Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Common Stock Activity

A summary of common share activity is presented in the following chart.

	Common Stock
	Issued	Treasury Stock
2023:
Balance at January 1, 2023	105,218,183	(8,478,288)
Grants of restricted stock	—	7,110
Vesting of performance shares	—	84,298
Issuance of common stock due to exercise of stock options	—	1,375,313
Treasury stock acquired	—	(4,415,287)
Retirement of treasury stock	(3,000,000)	3,000,000
Balance at December 31, 2023	102,218,183	(8,426,854)
2024:
Grants of restricted stock	—	7,375
Vesting of performance shares	—	143,211
Issuance of common stock due to exercise of stock options	—	584,993
Treasury stock acquired	—	(10,549,341)
Retirement of treasury stock	(5,000,000)	5,000,000
Balance at December 31, 2024	97,218,183	(13,240,616)
2025:
Grants of restricted stock	—	6,530
Vesting of performance shares	—	152,680
Issuance of common stock due to exercise of stock options	—	1,842,860
Treasury stock acquired	—	(6,886,536)
Retirement of treasury stock	(5,000,000)	5,000,000
Balance at December 31, 2025	92,218,183	(13,125,082)

Schedule of Acquisition of Common Shares

See the following summary below:

	Globe Life Share Repurchase Program					Share Repurchase for Dilution Purposes
	Shares Acquired (in thousands)	Total Cost		Average Price		Shares Acquired (in thousands)	Total Cost		Average Price
2025	5,420	$	685,151	$	126.41	1,469	$	189,669	$	129.14
2024	10,086	945,637		93.76		501	48,026		95.75
2023	3,369	380,103		112.84		1,080	127,155		117.72

Schedule of Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

A reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2025	2024	2023
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	81,376,845	89,278,574	95,098,474
Weighted average dilutive options outstanding	1,148,147	382,848	1,265,367
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	82,524,992	89,661,422	96,363,841
Antidilutive shares	—	2,140,787	422,739