Value	$ 24,305	$ 27,551
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	0.00%	0.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Corporates
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 14,204,173	$ 14,233,301
Allowance for Credit Losses	(31,854)
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,724,823	2,342,858
Gross Unrealized Losses	(429,825)	(74,362)
Fair Value	$ 15,467,317	$ 16,501,797
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	87.00%	88.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Corporates \| Financial
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 4,107,145	$ 4,101,917
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	545,127	701,196
Gross Unrealized Losses	(91,331)	(22,307)
Fair Value	$ 4,560,941	$ 4,780,806
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	26.00%	25.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Corporates \| Utilities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 1,927,517	$ 1,937,738
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	346,826	416,114
Gross Unrealized Losses	(10,468)	(1,565)
Fair Value	$ 2,263,875	$ 2,352,287
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	13.00%	13.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Corporates \| Energy
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 1,662,009	$ 1,678,969
Allowance for Credit Losses	(31,854)
Gross Unrealized Gains	71,866	269,640
Gross Unrealized Losses	(235,753)	(33,725)
Fair Value	$ 1,466,268	$ 1,914,884
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	8.00%	10.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Corporates \| Other corporate sectors
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 6,507,502	$ 6,514,677
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	761,004	955,908
Gross Unrealized Losses	(92,273)	(16,765)
Fair Value	$ 7,176,233	$ 7,453,820
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	40.00%	40.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Collateralized debt obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 56,733	$ 56,990
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	21,764	24,298
Gross Unrealized Losses	(10,124)	(7,184)
Fair Value	$ 68,373	$ 74,104
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	0.00%	0.00%
Fixed maturities available for sale \| Other asset-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 131,560	$ 143,796
Allowance for Credit Losses	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	392	5,094
Gross Unrealized Losses	(7,431)	(371)
Fair Value	$ 124,521	$ 148,519
Percentage of Fixed Maturities at Fair Value	1.00%	1.00%

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