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Expressed as an absolute value.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B false2Notional Amount4false 5hlic_AmountOfStandardMarketIndicesOfDiversifiedPortfoliosOfCorporateIssuershlic_falsecreditinstantfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5truefalsefalse22000000002200000000falsefalsefalse6truefalsefalse24000000002400000000falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse26falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse27falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse28falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse29falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse30falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse31falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse32falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse33falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:monetaryItemTypemonetaryAmount of standard market indices of diversified portfolios of corporate issuers.No definition available.false2Amount of standard market indices of diversified portfolios of corporate issuers5false 5hlic_AmountOfCustomizedDiversifiedPortfoliosOfCorporateIssuershlic_falsecreditinstantfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7truefalsefalse478000000478000000falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse26falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse27falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse28falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse29falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse30falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse31falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse32falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse33falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:monetaryItemTypemonetaryAmount of customized diversified portfolios of corporate issuers.No definition available.false2Amount of customized diversified portfolios of corporate issuers6false 5us-gaap_NotionalAmountOfInterestRateFairValueHedgeDerivativesus-gaap_truedebitinstantfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1truefalsefalse45000000004500000000falsefalsefalse2truefalsefalse51000000005100000000falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse26falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse27falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse28falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse29falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse30falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse31falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse32falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse33falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:monetaryItemTypemonetaryAggregate notional amount of all interest rate derivatives designated as hedging instruments in fair value hedges. 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